Will Intel’s New Chips Widen Its Moat Against SoftBank’s ARM?

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) recently launched its smallest and most power efficient lineup of Core CPUs to date. The new Hybrid "Lakefield" CPUs are built on the new 10nm process, and combine a newer Sunny Cove core with four low-power Atom-class Tremont cores.

Intel's Hybrid CPUs mark its first line of 10nm chips to be packaged with its Foveros technology, which reduces a chip's size with "3D stacking" technology. The package also stacks two layers of DRAM into the package to eliminate the need for external memory.

Let's see how these new chips could strengthen Intel's CPU business and widen its moat against SoftBank's (OTC: SFTBY) ARM Holdings.

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Source Fool.com