Why is Intel still in 14nm?

On desktop, high clock rates are very important, so intel keeps using “14nm” for desktop chips until they can get their “10nm” to reach high enough clock speeds.

How long has Intel used 14nm?

For over six years, Intel’s desktop processors have been stuck on the 14nm process. Intel always planned for the first 10nm CPUs to be mobile processors, but the company didn’t anticipate how long it would take to build a viable version of a 10nm chip in the first place.

When did Intel start using 14nm?

In August 2014, Intel announced details of the 14 nm microarchitecture for its upcoming Core M processors, the first product to be manufactured on Intel’s 14 nm manufacturing process. The first systems based on the Core M processor were to become available in Q4 2014 — according to the press release.

Why is Intel still stuck on 14nm processors?

Intel’s having a lot of trouble doing that. That’s why the move from 14nm to 10nm has now been delayed twice. Intel has currently been stuck on 14nm since the launch of Broadwell way back in 2014. That’s a really long time to stick to the same CPU process!

What is a 14nm CPU and why is it important?

Intel first announced a 14nm CPU way back in 2013, and has effectively been on some iteration of the process since later 2014. The process, or node, is highly critical to how fast and power efficient a CPU is. A 14nm process means the most important components of the CPU are on 14nm die.

Is Intel’s 10nm effort at all misguided?

Back in February 2018, the CTO of the foundry that produces AMD’s silicon, Dr. Gary Patton of GlobalFoundries, told Anadtech he thinks Intel’s goal of using 10nm at all is misguided to begin with. “I mean if you look at the scaling and the performance, it is a pretty weak node.”

What was the first AMD processor in 7nm?

AMD brought out Radeon VII, the first in 7nm or one of the first at least, and has now Ryzen 3000 and upcoming server chips Epyc Rome (32-core chiplets combined in one 64-core chip package). They still have their IO ring in Global Foundries 14nm process (probably their 12nm shrink which is not a real node, a subnode of 14nm).