
Tag : 10nm
Samsung Developing Low-Cost 14nm and High-Performance 10nm Processes
Samsung has revealed its foundry’s roadmap for the next few years, which includes the development of a low-cost 14nm FinFET process (14LPC), with hopes that it can pass on those savings to its customers, and a…
TSMC Expects 7nm Mass Production by Early 2018
Now that 14nm/16nm chips are finally upon us en masse, some are already looking past that to the next node. Logically, the next node would be 10nm but that won’t be true for GPUs. Both AMD…
Samsung Starts 10nm-Class DDR4 Mass Production
Much of the focus on process technology has been on GPUs and CPUs. However, there are many other products where semiconductors are needed, among them DRAM. Samsung has been and continues to be one of the…
Intel Ditches ‘Tick-Tock’ for ‘Process-Architecture-Optimization’
Adopted in the troubled days of 2006 and Netburst, ‘Tick-Tock’ has served Intel well, pushing the processor firm ever forwards. Though it has served Intel well in the past, recent years have shown that the strategy has…
Intel Admits End to Scaling and Moore’s Law
Even though everyone has pretty much already seen the writing on the wall by now, Intel has remained staunch publicly. At long last, the chip giant is admitting that scaling will have to rely on improvements…
Intel Cannonlake Delayed Till Mid 2017 Could Help AMD in a Big Way
Despite all the bad news from AMD thus far, it looks like they’ll be getting a break for next year. According to a rumour, Intel is delaying their Cannonlake CPUs from late 2017/early 2017 to at least the…
iPhone 7 to Feature Innovative new Intel LTE Chip
A new report suggests that the new Apple handset, the iPhone 7, is set to feature the Intel 7360LTD modem chip, which doesn’t sound terribly exciting, but given that it’s also reported that Intel already has…
Intel May Increase Mainstream Core Count for Cannonlake
Intel has long limited the mainstream platform to 4 physical cores, with 8 threads due only to Hyper-Threading. This has held true for the longest time, with power users who wanted more cores making the jump to…
TSMC Ships 16nm FinFET Chips – 10nm and 7nm On Their Way
In a move that is sure to please AMD and Nvidia fans, TSMC has started volume production of 16nm FinFET chips. According to TSMC president and co-CEO Mark Liu, the ramp up for 16nm will be more…

AMD Tapes Out First FinFET Chips – Expect Arrival Q2/Q3 2016
While much of the focus from yesterday’s financial call was the poor state of finances, another small tidbit about future plans was mentioned. CEO Lisa Su revealed that AMD has taped out their first FinFET chips back…
Intel Confirms Death of Tick Tock – Kaby Lake to Replace Cannon Lake
In an ominous sign for the future, Intel has officially confirmed the delay of their 10nm process, used for Cannon Lake, till the second half of 2017. In its stead, the 14nm Kaby Lake will take its place…
Cannon Lake Goes Missing – Rumors Point to Ice Lake After Kaby Lake
The latest report on Intel’s roadmap shows an interesting turn of events. Intel is supposedly scrapping Cannon Lake, the 10nm chip series meant for 2017, in favour of Ice Lake. This chip will launch after Kaby…
Intel Faces More Delays in 10nm Production
We brought you news earlier this week that Intel appeared to have delayed their 10nm Cannon Lake chips in favour of 14nm Kaby lake. Now more reports have emerged about the delays and yield issues Intel…
Intel to Release 10nm CPUs in 2017
In the ever “shrinking” world of processors, Intel’s GM of its Middle East and North African region, Taha Khalifa, has stated that Intel is expecting the launch of these new processors to come in early 2017.…
TSMC To Boost 20nm Production During Rest of 2014 – Good News For AMD/Nvidia
There’s good news for AMD, Nvidia and graphics card enthusiasts because the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is announcing increased capacity for the second half of this year. TSMC claim 20nm production will ramp up in…