So there's been a lot of discussion lately on the high end segment of the processor market(which is where most of us are interested, at any rate). Intel's Bay Trail benchmarks on AnTuTu stirred a lot of controversy in the forums and a lot of back and forth.
Now, TSMC does not have the best reputation for holding their big words and pronouncements true to form and delivering on it on time. However, it's been common knowledge(or rather conventional wisdom), that TSMC would introduce 20 nm late 2014.
Via Digitimes, a lot of progress is being done as I write this, and it seems that TSMC will hit their deadline. Some websites even claim that TSMC will start producing 20 nm chips in early 2014 although I think a more realistic expectation is Q3 2014 for the iPhone 6 launch and the A7X chips. Either way, this would theoretically bring up the Ghz race up a notch even further, to reach 3 Ghz at the highest end.
Intel trump card was, aside from their architectual experience from designing chips for so long, their move into 14 nm. But now this has been delayed. Intel was never going to take home the cake in terms of market share where ARM dominates just about every single category. Intel did have a shot at the premium high end segment but is this now slipping away?
Because by 2015 (at the latest), you get Cortex A-57, so the question become if Intel is simply too late to the party by now.
Now, TSMC does not have the best reputation for holding their big words and pronouncements true to form and delivering on it on time. However, it's been common knowledge(or rather conventional wisdom), that TSMC would introduce 20 nm late 2014.
Via Digitimes, a lot of progress is being done as I write this, and it seems that TSMC will hit their deadline. Some websites even claim that TSMC will start producing 20 nm chips in early 2014 although I think a more realistic expectation is Q3 2014 for the iPhone 6 launch and the A7X chips. Either way, this would theoretically bring up the Ghz race up a notch even further, to reach 3 Ghz at the highest end.
Intel trump card was, aside from their architectual experience from designing chips for so long, their move into 14 nm. But now this has been delayed. Intel was never going to take home the cake in terms of market share where ARM dominates just about every single category. Intel did have a shot at the premium high end segment but is this now slipping away?
Because by 2015 (at the latest), you get Cortex A-57, so the question become if Intel is simply too late to the party by now.
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