Financial reporting meeting, in July 2015, Intel’s CEO Brian Krzanich not only cut its full year forecast, but also confirmed the 10nm manufacture technology facing difficulties, the 10nm technology-based Cannonlake platform will be deferred to the second half of 2017, equal to one-year time delay than planned and Kaby Lake 14nm technology products to fill the window period.
The funny thing is, according to the most recent Intel posted on his Web site that “task list” view, 10nm process may be deferred for a period of time, our products may have to wait until 2018.
Intel 10 nm to come to?
On the 21st last month, Intel held a “capital (Capital Analyst)” meeting, mainly about Israel town of Gath (Qiryat Gat) Fab 28 FAB. The FAB is currently being produced 22nm process technology of chip, but will be upgraded in the future, focus for 10nm technology in your support plan.
Please note that the displayed above this to Intel’s publicly available content, “about two years production 10 nm (will begin production on 10nm in approximately two years.)”, if we follow the time expected of the meeting, that is into mass production until January 2018 at the latest, in other words, 14 nm technology’s life cycle will be extended to five years.
Of course, it all goes well, 10nm technology of Intel still expected to start in 2017, the medium-term production as early as 2014, after all, has announced the Fab 28 bus to invest $ 6 billion, but it also means the end of 2017 or 2018 before the beginning, Intel is unlikely to ship large quantities of 10nm chips. Flawless
Intel semiconductor manufacturing two main competitors: Samsung and TSMC, is expected to next year “beyond” Intel, both companies are unified, each at the end of 2016 will be mass-produced 10nm technology process.
Not without exceptions
Obviously, Fab 28 Fab isn’t Intel’s only FAB and not designated for production of 10nm chips works. In this open content, Intel Fab 28 is mentioned only as “mass production of latest technology process leading.” This suggests that Fab 28 maybe Intel 10nm technology is the first production plant, but may also be one of the first batch of key factories.
Last year, Intel Chief Executive Brian Krzanich admitted 14nm process manufacturing issue without any taboo, 10nm and commitment will still be “leading” main competitor’s manufacturing process. Of course, as a captain, Krzanich would certainly express a lot of reassurance, an analyst of warm words, but he could not provide 10nm technology production the exact point in time.
Progress of Intel’s chip manufacturing process is worrying, not only because of the “future plans” expression of veiled, and more importantly, TSMC has pointed out that its 7nm in 2018 and put into operation in the first half. By then, Intel might also chip in the resolution of 10nm technology yield problems, just as Intel 14nm crafts face today.
Intel has said that technology, the advanced semiconductor manufacturing technologies will be more complex, each launched a new production is extremely challenging, and then develop the physical limits of silicon atoms it is difficult to break. So, real Intel 10nm chips may have to wait until 2017 late or postponed indefinitely.
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