18a process

Intel Foundry says it has begun shipping a subset of Intel Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” processors made with ASML’s High NA EUV lithography on selected Intel 18A layers—the first claimed high-volume commercial logic shipment using the next generation of EUV tools. As reported by...

Intel Foundry’s reported agreement to manufacture Microsoft’s next‑generation Maia AI processor on its 18A / 18A‑P node — a story first surfaced by SemiAccurate and amplified by mainstream outlets — is a potentially pivotal moment for both companies and for the wider hyperscaler‑foundry...

Intel’s latest play is simple to state and hard to ignore: move AI inference off the cloud and onto the PC — and build those PCs in the United States. Background Intel this week unveiled the Core Ultra Series 3 family, code‑named Panther Lake, the first client SoCs manufactured on the company’s...