Intel has created test chips made on the 45-nanometer process and will likely begin shipping processors, flash, and other chips based on that process in the second half of 2007, according to Mark Bohr, director of process architecture and integration at Intel.

Although these are just test chips, the milestone is an important indication that Intel’s overall manufacturing strategy remains on track and in sync with Moore’s law. However, it appears that extreme ultraviolet lithography, a future chipmaking technology championed by Intel, may get delayed.