By alternating between these two phases, which has served the company well over the past few years, we will pass to a cyclical approach in three phases referred to as "Process-Optimization-Architecture" which will see the alternation between the debut of a new technology production, the launch of a new architecture and its subsequent optimization.
As part of our R & D Efforts, we plan to introduce a new Intel Core microarchitecture for desktops, notebooks (including Ultrabook devices and 2-in-1 systems), and Intel Xeon processors on a regular cadence. We expect to lengthen the amount of time we will utilize our our next generation 14nm and 10nm process technologies, Further optimizing our products and process technologies while meeting the yearly cadence market for product introductions.
We exemplify this new approach with regard to production technology to 14 nanometers: the process phase coincided with the debut of the Broadwell CPU family, followed by Skylake currently on the market. From the second half of 2016 Intel will release processors Kaby Lake, always based on production technology to 14 nanometers, and the result of an architectural refinement starting at Skylake proposals.
It 'clear that the increasing complexity of production technologies at 14 nanometers and 10 nanometers has prompted the company to approach the debut of its future CPU on a different schedule. Next to the complexity in the development there is also worth mentioning the need to produce for longer periods of time with a specific production technology in order to better meet the costs associated with the new more sophisticated processes. From this also the temporal distance that will separate the debut of two production nodes to one another, from the initial two years has passed lately about 2 and a half years, time which will presumably be expanded with the new approach to no less than three years.
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