From previous statements by Intel representatives , we know that the processor giant will not deploy with the lithograph superhard ultraviolet (EUV) as part of a 7-nm technology, while many competitors are thinking about partial use of this technology is at the stage of 7-nm process technology development.
While at Intel financial statements appear only costs for the development of 10-nm technology, and then in the form of a mention as a factor influencing the profit. However, as the PCWorld site, the reporting of quarterly conference the head of Intel admitted that the equipment for the pilot production of 7-nm products already installed, and the experimental line will be launched in the current year. Intel will be able in practice to explore all the nuances associated with the release of 7-nm products, but to the stage of mass production will take a few more years.
By the end of this year, Intel will begin mass production of 10-nm generation of processors Cannonlake, but their general availability will be only in 2018. With the new 7-nm process Intel pins hopes on the return of "Moore's Law" to the two-year cycle.