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Feature-size is not really comparable between foundaries.

IIRC Intel 14nm is actually a smaller process than TSMC 10nm because there is no standardized way to determine feature-size.

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From Intel themselves [1] TSMC and Samsung 10nm are denser than Intel 14nm. But they're closer to Intel 14nm than Intel 10nm. We'll have to see when it ships, but the expectation is that Intel 10nm will be ahead of TSMC/Samsung in density.

However, both TSMC and Samsung already ship 10nm, so it's also an important point to keep in mind. And then their 7nm processes are expected to leapfrog Intel 10nm. More details in [2], keeping in mind it's mostly announcements and estimations, so keep the salt at hand.

[1] https://www.anandtech.com/show/11850/intel-displays-10nm-waf... [2] https://www.semiwiki.com/forum/content/6713-14nm-16nm-10nm-7...

It's true that lithographic technologies ("10nm") don't map to a specific feature size, but TSMC 10nm is denser than Intel 14nm. You may be thinking of Intel 14nm vs TSMC 16 nm vs Samsung 14 nm, which all have comparable fin pitches, and it's certainly true that for the same technology process, Intel has been the most ambitious about what feature size that translates to in the last few years.

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