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IBM has made 7nm chips using conventional silicon technology, with technological advancements such as:

• Using channels made of silicon and Germanium (another semi-conducting material)
• Being able to use even narrower wavelength ultraviolet light
• Numerous other design and tooling improvements

IBM and it's partners are going to build a $3b manufacturing plant in New York State specifically to produce these latest chips. The new chips will enable even higher density chips to give greater performance per area, along with possible power reductions.

Intel is working on their own 7nm production but it is unlikely they have been successful yet, especially after delays and problems with their 14nm chips.

AMD has signed up to take the 7nm chips IMB produces. 

IBM indicated that new chips would be in consumer devices from 2017-18.

This could, at a stretch, give the chance for PS4 and Xbox One to have a second die shrinkage around 2018 and beyond, after the 20nm shrink I expect next year, with redesigned 'slim' consoles, but it could be too late as capacity will likely be in huge demand and the chips too expensive at first.

Original article source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33460913

Nice. That gives hope that PS5 and NextBox might come sooner with really big boost over current gen.

If they havnt even started building the manufactureing plant yet.... yeah 2018 is probably very optimistic.

Will be good though if by 2019/2020 its ready & cheap enough to be used for console chips.
I cant even imagine the boost something like this would give, going from 28nm -> 7nm (FinFETs?) (new materials).

PS5/XB2 in 2019 is going to be a monster.

It's like telcoms clinging to copper^^

Great, I wasn't expecting smaller then 10nm for next gen.

Hopefully it isn't delayed and we can actually see machines built around that efficiency come 2018, which Is when I'm hoping sony introduces a completely BC PS5.

Those $3 billions are not to make a new plant, that's the sum of money IBM has invested into the research of this tech along with the State University of New York, Samsung and GloFo.

IBM has no plans to build a new plant. After all, they have just sold all their current plants to GloFo, so why build a new one.

Well, the article says otherwise. Unless GlobalFoundries are one of the partners, which is likely.

Lol. There seems to be a lot of confused/hopeful people in this thread.

I'm willing to bet $1000 that we don't get a 7nm Intel, AMD or Nvidia processor before 2020.....

Who's down?

Well I'll hold your bet and say 2021.

Seriously, first they have to struggle with 14 and 10nm.

Considering we're being optimistic I don't think anyone will bet against that, but one can hope

"IBM indicated that new chips would be in consumer devices from 2017-18."