AMD representatives have repeatedly stated that the company has samples of 20-nm products, and for the foreseeable future planning to start their delivery. Not so long ago we had a hope that it was, among other things, and graphics solutions , which will be presented in the next six months. On the other hand, the head of AMD Rory Reid admitted to investors that the 28-nm process can be long-lived on the market,.
Colleagues from the site ExpReview shared their views, according to which AMD will not use the 20-nm technology for the production of the CPU performance. Instead, the scope of the 20-nm technology will be the production of hybrid processors with ultra low power consumption. In the case of processors for tablets and convertible devices, for example, it must justify itself. Recall that NVIDIA is going to start the development of a 20-nm technology with a processor Tegra , according to some publications.
Why AMD will not release the 20-nm technology and larger performance processors? According to our Asian counterparts, there are a number of reasons. Firstly, TSMC capacity for the production of 20-nm products to a considerable part is split between Apple and Qualcomm, while other clients are serviced on a residual basis. Second, the 20-nm process at the present level of development of lithography equipment is still quite expensive, and bulk products makes sense to wait for the transition to 16-nm or 14-nm technology. Finally, the life cycle of the 20-nm technology will not be very long - TSMC and Globalfoundries are resolved as soon as possible to move to 16-nm and 14-nm technology using FinFET.
Hybrid processors Carrizo, according to the source, which will be released next year, will be released on 28-nm technology. In the case of graphics processors from AMD and NVIDIA have much choice there, so they will be released on 20-nm technology. And CPUs AMD new generation that will be ready by the beginning of 2016, will be released on 16-nm technology using FinFET. Prepare for the development of this technology is already underway in collaboration with Synopsys .