One of the largest manufacturers of FPGA-matrix - Altera company - asked Intel's to release 14-nm products. Our colleagues report that Taiwanese contractor is preparing to receive Altera 20-nm matrix. Bulk supply of those will begin next year. Experienced copies can be obtained at the beginning of the new year. Interestingly, the 14-nm matrix company can get before the end of the year, as Intel will launch the appropriate production without waiting for 2014.
It is the highest on the elements density of the industry - up to four million who are willing to operate at frequencies in excess of one GHz. The difficulty is that Intel are the most expensive in the industry and service of process technology, although both companies, as well as other developers who decided to cooperate with the microprocessor giant, declined to comment on the issue price. So friendship with TSMC.
Recall also that with the introduction of 20-nm production TSMC also forced to raise prices. For the production of 20-nm semiconductor company uses two photomask and, accordingly, the double pass. This will increase the time required to produce chips, as well as increase the associated costs - energy, water and materials.