Intel might rename nodes like 10nm to better align with chip industry

Published 2021-03-31 17:42 by Hilbert Hagedoorn

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#5901348

Saabjock

2021-04-01 03:15

Trickle down effect! This is what happens when Taiwan produces a massive brain trust from their Universities and we don't. The result is skilled groups of engineers, able to advance the company's and country's progress.

#5901508

Silva

2021-04-01 16:19

Just say how many transistors fit in 1 happy meal and there you have your industry standard!

#5901542

JamesSneed

2021-04-01 17:55

schmidtbag:

That's funny, but, I get why Intel is doing this. Even here, there are people who think Intel's 10nm is worse than TSCM's 7nm. Sites that compare CPU stats aren't doing Intel any favors either. Intel has already been facing image problems for almost 4 years, and with the release of the 11900K, it hasn't got better. Using their competitor's way of measuring transistors is one way to seem like they're actually making competitive progress, especially when you consider how much people make such a fuss about it.

Completely agree. Ever since they all moved from 2D transistors to 2.5D with FinFET the nm size has been purely marketing anyhow. So why not market your node the same way as Samsung and TSMC?

#5901555

RavenMaster

2021-04-01 18:22

Intel: we want to remove the stigma of nanometer shaming because we're still using fat chips. Rest of the world: F*** off, Intel. Stop being lazy and lose the weight on your chips, you're lousy competition.

#5901774

TieSKey

2021-04-02 16:36

And what happens in 2023 when they fully release their 7nm chips (yeah.. sure...) while other fabs name their own nodes at 4nm? Rename again? Make a standard or release products that stand for themselves regardless of process names. Anything else is just pitiful...