In an earnings call, Intel CEO Bob Swan said the company identified a ‘defect mode’ in the 7nm process that resulted in ‘yield degradation’ when manufacturing the chips.

英特尔首席执行官鲍勃·斯旺(Bob Swan)在财报电话会议上表示，该公司在7纳米Craft.io中确定了一种“缺陷模式”，导致制造芯片时“产量下降”。

By Michael Kan

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Intel is pushing back the release of the company’s 7-nanometer chips, meaning they won’t arrive until late 2022, or early 2023.

英特尔正在推迟发布该公司的7纳米芯片，这意味着它们要到2022年下半年或2023年初才能上市。

The company had initially planned on releasing the 7nm processors in 2021’s fourth quarter. But during an earnings call on Thursday, Intel announced it had to delay the technology, blaming low yield rates in the chip manufacturing process.

该公司最初计划在2021年第四季度发布7nm处理器。 但是在周四的财报电话会议上，英特尔宣布必须推迟该技术，将其归咎于芯片制造过程中的低良率 。

“The company’s 7nm-based CPU product timing is shifting approximately six months relative to prior expectations,” the company said in a statement. “The primary driver is the yield of Intel’s 7nm process, which based on recent data, is now trending approximately twelve months behind the company’s internal target.”

该公司在一份声明中说：“该公司基于7nm的CPU产品时间相对于先前的预期大约偏移了六个月。” “主要驱动因素是英特尔7纳米制程的良率，该制程基于最近的数据，现在的趋势比该公司的内部目标低了约十二个月。”

In an earnings call, Intel CEO Bob Swan said the company identified a “defect mode” in the 7nm process that resulted in “yield degradation.” “We now expect to see initial production shipments of our first Intel-based 7nm product, a client CPU, late in 2022 or early 2023,” he said.

英特尔首席执行官鲍勃·斯旺(Bob Swan)在财报电话会议上表示，该公司在7纳米Craft.io中确定了一种“缺陷模式”，从而导致“良率下降”。 他说：“我们现在预计将在2022年末或2023年初看到我们第一款基于Intel的7nm产品(客户端CPU)的首次量产出货。”

The good news is that Intel is confident it can fix the defect problem. “We’ve root-caused the issue and believe there are no fundamental roadblocks,” Swan said.

好消息是英特尔有信心可以解决该缺陷问题。 斯旺说：“我们已经从根本上解决了这个问题，并认为没有根本的障碍。”

Nevertheless, the delay opens the door for rival AMD to dominate in the PC processor market in the coming years. The company’s own 7nm chips through the Ryzen line have been winning rave reviews over Intel’s competing silicon, which is still largely operating on the 14nm node. (AMD’s competitive edge could widen even more next year when it’s expected to release 5nm chips manufactured by TSMC.)

尽管如此，这一延迟为竞争对手AMD在未来几年内在PC处理器市场中占据主导地位打开了大门。 通过Ryzen线本公司自行7nm的芯片已经赢得好评如潮的评论在英特尔的竞争硅，这在很大程度上仍然在14纳米节点上运行。 (明年AMD有望发布台积电生产的5nm芯片时，其竞争优势可能会进一步扩大。)

The 7nm delay also echoes Intel’s struggles in getting its 10nm manufacturing process up and running. The company’s original goal was to launch the technology all the way back in 2016. However, the 10nm chips only began arriving last year through the “ Ice Lake “ family.

7纳米延迟也呼应了英特尔在10纳米制造Craft.io的启动和运行方面的努力。 该公司的最初目标是在2016年全面推出该技术。然而，10nm芯片直到去年才通过“ Ice Lake ”家族开始供货。

Intel’s CEO said the company has learned many lessons from the 10nm development process. As a result, the company has contingency plans in place to stay competitive to make up for the 7nm delay. Those contingency plans include possibly using third-party semiconductor manufacturers to build certain chips in the future, he added.

英特尔首席执行官表示，该公司从10nm开发过程中学到了很多经验教训。 因此，该公司制定了应急计划以保持竞争力，以弥补7nm延迟。 他补充说，这些应急计划可能包括将来使用第三方半导体制造商来制造某些芯片。

In the meantime, Intel is going to ramp up production of its 10nm chips through the year, citing higher demand from PC makers. “We now expect to increase our 10nm-based product shipments for the year by more than 20 percent versus our January expectation,” Swan said.

同时，由于个人计算机制造商的需求增加，英特尔将在今年内增加其10nm芯片的产量。 斯旺说：“我们现在预计，今年我们基于10nm的产品的出货量将比我们一月份的预期增加20％以上。”

More 10nm chips will be arriving via “ Tiger Lake “ Intel Core processors, which are expected to launch in September and power several upcoming laptops. The company also plans on announcing a new 10nm processor family called “Alder Lake” during the second half of 2021, which will include desktop CPUs.

更多的10纳米芯片将通过“ 老虎湖 ”英特尔酷睿处理器到货，该处理器有望于9月推出，并为即将推出的几款笔记本电脑供电。 该公司还计划在2021年下半年宣布一个名为“ Alder Lake”的新10nm处理器系列，其中将包括台式机CPU。

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