Due to Intels integration of design and fab they've been in a good position to make tradeoffs regarding design rules. Intel has been first to a new node pretty

Due to Intels integration of design and fab they've been in a good position to make tradeoffs regarding design rules. Intel has been first to a new node pretty consistently and they've generally had better drive currents at a given node than their competitors. But I'd be willing to bet all this causes lots of extra work for their design teams who, given how much money Intel can throw at the problem, are large and very skilled.