Chipmakers are currently ramping up 16nm/14nm finFET processes, with 10nm and 7nm just around the corner.
The industry also is working on 5nm. TSMC hopes to deliver a 5nm process by 2020. GlobalFoundries, Intel and Samsung are doing R&D for that node.
But 5nm technology presents a multitude of unknowns and challenges. For one thing, the exact timing and specs of 5nm remain cloudy. The...
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