Citiraj:
Autor Gigi1
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Vidim sad u tom tekstu neki 10/
12nm intelov node. WTF? Onda u
ovom (odličan tekst btw) nađem:
Citiraj:
That said, all advisories are usually forward-looking, so even though Intel is in the lead right now, the company will lose this lead if TSMC actually rolls out their 7nm process on time – at least temporarily. Before we go any further, let’s try to figure out why the problem happened in the first place. Our sources tell us it had to do primarily with Intel overextending too early. SAQP or Self Aligning Quad Patterning is the technique the company used to make its 10nm process and it was the first in the industry to attempt to do so.
The only problem is, it appears to have had unforeseen issues and was probably a mistake to shift to. The only reason Intel would take this long to ramp up to volume is if they were redesigning the process completely. In other words, the 10nm processors you saw on the market from Intel would have a different process to the ones that actually roll out in 2H 2019. A redesign could entail a lot of things but we have heard rumors that the company is planning to reduce the metal pitch to a level where SAQP would not be required (a sort of Intel 12nm process if you will). If that is the case then we will see the company lose its precious lead (but not fall behind) and have process tech that is about par with the rest.
Of course, all that assumes that pureplay foundries like TSMC, GlobalFoundries, and Samsung do not run into the same issue as Intel since they will be utilizing SAQP as well.
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Nije to ništa još gotovo. IMO intel će vjerojatno i dalje imati malo bolji node od ostalih, no i konkurenciju koja im je bliže nego ikad. Jedino što će doći pola godine-godinu kasnije. Prevelika frka se digla i zbog nomenklanture, pogotovo kod kojekakvih dioničara, bankara, ekonomista koji ne kuže kurca, vide samo brojeve u 7nm vs 10nm