Klimax (danklima.delete@this.gmail.com) on August 25, 2014 2:14 pm wrote:
> juanrga (nospam.delete@this.juanrga.com) on August 25, 2014 12:29 pm wrote:

> > And TSMC has accelerated roadmap and will start 16nm volume production in 1Q15:
> >
> > Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will advance volume production on its 16nm
> > process to the first quarter of 2015 with monthly output of 50,000 wafers in order to meet demand
> > for Apple's A9 processors, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) has reported.
> >
> > TSMC originally planned to kicked off 16nm volume production in second-quarter 2015.
> > TSMC faces strong competition from Samsung Electronics' foundry business.
> >
> > http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20140825PB201.html
> >
> > Broadwell-EP @14nm vs ARM server-class @16nm will be an interesting figth to watch.
>
> Only when against all odds TSMC actually delivers. So far their track record is supremely abysmal. So far
> there is high probability ARM server chips on that node will go against later Intel chips, not Broadwell.
> Also it seems that Intel fitted into their 14nm more changes then so far foundries to their "16nm".

Broadwell-EP is scheduled for Q3 2015. Moreover, Skylake will use same node.

Intel 14nm will be only about half-node ahead of TSMC 16nm. The gap has reduced.