Intel 10nm node is now 2 years late

Posted on Wednesday, December 27 2017 @ 12:22 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
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It isn't really a secret that Intel's 10nm process is royally late and that this resulted in major changes to the chip giant's roadmap. There's not a lot of news in this lull before the start of the new year so lets take a look at what FUD Zilla has to say abut the two-year delay of Intel's 10nm.

The site explains the upcoming 10nm Cannon Lake was supposed to be the 7th Gen Core, but instead we got a third 14nm chip called Kaby Lake. This year, the chip giant still had no 10nm chips to offer and launched the 8th Gen Core "Coffee Lake" CPUs, which are the fourth 14nm generation processors.

Industry experts believe Intel's 10nm process will offer roughly the same performance as the 7nm node from GlobalFoundries and Samsung, but there's still no sign of viable mass production. FUD Zilla point out that even the Core Y, Intel's smallest 10nm core, hasn't shipped yet:
Obviously, 10nm didn’t ship in the following year as mass production was too much for it and even in the last days of December of 2017 Intel has yet to ship any 10nm parts. it could not even announce the Core Y, the easiest and smallest to make the 10nm core. There is some hope that this might happen in early 2018.
If things go well, Intel's 10nm chips should arrive sometime in 2018.


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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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