Without owning the foundry, it's not clear if this is an IBM tech demo that goes nowhere, or if it effects GF's roadmap. GF uses a Samsung process for 14nm (really 14/20 hybrid), so it really looks like IBM is out of the foundry business as far as taking a process all the way to manufacturing.
GF might leapfrog down to 7nm, but if they aren't even fully 14nm at this point, does that really seem plausible?
GF might leapfrog down to 7nm, but if they aren't even fully 14nm at this point, does that really seem plausible?