Intel finally got its 10nm chips on the market after years of delays. But now the company has announced that it’s encountered issues with its upcoming 7nm process. That will result in delays for the next generation of chips, too.
As Intel’s Q2 2020 earnings release notes. “The company’s 7nm-based CPU product timing is shifting approximately six months relative to prior expectations”. Pushing them back from an originally planned arrival at the end of 2021. The six-month delay would push that date into at least 2022, if not further, due to what Intel CEO Bob Swan referred to as a “defect mode” in the 7nm process, according to Tom’s Hardware.
Intel actually says that the issues with its current 7nm production means that production is trending a year behind its internal roadmap. For some reason, though, the company says that being a year behind schedule will still only result in that aforementioned six-month delay to market.
Intel, though is on track to launch its first products from its 12th Gen Alder Lake (the successor to Tiger Lake). Also lineup towards the end of this year. Including the company’s long-awaited first 10nm desktop CPUs.
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The company’s financial results for Q2 saw a 7 percent improvement year-over-year with $9.50 billion in revenue.
Intel’s Q2 revenue was up 20 percent year-over-year with $19.7 billion brought in. Also which helped in large part by substantial growth in Intel’s data center and memory solutions divisions.
There’s only so much padding even Intel can do with its lineup. The delay of 10 nm chips help up a huge chunk of the laptop industry. Which relies on Intel’s road map and increases in power efficiency and performance to develop new and better products. And based on the current guidance from the company, it’s possible that the PC world will be in. For a similar bottleneck with 7 nm Intel chips in the years to come.
Source: The Verge
