Intel shows Moore's Law is still ticking with 14nm Broadwell chips

Generally known as Broadwell, the technology is said to deliver a lower cost per transistor than previous nodes, thanks to aggressive area scaling using self aligned double patterning lithography. Intel expects it to usher in a 'new class' of x86 based 2-in-1 tablets/notebooks. These products will be known as 'Core M'. "Intel's 14nm technology uses second generation Tri-gate transistors to deliver industry leading performance, power, density and cost per transistor," said Intel senior fellow Mark Bohr. "Intel's investments and commitment to Moore's law is at the heart of what our teams have been able to accomplish with this new process." Intel is expected to launch the Core M products and the Broadwell generation this September. An Intel spokeswoman said the Core M will ship before the end of 2014, with systems on shelves by the end of 2014. Broadwell chips for the desktop, using the Core brand name, will follow in the coming months. Products using the 14nm process have been delayed nearly a year due to yield problems. "Scaling the gate and fin pitches as aggressively as we have were reasons for yield challenges, but we are in a very healthy range now and will continue to improve," Bohr noted. "The 14nm process more than doubles the improvement in performance per watt versus the 22nm technology used by Haswell."