From DailyTech: Intel Corp.'s (INTC) first widely available chips built on its new 14 nanometer (nm) scale node are finally here. The new shrunk core design is code-named Broadwell. And while Broadwell promises big gains, it's a year late in practice, if not in principle. And that raises some tough questions for Intel.
Intel had originally promised 14 nm chips to arrive in Q4 2013. This target slipped due to serious defects at the 14 nm node, and Q1 2014 became the new launch window. This slipped again to H2 2014, nearly missed the pivotal back-to-school shopping season.
After soft launching in June 2014, Intel finally debutted the first actual real-world Broadwell devices in September. All of these were based on the convertible-targeted Llama Mountain (2-in-1) Core M chips. The first Llama Mountain device to ship was the refreshed ThinkPad Helix from the Lenovo Group Ltd. (HKG:0992).
A total of seven chips were release in the Core M/Llama Trail family -- three in Sept. 2014 and then another four in Oct. 2014.
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