Intel's comeback appears on track — CEO Gelsinger says 18A process node performance is 'a little bit ahead' of TSMC's N2, but Intel's process arrives a year earlier than TSMC's

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Intel's comeback appears on track — CEO Gelsinger says 18A process node performance is 'a little bit ahead' of TSMC's N2, but Intel's process arrives a year earlier than TSMCs
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One reason to believe is because they aren’t allowed to lead on investors with false claims. It would be a big deal if the product severely fell short of what he’s saying now.

Except they're not promising anything other than "it's ahead". What does that mean? Only the node size is smaller? Peak performance? Performance per watt? "It's ahead" doesn't mean anything of substance and gives him all the legal leeway in the world.

He's not even promising that, he's saying he "thinks" he is ahead. And he tells nothing about yields, having the greatest node is useless if you can't deliver volume.

Good thing no CEO ever does that staring intently at Elon Musk. Even better that they are always punished for it my eyes start turning red and stinging as the intensity of the staring increases