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posted by martyb on Tuesday October 23 2018, @09:10AM   Printer-friendly
from the small-progress dept.

Report: Intel is cancelling its 10nm process. Intel: No, we're not

Earlier today, it was reported that Intel is cancelling its troublesome 10nm manufacturing process. In an unusual response, the company has tweeted an official denial of the claims.

[...] The company's most recent estimate is that 10nm will go into volume production in the second half of 2019. The report from SemiAccurate cites internal sources saying that this isn't going to happen: while there may be a few 10nm chips, for the most part Intel is going to skip to its 7nm process.

Typically, Intel doesn't respond to rumors, but this one appears to be an exception. The company is tweeting that it's making "good progress" on 10nm and that yields are improving consistent with the guidance the company provided on its last earnings report. Intel's next earnings report is on Thursday, and we're likely to hear more about 10nm's progress then.

Also at Tom's Hardware and The Verge.

Related: Intel's "Tick-Tock" Strategy Stalls, 10nm Chips Delayed (it has been over 3 years since this article was posted)
Moore's Law: Not Dead? Intel Says its 10nm Chips Will Beat Samsung's
Intel's First 8th Generation Processors Are Just Updated 7th Generation Chips
Intel Releases Open Letter in Attempt to Address Shortage of "14nm" Processors and "10nm" Delays


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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by FatPhil on Tuesday October 23 2018, @03:28PM (1 child)

    by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Tuesday October 23 2018, @03:28PM (#752496) Homepage
    If 10un is expected to reach "volume production in the second half of 2019", then in reality it will be early 2020. So, cancel or not, TSMC definitely have a whole 'tick' advantage over Intel, that's not under question now. Let's not forget, even if they make H2 2019, Samsung will have beaten them by nearly a whole old-fashioned 'tick-tock'.

    However, the 800lb gorilla has never failed to make a come-back yet. A US company with US fabs - I'm sure it can pull some trumpy favours to help it out if it gets desperate.
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  • (Score: 2) by Alfred on Tuesday October 23 2018, @03:50PM

    by Alfred (4006) on Tuesday October 23 2018, @03:50PM (#752505) Journal
    I'm all for Intel getting slapped in the face with a fish from time to time. But Intel is held tight with puppet strings from three letter agencies so they certainly won't be going away.