When AMD uses 7nm, Intel is still polishing 14nm...
Yesterday and today, AMD/Intel announced its earnings report. Both companies achieved significant year-on-year growth in the quarter. AMD has set the highest single-season revenue in seven years. At the earnings meeting, the CEOs of both parties are also on the technical route. The map made some previews.
AMD Su Zifeng confirmed in response to a question from Rosenblatt Securities analyst Hans Mosesmann about the 2019 7nm processor product in 2019. 7nm will be the first to be used in the new EPYC server chip, followed by Ryzen.
Regarding the process node, Dr. Su said, AMD's goal is to choose the best process in the foundry market. According to her understanding, 7nm will be a more important process, there will be some optimization and improvement. , such as 7nm+, followed by 5nm. Dr. Su revealed that the 5nm process is very competitive..
On the other hand, Intel's large-scale shipment of 10nm processors will need to wait until the second half of next year. At this time, 14nm++ will fight for another year. Although Intel always emphasizes that they are different from Samsung/TSMC's definition of process, their own 10nm is the opponent's 7nm. However, how many ordinary consumers will understand the doorway?
Back to AMD, according to an early report, 7nm EPYC codenames Rome, while 7nm Ryzen codenamed 'Matisse'.
