TechInsights has found the long-awaited Cannon Lake - the Intel 10 nm logic process inside the i3-8121U CPU, used in the Lenovo IdeaPad330.

This innovation boasts the following:

Logic transistor density of 100.8 mega transistors per mm 2 , increasing 10nm density 2.7X over the 14nm node

, increasing 10nm density 2.7X over the 14nm node Utilizes third generation FinFET technology

Minimum gate pitch of Intel’s 10 nm process shrinks from 70 nm to 54 nm

Minimum metal pitch shrinks from 52 nm to 36 nm

Process Highlights:

Deepest scaled pitches of current 10 nm and upcoming 7 nm technologies

First Co metallization and Ru usage in BEOL

New self-aligned patterning schemes at contact and BEOL

Design Highlights: