Intel renames nodes: 10nm+ and 7nm become Intel 7 and 4

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 07/27/2021 08:41 AM | source: https://tweakers.net/nieuws/184904/intel-hernoemt-nodes-10nm+-en-7nm-worden-intel-7-en-4.html | 46 comment(s)

Processes at Intel will no longer be measured in nanometers. To differentiate itself from rivals, the company is adopting new names that are intended to provide a "clearer picture." As a result, Intel's upcoming 10nm+ and 7nm nodes will be named Intel 7 and 4.

Intel 7 is the new name for 10nm Enhanced SuperFin, which Intel previously called SuperFin. Intel's 10nm SuperFin process, used in Tiger Lake processors, has been improved. A performance gain per watt of 10 to 15 percent over 10nm SuperFin has been achieved with Intel's 7-nanometer process, which is now in volume production.

Alder Lake CPUs for desktops and laptops will be available this year, made with Intel's 7-process technology.

Intel renames its upcoming 7nm process Intel 4 to avoid confusion with its predecessor, Intel 3. Intel will use euv in production for the first time. About 20 percent more performance per watt than Intel 7 is expected with this generation. Products should appear in 2023 if production begins in the second half of 2022. Granite Rapids for data centers and Meteor Lake processors for consumers. An 18 percent increase in performance per watt is expected with Intel 3, thanks to the addition of euv layers and FinFET optimizations. A new Intel node is planned for the second half of 2023.

	Intel	TSMC		Samsung
	10nm	10nm	7nm	10nm (LPP)	7nm
Gate pitch	54nm	66nm	57nm	64nm	54nm
metal pitch	36nm	44nm	40nm	44nm	36nm
Fin pitch	34nm	36nm	30nm	42nm	27nm

Comparison of three reference pitches, the minimum distance between two parts, in processes from Intel, TSMC and Samsung.

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AsiJu
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#5932669 Posted on: 07/27/2021 09:14 AM

Comical, it will just confuse potentional customers who are not in tech.

asturur
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#5932672 Posted on: 07/27/2021 09:37 AM

like if it matter 10nm or 7nm or 4nm....
Pure marketing for both companies.

moo100times
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#5932675 Posted on: 07/27/2021 09:41 AM

There may be a new CEO but it looks like the marketing department still runs Intel

fantaskarsef
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#5932685 Posted on: 07/27/2021 10:53 AM

Marketing buzz.

Cool how they rename "their" nodes because the marketing department needs to do something too, and yet can't even get them to work.

edit: And how are they now calling chips they order at e.g. TSMC? Intel 10nm+++ aka. Intel 7 made in TSMC 7nm?

This is ridiculous.

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#5932687 Posted on: 07/27/2021 11:01 AM

Which is exactly what they are aiming for... people quickly just looking at a lower number at process and thinking yes, better.
As in 4 would be better than competitors 7 nm.
BUT as the number is just a number, like denoting a series, they cannot be accused of misleading advertising later.

4 is better then competitors 7nm, because Intel 7 corresponds to TSMC 7nm, and 4 is the next step.
They renamed because other vendors have been doing the same thing for years now. Intel 10nm is about equal to TSMC 7nm in density, so TSMC used a lower number for the same density, and Intel looked worse to those that didn't know.

Intel 7 is the new name for 10nm+, corresponding roughly to TSMC 7nm. So if anything, the situation is clearer there.

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