https://wccftech.com/analysis-about-intels-10nm-process/

Intel has been getting a lot of heat for failing to get yields up to the point where they could ship 10nm in volume. We have seen analysts talk about how Intel is now behind TSMC / GlobalFoundries / Samsung due to the fact that the latter plan to roll out their 7nm nodes in the 2nd half of 2018, while “Intel will still be at 10nm by 2019”. The problem with all this of course, is the assumption that the commercial nomenclature of these processes means anything – spoiler: it does not.

Barclays recently downgraded NASDAQ:INTC causing shares to tumble citing issues with yields and the company losing its process lead. The analyst cited the fact that Intel will be rolling out its 10nm process in the second half of 2019 while AMD will already be on 7nm by the end of the year. He further stated that Intel is confident the company can maintain a performance advantage but has given no evidence to demonstrate this. Both of these claims, I believe, are an oversimplification of the issue and border on factual inaccuracy. So without further ado, let’s get into the nitty-gritty of things.