Ngokubika kwe-Electronic Times, i-Intel imemezele izinhlelo zokwethula imikhiqizo engama-7nm ngonyaka ka-2021 ngoMeyi kulo nyaka, futhi manje isisondele kakhulu ekufezeni le nhloso. Ngokusho kwemithombo yezimboni, i-Intel ibilokhu i-oda imishini nezinto zokwenziwa kwenqubo yokukhiqiza ye-EUV kusukela ngo-Agasti futhi isheshisa ijubane lama-oda.
Ngasikhathi sinye, i-TSMC ilindele ukuthi i-7nm ne-7nm inqubo ye-EUV node ibe ngabashayeli abakhulu bokukhula kulo nyaka ngenxa yesidingo esinamandla esivela emkhakheni we-5G. Ngokwemibiko, iMediaTek ingenye yamakhasimende asebenzisa i-TSMC 7nm. Le nkampani yakhipha i-chip yayo yokuqala ebizwa ngokuthi yi-sub-6GHz 5G SoC emhlabeni, okulindeleke ukuthi iqale ukukhiqizwa ngoJanuwari 2020.
Ngokusho kukasekela-Mongameli wangaphambilini webhizinisi lefu le-Intel, unethemba elikhulu ngomkhiqizo we-7nm owasungulwa ngo-2021, akukho ngozi esiyisikhungo sedatha i-GPU kuqala.
I-ASML, umakhi womshini ophakeme we-lithography emhlabeni, inethemba ngesidingo esinamandla sezinqubo ngaphansi kwe-7nm engxenyeni yesibili yonyaka. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abezindaba bakwamanye amazwe babika ukuthi i-ASML ityala imali ngenkuthalo ekuthuthukiseni isizukulwane esisha semishini ye-EUV lithography, uma siqhathanisa nezizukulwane ezedlule. Ushintsho olukhulu lomshini omusha we-EUV lithography ilensi ephezulu yokuthwala izibalo. Ngokwandisa ukucaciswa kwe-lens, ukulungiswa komgogodla kwemishini emibili emikhulu ye-lithography yomshini wesizukulwane esisha kukhuphuke ngo-70%, kufinyelela emkhakheni we-geometric chip shrinkage. Izidingo.