Intel ice lake processors will benefit from the 10nm process

Intel has revealed through its official Twitter account that the Ice Lake processors will also be manufactured based on a 10nm process. This marks an important advance in Intel's roadmap and means that the second generation of 10nm-based processors will be unveiled in 2018. For those who don't know, the first generation of 10nm CPUs are codenamed Cannon. Lake and its launch is expected in late 2017.

Intel Cannon Lake and Ice Lake, based on a 10nm process

Last year Intel replaced the tick-tock scheme (manufacturing process reduction + microarchitecture change) for a PAO cycle, which stands for Process-Architecture-Optimization and which basically includes a node reduction and 2 architectural optimizations as opposed to a reduction node and 1 optimization.

The 14nm process was launched with Broadwell processors to represent the " Process " portion of this cycle, followed by Skylake as the " Architecture " portion and Kabylake as the " Optimization " portion. This means that to continue the cycle, the company must introduce processors based on the 10nm process before the end of the year.

Ice Lake, our 2nd generation 10nm processor, is taped in. Intel continues to lead in 10nm technology. pic.twitter.com/meY8mZ6ou2

- Intel Official News (@intelnews) June 8, 2017

Thus, it is expected that Intel will present the first 10nm processors within the Cannon Lake range sometime in the second half of 2017, followed by 14nm Coffee Lake processors during the same period, although these will have an optimized process. called 14nm + and will have more than 4 cores.

Thanks to new information shared by Intel on social media, we now also know that the company has finalized the different components for its 10nm-based processors, although the company still has the final SoC design pending before sending them to manufacturing chains..

However, it is a major advance in Intel's plans and means that the most complicated work for Ice Lake processors has already been completed. In addition, it also means that the first generation of 10nm products are already very close to completion and are preparing to appear this year.