Comments on: Intel’s process tech catch-up looks unlikely https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/intels-process-tech-catch-up-looks-unlikely-2025-01/ Sat, 15 Feb 2025 13:48:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/wp-content/themes/ew/images/logo.gif Electronics Weekly https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/intels-process-tech-catch-up-looks-unlikely-2025-01/ 125 75 By: Mike Bryant https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/intels-process-tech-catch-up-looks-unlikely-2025-01/#comment-1533353 Sat, 15 Feb 2025 13:48:13 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=854988#comment-1533353 I don’t really see TSMC A16 as equivalent to Intel 14A. Ignoring the silly naming games our industry is famous for, Intel’s 18A already has backside-powering whereas TSMC A16 will be their first with it. So as with most other industry innovations (immersion, Hi-K, FinFet, etc) it is Intel going first and the others following. I suspect TSMC will hit some of the same problems Intel has hit with it and have to introduce a half-step fixing them ASAP.

But agree Intel then make a total mess-up of getting a process into mass production, as we can see with some product cancellations and delays on shipping 18A devices in volume.

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