Because GPUs are the high visibility product that most people get excited about? How much excitement was there for Haswell? Not nearly as much as we are seeing for Hawaii.
Did you actually read the entire article? It actually addresses things like the efficacy of the Intel 3D Tri-Gate, as well as alternatives such as planar FD-SOI based products. The conclusion there is that gate-last planar FD-SOI is as good, if not better, than Intel's 22 nm Tri-Gate. I believe I also covered more info in the comments section about how there are certain geometries on Intel's 22 nm that are actually at 26 nm, so AMD at 28 nm is not as far behind as some thought in terms of density.
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Because GPUs are the high visibility product that most people get excited about? How much excitement was there for Haswell? Not nearly as much as we are seeing for Hawaii. Did you actually read the entire article? It actually addresses things like the efficacy of the Intel 3D Tri-Gate, as well as alternatives such as planar FD-SOI based products. The conclusion there is that gate-last planar FD-SOI is as good, if not better, than Intel's 22 nm Tri-Gate. I believe I also covered more info in the comments section about how there are certain geometries on Intel's 22 nm that are actually at 26 nm, so AMD at 28 nm is not as far behind as some thought in terms of density.