Citing manufacturing challenges, Intel has decided to push back the work on its 10nm processor chip, called Cannonlake, to early 2017, and will now focus on the 14nm chip for the development of its processor. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich confirmed the news in a telephonic conference with journalists.

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According to eWeek, Intel seems to be facing manufacturing challenges with regards to the 10nm chip development, as the company has come forth to confirm that it will be delaying the introduction of the 10nm chip to 2017. This also proves that Intel seems to be having a tough time following the Moore's law of semiconductors. The company was battling a similar situation when it was shifting from the 22nm chipset to the currently popular 14nm broadwell option.

This development comes shortly after IBM introduced the 7nm microchip and hit the limelight across the globe. Intel's challenge chasing the Moore's law has been eminent for the last few years. Recently, after repeated feedback from customers urging them to be predictable, Intel has decided to go ahead and pursue the development of new chips, even if they are not able to adhere to the Moore's law.

Moore, who was the co-founder of Intel, had predicted that the size of the chip would become smaller as the number of transistors per square inch would double in every two years. The law was first made public in 1965 and has ever since guided the semiconductor industry to drive the growth of the technology sector.

This year, the law will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Until recently, Intel was enjoying the lead in the Moore's law graph; however, with the development of the 10nm chip taking a backseat, this lead is bound to be affected. Though Intel's CEO Brian Krzanich says that this delay will not affect the lead in a big way.

Meanwhile, IBM has successfully extended the Moore's law. Another report on Wall Street Journal points out that Intel plans to compensate the delay with the introduction of an additional set of 14-nanometer chips, codenamed Kaby Lake in 2016 itself.

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