Intel developed 1-16Gbps Serdes in 14nm Intel process. They made it in tri-gate intel process. Anxious to listen what other companies are doing in 14nm process in serdes and high speed interface space.
Read eetimes link related to this.
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1321621

Few links related to high speed serdes and multi-protocol serdes
 https://www.semiwiki.com/forum/content/3240-does-multiprotocol-phy-ip-really-boost-ttm.html
https://www.semiwiki.com/forum/content/2168-rare-earth-syndrome-phy-ip-analogy.html

IP business: https://www.semiwiki.com/forum/content/2965-what%92s-new-%93interface-ip-survey%94.html

Semiwiki is a good website for IC Designers to learn what is going on in IC design world.