Intel head had an opportunity to breathe freely, and to declare that the 14-nm processors Kaby Lake will be presented during the second half of 2016, they will bring some of the "key improvements at the level of performance," although they will use Skylake architecture . And in the second half of 2017 will be presented the first 10-nm Intel processors with the symbol Cannon Lake. They bring not only new features, but also a performance boost.
According to the CFO Intel, some delay with the introduction of 10-nm process will allow to defer the cost of the purchase of related equipment, and longer to get the effect of the introduction of 14-nm process technology. Details of the transition to 10-nm technology Intel representatives have promised to tell at a meeting with investors, which will be held in the next quarter. Brian Krzhanich explained that the delay in the transition to 10-nm technology necessitated eliminating the use of EUV-lithography and some difficulties with the introduction of new materials. The transition from 22-nm to 14-nm technology, Intel has taken two and a half years, and the company believes that the same duration of the transition to 10-nm technology is suitable for customers who are waiting for the processor giant predictability. On the transition to 7-nm technology everything can change, we can not exclude that EUV-lithography to the point would be mature enough and economically viable. Some of certainty the timing of implementation and features of 7-nm technology will be at the end of next year. Ideally, Intel would like to implement the transition to 7-nm process for two years, rather than two and a half.
Brian Krzhanich also stressed that during the second half of 2017 Cannon Lake processors will ship millions of units, and we are not talking only about shipping engineering samples. Within the 10-nm technology will be used FinFET-structure third generation.