Intel says new transistor technology could boost chip performance 20%

Analysts believe the delays could cement the lead that rivals such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co <2330.TW> have gained in making smaller, more power efficient chips. Intel's shares have fallen nearly 20% since the delays were disclosed. On Thursday, Intel sought to buck the notion that the single-number names given to each generation of chip process node tell the entire story by disclosing improvements on its existing 10-nanonmeter process node.