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28nm – The Last Node of Moore's Law
- hga 13y agoHow much more expensive are FinFETs to manufacture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multigate_device#FinFET http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multigate_device#FinFET, basically 3D devices that trade height for width)? Per this article Intel is the only one doing them, and it includes FinFET technology in a list of expensive things. With the article's focus on SoC chips, which might not be using FinFETs any time soon, I wonder if Intel will be able to do better with their 14 nm process node at their $5 billion Fab 42....
- Varcht 13y agoLast I heard Fab 42 was delayed indefinitely. Not enough profit. Current talk is Intel is looking at IoT.
- hga 13y agoWoah. So they have, e.g. http://www.extremetech.com/computing/174832-intel-cancels-14nm-fab-42-in-arizona-but-its-nothing-to-worry-about http://www.extremetech.com/computing/174832-intel-cancels-14... And the Broadwell chips using it are reported to be delayed (not in the least surprising for a "tick" to a new process node), although as one analyst points out, if you miss the back to school buying period, as it will, there's no great rush afterwords to start shipping in quantity. And getting to facts on the ground, as of late December I judged Haswell server systems (the "tock" architectural jump in 22 nm after the Ivy Bridge "tick" to it) not yet mature enough.