There's probably still -some- validity to it, but I think many lines are blurred.
For example, Intel '10nm' is actually pretty close to TSMC '7nm' as far as Transistor density, and at '10nm' is clearly superior from a density standpoint [0],[1].
However Intel has had trouble with their own 7nm node while TSMC is now at '5nm'.
For example, Intel '10nm' is actually pretty close to TSMC '7nm' as far as Transistor density, and at '10nm' is clearly superior from a density standpoint [0],[1].
However Intel has had trouble with their own 7nm node while TSMC is now at '5nm'.
[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_nm_process#10_nm_process_no... [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_nm_process#7_nm_process_node...