10nm Intel processor delayed for three years, Google Chrome OS notebooks switch to AMD

Intel's pace in developing 10nm processors can be described as "snail speed", dragging it out for three years, and the 10nm Ice Lake processors currently being shipped in large quantities are only low-voltage for mobile platforms, and desktops will not be available until next year. Although it seems calm on the surface, there are actually undercurrents. First, AMD was able to take advantage of TSMC to get ahead in the 7nm layout, and secondly, Intel's OEM partners were also disappointed and reconsidered whether to continue using Intel CPUs, such as Google.

Although Google's main focus is on mobile Internet, in fact, Chrome OS notebooks have long occupied the top spot in the US education market.

The problem this time is the Cannon Lake processor, which is theoretically the first generation of Intel's 10nm process, but in the end, only one product, the i3-8121U, was available, and its presence was extremely low. As a result, Google's planned Pixelbook (codenamed Meowth) using CNL was aborted.

After Google gave up the CNL platform, it also stopped the development of Chrome OS for the Ice Lake public version certification platform last month, which means that Chome OS will not be able to use Ice Lake.

Interestingly, Google recently added support for AMD Ryzen 3000 series APUs in the core startup file. It seems that it has decided to change its career path?