Q: 7nm progress. In July 2020, you said first client product in the first half of 2023. Is that still on track?
Bob Swan: Yes. At the time, we said product difficulties would shift product a couple quarters. Expectation is that we will deliver client first, then server. We're improving 7nm to hit that cadence of leadership products in 2023.
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Q: As Intel gets to 7nm by 2023, the competition will be one effective node head. TSMC plans to ramp N3 in 2022, and bigger ramp by 2023, while Intel is still ramping its 7nm. What does Intel need to do to match or leapfrog? In those 2-3 years while 10nm/7nm has had issues, the competition is making progress. What is the conceptual state of Intel competitive play when we get to 2023?
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Pat Gelsinger: Majority of our products in 2023 will be on Intel’s 7nm, but we will have increasing use of external foundry.
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Q: Stacy: Intel said for a year that 7nm was great, and then in July it wasn't and had a delay. Now you say after a brief look at the data, it's now on track? What are you seeing that gives you that confidence, and what does that mean for other nodes?
Pat Gelsinger: Bob and the team have been working for six months on this. I'm looking at thoroughly analyzed data. I looked at that data and came to the same conclusion as Bob and his team.