https://www.overclock3d.net/news/cpu_mainboard/intel_expects_7nm_to_be_ready_in_two_years/1 10nm is an undeniable stain on Intel's reputation, arriving so late that it has moved from being a joke to become a major concern for the company. With the release of their 14nm manufacturing process, Intel was years ahead of competing foundries, but now both TSMC and Samsung caught up.
Today, AMD has 7nm desktop-grade processors available on store shelves while Intel is merely shipping 10nm mobile chips to notebook makers. We will note that TSMC's 7nm process is a competitor to Intel's 10nm process. That said it's also worth noting that high power desktop-grade silicon is harder to produce than low power mobile processors.
Moving forward, Intel's CEO, Bob Swan, has confirmed that the company plans to have their next-generation 7nm process ready in two years. 7nm is currently set to deliver a 2x increase in silicon density and a 4x decrease in design rules, making their future chips smaller and easier to design.
This move will make 10nm a shortlived node for Intel, at least when compared to 14nm, which has seen its lifespan stretched to its limits as 10nm suffered from delay after delay.
Of course by that time AMD will no doubt be at an even smaller die shrink as they already are making 7nm CPUs this year.