Samsung Says Its 10nm FinFET Process Is On Track For Mass Chip Production

[Lucian Armasu]

Samsung said that its 10nm process technology is on track, which means it could be the first to manufacture 10nm chips this year, besting Intel and TSMC.

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[mavikt]

I was under the impression new fab's were rather expensive.
Getting equipment for 8, 7 and 6nm process for the relative small performance difference between them sounds ludicrous. Or like a marketing ploy.

 

[Rob_54]

He explains in the article that 8 and 6nm would be half-shrinks. 7nm would be the next full-shrink and following the roughly 30% reduction we've seen in the past.