Could one of you two explain me what is exactly wrong about that quote?
1. Globalfoundries just introduced FinFET this year with Ryzen, Intel uses it already since 2012.
2. Intel had a process lead since, literally day zero.
3. There is still a process node performance gap between Intel and GF as the 14nm process used by Intel has a much smaller MPxGP
This comes from someone that a. stopped reading THG back in '98 and b. is still using a Phenom II waiting for Raven Ridge. But boy, did I just land in some fanboy process node alternate reality?
The only possible word to take offence in is the word "little". If that's the case that's just sad.
Samsung have been producing 10nm for the most of the year.
And tsmc 10nm for iphone for next to half a year.
You forgot that? I think so
You were looking at x86 but the volume today is elsewhere.
7nm that is more equivalent to Intel 10nm is in booting up in production now. 7nm euv from samsung is comming in a good year.
Tsmc 7nm euv and 5nm is probably going to be the stars in 2020 forward.
The days when Intel was in front is gone.
Heck even the days when an Intel engineer visited Anand to bust the x86 power myth is gone.
Now Anand is working at apple and tsmc is well into 5nm with euv.
Better wake up to the new world.