Intel is going to master the 7-nm process to 2020 , and TSMC will do it in the first quarter of 2017 . The first samples of 5-nm TSMC expects to get in this decade, but much will depend on its ability to timely implement EUV-lithography.
TSMC and ARM in a joint press release announced the beginning of cooperation in the framework of the adaptation of 7-nm process technology with FinFET to create a high-performance processor with the appropriate architecture. It is emphasized that the new technological standards help solutions with ARM architecture to step beyond the market for mobile devices, and register in the telecommunications and server equipment. The sides will expand cooperation in the development of 16-nm and 10-nm process technology - also using FinFET. These technology standards have helped to create digital projects of 16-nm and 10-nm processors with ARM Cortex-A72 architecture.
It is clear that the timing of the first 7-nm processors with ARM architecture will depend not only on the willingness of TSMC their release, but also on the timing of the completion of the data processors ARM customers.