Intel: 10nm CPUs to be on shelves in late 2019

Earlier this week, there was a rumor that Intel had killed off its 10nm process. The chip giant usually doesn't comment on rumors, but this time Intel was very quick to publicly shoot down this news via Twitter.

During yesterday's earnings call with financial analysts, interim Intel CEO Bob Swan reiterated that progress is being made on the extremely long-delayed 10nm process. Yields are reportedly improving, and Swan promises there will be 10nm-based PCs on retail shelves during the holiday 2019 selling season. Hopefully, those will be more exciting than the 10nm Cannon Lake that "shipped" in 2017.

While our current product lineup is compelling, our roadmap is even more exciting. We continue to make good progress on 10-nanometer. Yields are improving, and we're on track for 10-nanometer-based systems on shelves during the holiday 2019 selling season. The breadth of IP we've assembled combined with Intel's design, software, packaging, and manufacturing capability, gives us an unmatched ability to invent the industry's future.

Further in the call, Swan hinted that significant progress was made in the last six months. Murthy added that yields are now "roughly in line" with what Intel experienced in 14nm, and that he's more confident about Intel's ability to ship 10nm parts by the end of 2019 than he was a quarter ago.