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No, we will definitely see a 10nm Intel CPU and 7nm and 5nm. That's a sure thing, the problem isn't that they can't do it, they can and they already have develo
by mikhailt 8y ago
No, we will definitely see a 10nm Intel CPU and 7nm and 5nm. That's a sure thing, the problem isn't that they can't do it, they can and they already have developed some 10nm wafers a few years ago; they just can't scale the yield production to meet the yearly supply. So, while they keep working on 10nm yield issues, they're refining the current fabs in order to keep the sales going.
7nm fab is already in development: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170208005977/en/Intel-Supports-American-Innovation-7-Billion-Investment https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170208005977/en/Int...
We just can't expect them to shrink at the same pace they had a decade ago, it was easier to drop from 130nm to 14nm but from now on, it becomes incredibly difficult to shrink without new technologies.
Quantum computing is a few decades away from being feasible for consumer use.