11 May IBM has just popped the lid on 2nm technology. As a research partner, it might help Intel catch up with TSMC. IBM’s unveiling of the world’s first 2nm-node chip might be just what the doctor ordered for Intel. Having embarked on a mission to regain leadership in the semiconductor industry, the processor maker desperately needs to catch up to TSMC in process technology. Thanks to the recently announced research collaboration with Big Blue, the 2nm chip could help to make up ground. IBM bowed out of semiconductor manufacturing in 2014, paying Globalfoundries 1.5 billion dollars to ta...