Posted on Friday, January 18 2013 @ 14:24 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Bit Tech
writes Intel CEO Paul Otellini revealed during yesterday's earnings call that initial production of 14nm chips is expected to kick off towards the end of this year:
'Looking ahead to 2013, I am excited about the strong pipeline of our products we have coming to market,' Otellini concluded. 'In the first half of this year we will launch Haswell, enabling one of the most significant changes to the PC since Centrino in 2003. Haswell was designed from the ground up to enable breakthrough innovations in form factor, battery life and usability. It will deliver the single largest generation-to-generation battery life improvement in Intel's history, and it is inspiring a new wave of ultra-sleek, convertible touch-based designs across our customer base.'
Otellini also promised 22nm Zion and Atom products, targeting the micro-server market, later in the year, while stating that Intel would also be looking to begin production of its first 14nm products towards the end of the year - a bold claim when the company's competitors are still largely stuck on a 28nm process node.
