By the way I do think what Intel ended up doing was more or less cutting the quad patterning layers back down to double, and regressing the density as needed. Sounded like that actually worked.
Well, they were saying 5-6 patterning not just quad.
My guess is that it will be around 100 mm2 for the 4C+64EU U/Y model, assuming that is the first out the gate and accounting for the density hit.
Their main chips NEVER got the density benefit, it was always for the little cores like Atom and others, maybe FPGA?
The Core line always had slightly less than 50% reduction with new process, so little over half the size. When they claimed density lead with 14nm, it was always the maximum attainable. Like with 14nm Airmont, it got an amazing 64% reduction in size compared to Silvermont. Unlike Broadwell, which I'm getting greater than 55% core size(so only <45% reduction) compared to Haswell at 22nm.
I assume for the main core line, the rejigged 10nm didn't affect the density at all.