250 nm process

The 250 nm process (250 nanometer process or 0.25 μm process) is a level of semiconductor process technology that was reached by most manufacturers in the 1997–1998 timeframe.

Products featuring 250 nm manufacturing process

 * The DEC Alpha 21264A, which was made commercially available in 1999.
 * The AMD K6-2 Chomper and Chomper Extended. Chomper was released on May 28, 1998.
 * The AMD K6-III "Sharptooth" used 250 nm.
 * The mobile Pentium MMX Tillamook, released in August 1997.
 * The Pentium II Deschutes.
 * The Pentium III Katmai.
 * The Dreamcast's CPU and GPU.
 * The initial version of the Emotion Engine processor used in the PlayStation 2.