The 10 nm timeframe that Intel has tried to uplift especially since last year with the Ice Lake-U laptops is slowly moving into the murky waters. The company's latest messages are encouraging people to think that their lithographic process, which has been controversial over the years, will only improve action when they intend to bury it very quickly.
The new 10 nm processors will be just “moving motion”
This was explained by Davis when the lithographic process was discussed between its maximum size of 14 nm ++ and the new 10 nm + growth factor. The eyes are not set on the first generation 10 nm as such, but Tiger Lake has been much talked about Ice Lake at the desk and on the server.
To what extent Intel has come, to the extent that Davis himself as Chief Financial Officer has revealed that the area is still holding on to its competitors. Quoting Davis directly, he says that Intel is starting to see momentum in areas, where they should return to the 7 nm generation once and for all. gain leadership in the 5 nm generation.
Unless these statements suggest that Intel will not survive TSMC or Samsung in the year 2020, they give a temporary void as soon as the company will once again compete for equal and future competitors.
Winning a race is not enough when you're late
The problem with Intel is not the node maturity, not even its frequency, much the average size they can hold per mm2. Intel time problem.
It is pointless for this sector to be late, even if the months are in your competitors' domain. Davis says that Intel will be replacing the industrial sector by the end of 2021 with 7 nm and by 2022, it is said to replace the leadership with its 5 nm, something that is far from guaranteed so far.
What we also know is what makes the company so clear again with Davis, that its 10 nm processors won't be as robust as people would expect from the current 14 nm, or even 7 nm. Some surprising statements also apparently put a bandage on before the injury.
What does Intel mean by these statements? Low frequency, high cost and high durability of cores perhaps? The calendar runs and the blues are already apologizing before being put down, omen in the long-awaited race against AMD.