… That is not the timeline Intel has on its roadmap , so this is a serious delay. Trendforce says the delay is due to "product design and process verification issues." However, it isn't clear if those issues are with TSMC's node, or Intel's. …
… This has supposedly led to recriminations across the company as the S22 launch closes in and management looks for someone to blame. Samsung can get away with skipping a chipset launch, but that's not the case when it comes to its big annual flagship phone refresh. …
… Intel hasn't said anything regarding what these delays will do to its plans to roll out future Atom products or its next-generation Skylake architecture , but all signs point to delays across the board. …
… According to Intel, these delays are solely due to increased demand for its products. The company has adjusted its income expectations upwards by $4.5B since its January 2018 report on FY 2017. But remember -- Intel originally planned to be in full production on 10nm by now. …
… Assuming the company has held back on launching long enough to have a real product to bring to market, the gains on Team Green's side would outweigh any fairly modest improvements AMD might bring to bear. …
… This likely led to the issues that delayed the launch by months. …
… With GlobalFoundries and TSMC still ramping 20nm, Intel's 14nm delay shouldn't impact the company's roadmaps or the lead its opened up over its competitors. TSMC is working to ramp 20nm and 16nm FinFETs simultaneously, with the former debuting in 2014 and the latter launching in the 2016 time frame. …
… The following story wasn't sparked by any single recent event or product launch. …
… Okay, what about just delaying the launch? It's looking increasingly like that's what Google has done. Opens in a new window The Nest Wifi product page didn't contain any information about the phone beyond the image, but it's a new render that hasn't leaked before. …
… While the beta test went reasonably smoothly I participated , the post-launch period made it clear that the game still suffered from an enormous number of bugs. …