Introducing Intel's 14nm Node and the Broadwell Processor
Intel finally provides solid information on Haswell's successor, the next-generation Broadwell core. We also learn some detailed info about the new 14nm processing node, a must-read for CPU enthusiasts who are interested in the future of Intel's Core!
The steps that Intel takes to update its processors are well documented, and old hat to anyone who follows the CPU industry. It is referred to as the company's "tick-tock" strategy, where the tick represents a node shrink that can squeeze more transistors into a smaller die, followed by a tock that indicates a significant architecture update. This repeats itself in a cycle of roughly a year and a half cadence. Last year's 22nm Haswell processor was a tock, so we're fast approaching the next tick: essentially a Haswell die shrink to 14nm, that tick is known as Broadwell.
