Intel is at the peak of its 45nm production. According to its internal plans, 45nm CPUs make up 87 percent of its total desktop processor production. This is quite a number, as in the same quarter Intel had some 10 percent of 32nm improved Nehalem architecture CPUs.

Many will be surprised to hear that 65nm is still alive and that it this quite old process accounted for some 3 percent of total production. In the current quarter, the Q2 (not U2 ed. ) the 65nm share shrinks to 2 percent of all Desktop shipments, 45nm shrinks to 83 percent, while 32nm grows some 60 percent to 16 percent total share.

In Q3 2010 Intel plans to shrink the 65nm share further, to only one percent, while 45nm retrieves to 79 percent and 32nm grows to 20 percent of all desktop CPUs.

In Q4 2010 65nm CPUs should go to the history books, the 45nm should account for 73 percent while 27 percent should go to upcoming 32nm stars.

The 2011 will all be about shrinking the 45nm production and ramping up the 32nm production, especially Sandy Bridge.