Intel has now the most advanced in the world production of complex logic, which is capable of producing solutions with 22 nm and vertical FinFET transistors.
Production of FinFET and 22-nm standards is justified for the release of CPUs. When it comes to SoC, we must take into account a wide range of integrated peripherals in the assembly, a large part of which - is analog solutions (PLL, radio modules, etc.). At the moment, as we know, for the production SoC Atom, Intel is using 32nm process technology. Therefore, the production of ARM-processor on 28-nm TSMC capacity for such problems is really the most advanced in the world. Microprocessor market leader promises to start producing 22-nm SoC Atom in 2013 (architecture Silvermont, processors Merrifield ). But there is doubt, at least, for ARM will be adapted SoC process technology, rather than tracing a process technology for the CPU.
Itself ARM, as we reported , along with TSMC process technologies will be specially customized with FinFET transistors to produce solutions to their architectures, what will happen around the second half of 2015. We note the production of FinFET with 20 nm can start UMC company
Note Intel also has room for maneuver. First, it can combine in a single process technology production 3D- transistors. Second, it is still able to integrate analog circuits on the crystals with FinFET, for example, embedding Ivy Bridge processor with PCI Express Controller. On the other hand, SoC Atom with 22-nm process will appear in August this year, but it seems to be postponed until next year, which may indicate some difficulties.
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