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Intel has had the smallest nodes since the beginning. With Moore's law's death, everyone is catching up. Isn't it that simple?
by hyperpallium 7y ago
Intel has had the smallest nodes since the beginning.
With Moore's law's death, everyone is catching up.
Isn't it that simple?
- trynumber9 7y agoI don't think so. Because now TSMC has the highest transistor density. It is more that Intel fumbled 10nm so badly that others have passed them. Intel's 7nm had better be good and timely or they're in some serious trouble. TSMC's 5nm is starting early next year and with 1.84x scaling.
- hyperpallium 7y agoBut nm are marketing terms now; TSMC's 7nm is said to be equal to Intel's 10nm. Nodes are still shrinking, but not at the rate implied by their nm names. In addition, thermal constraints mean they can't actually be used at their theoretical capacity.
- trynumber9 7y agoIntel's 10nm is finally shipping now, according to Intel, but it seems small scale yet. TSMC's 7nm has been shipping for over a year, in very ubiquitous devices (iPhones).