Intel seems to be on the right track with its service for foundry to third parties IFS in which up to 43 potential customers are discussed, where at least 7 of these belong to the main chip foundry customers. Besides this, we also know through Tom’s Hardware that Intel has manufacturing processes ready with more advanced nodes Intel 20A and 18A which correspond to 2 nm and 1.8 nm respectively.
This technology will be used for the manufacture your own chipsincluding upcoming future-generation Intel processors, as well as products for these potential customers that they will be able to take advantage of a technology with more advanced node on your products.
These processes, beginning with the 20A (20 Angstroms) and which is equivalent to 2 nanometers, will be ready to begin mass manufacturing for the first half of 2024, this is in a year. The most advanced process and that corresponds to a revision of the 20A, the 18A equivalent to 1.8 nanometers, has been brought forward to the second half of 2024shows how advanced these processes are.
For the moment Intel PDK version 0.5 is now available (process design kit) for the process Intel 18A and has shared it with its main clients, with the expectation of having a final version in the coming weeks.
If so, Intel would move to become a serious rival for major manufacturers with more advanced nodes TSMC and Samsung.
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Juan Antonio Soto
I am a Computer Engineer and my specialty is automation and robotics. My passion for hardware began at the age of 14 when I gutted my first computer: a 386 DX 40 with 4MB of RAM and a 210MB hard drive. I continue to give free rein to my passion in the technical articles that I write at Geeknetic. I spend most of my free time playing video games, contemporary and retro, on the 20+ consoles I own, in addition to the PC.
