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by jcranmer 2798 days ago
My understanding is that what Intel targeted for 10nm was very ambitious, so much so that it beats out what TSMC calls 7nm. In other words, other fabs haven't gotten it working yet either.

Process node names have been detached from the reality of corresponding to specific feature sizes. It's up to the companies to figure out what performance they want to label 10nm versus 7nm, and Intel's processes have generally been more aggressive than the others. What's changed is that Intel has gone from unreachably ahead to merely in the competition.