12nm
12nm refers to a semiconductor manufacturing process node that has been used as a marketing label by several chipmakers to describe a family of increasingly compact transistor technologies. Like other “nm” nodes, 12nm is not a single uniform specification across manufacturers; the exact geometry, transistor types, and design rules can vary between foundries and product lines. In practice, 12nm process variants are generally derived from earlier 14nm or 16nm families and represent a shrink intended to improve performance, power efficiency, or density.
Technologically, 12nm implementations typically employ FinFET transistors and rely on advanced lithography and process optimizations to
In industry practice, 12nm is one of several mid-generation nodes used for application processors, GPUs, and
Overall, 12nm denotes a class of shrink-focused process technologies intended to balance performance, power, and density,