Process technology nanometers - means very little these days

[vladpetric]

This does not mean that Intel is not behind (it is).

But der8auer looked at the size of transistors on AMD (7nm) and Intel Chips (14nm+++), with an electron scanning microscope. The result was surprisingly close.

https://youtu.be/1kQUXpZpLXI

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[oiaohm]

This does not mean that Intel is not behind (it is).

But der8auer looked at the size of transistors on AMD (7nm) and Intel Chips (14nm+++), with an electron scanning microscope. The result was surprisingly close.

https://youtu.be/1kQUXpZpLXI

Viewer warning: chips were harmed in the production of this material.

Even being close 7nm TSMC is still technically more compact than Intel 14nm+++. Those small differences do make quite a bit of power usage and performance difference.

[duby229]

This does not mean that Intel is not behind (it is).

But der8auer looked at the size of transistors on AMD (7nm) and Intel Chips (14nm+++), with an electron scanning microscope. The result was surprisingly close.

https://youtu.be/1kQUXpZpLXI

Viewer warning: chips were harmed in the production of this material.

That was a cool video. Thanks.

The thing I noticed is that the gates on Intel's process seem rougher. Look at the edges of the gates, the lines on TSMC's process seem "cleaner". Also the top tips of the gates on Intel's process appear to be rounded a bit, where-as on TSMC's they appear to be square.

[vladpetric]

Even being close 7nm TSMC is still technically more compact than Intel 14nm+++. Those small differences do make quite a bit of power usage and performance difference.

What we're seeing with the electron scanning microscope is a crude image (tip of the iceberg if you wish). These transistors are much more 3d then transistors 10 years ago, and yes, I'm sure that some detail/issue are causing higher power usage, as you're saying.

[f0rmat]

This does not mean that Intel is not behind (it is).

But der8auer looked at the size of transistors on AMD (7nm) and Intel Chips (14nm+++), with an electron scanning microscope. The result was surprisingly close.

https://youtu.be/1kQUXpZpLXI

Viewer warning: chips were harmed in the production of this material.

Excellent video....very informative.