Intel Corp (INTC)

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The company introduced this metric using its 14-nm FinFET process as an example.

This may all be the case but a fact is that Samsung now introduced its 10nm process that for sure is denser than Intel's 14nm. So, in fact, Intel lost its lead, once and for all.

Again, I am posting the question: How is Intel going to stem the ever increasing expenses for the next nodes when it isn't successful at entering any new business? In fact, they burn more money with every failed try. There is no way Intel will even keep up with what is coming in semiconductors (gate all around, 3D stacked etc.). Samsung just makes a lot more money than Intel and basically controls the huge and fast growing memory business. TSMC has a growing business at least to pay for this (though, Samsung is threatening its market share). Intel's process lead is history. They had their chance at 22nm while they still had a significant lead. Wanting to compete with this process today against 28/22nm fab designs is just hopeless. Intel 14nm is also going against mass production processes of similar density from TSMC, Samsung and Globalfoundries.

By the way: Stratix 10 still not released. Could take until end of this year. That makes it what? A 3 year delay? What do you think this makes Intel's foundry prospects?