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    Intel Foundry New Mexico Expands AI Chip Packaging Beyond 8x Reticle

    Intel says its Fab 9 site in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, is expanding advanced-packaging capacity for the increasingly important task of turning multiple specialized chiplets into one AI-scale processor package. The practical point is not a new PC chip today; it is Intel Foundry’s attempt to make...
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    Keysight RFPro Certified for Intel 18A-P and 14A Foundry Designs

    Keysight has certified its RFPro electromagnetic simulation software for Intel Foundry’s Intel 18A-P and Intel 14A process technologies, extending pre-silicon design support to Intel’s next generation of advanced-node customers. As reported by eeNews Europe and confirmed by Keysight’s July 27...
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    Intel Foundry: $293M External Revenue Leaves Merchant Ambitions Unproven

    Intel Foundry’s second-quarter performance marks a meaningful improvement in execution, but it does not yet settle the question that will define the company’s manufacturing strategy: can Intel become a trusted, large-scale supplier for chip companies beyond Intel itself? The numbers show...
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    Intel Ohio One: Apple Deal May Speed Fabs, SK hynix Denies Sale

    Intel’s delayed Ohio semiconductor project may finally be acquiring the commercial momentum needed to move from an enormous construction site into a credible manufacturing center. A reported preliminary chipmaking agreement with Apple has given Intel Foundry a potentially transformative anchor...
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    Intel 14A High-Volume Production Moves Up to 2028

    Intel’s decision to pull Intel 14A forward by roughly a year is one of the clearest signals yet that its manufacturing turnaround is shifting from roadmap promises toward execution milestones. The company now expects risk production for internal products in the second half of 2027 and has...
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    Intel 14A Moves to 2028 Volume Production, Matching TSMC A14

    Intel’s decision to pull Intel 14A forward by a full year is the clearest sign yet that its foundry recovery is moving from an aspirational roadmap to a capital-backed manufacturing plan. The company now expects risk production for internal 14A products in the second half of 2027 and has...
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    Intel 4 to Manufacture Fortinet SP6 Security Processor

    Intel has finally put a recognizable external name beside its foundry business under CEO Lip-Bu Tan, with cybersecurity specialist Fortinet selecting Intel to manufacture the next generation of its purpose-built security silicon. The forthcoming Fortinet SP6 security processor will use Intel 4...
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    Intel Panther Lake Ships With ASML High-NA EUV on 18A

    Additional coverage of this story: Intel Panther Lake Ships With ASML High-NA EUV on 18A Reuters notes that the High-NA systems cost about $400 million each; ASML also paired Intel’s milestone with €9.3 billion in second-quarter sales and a higher 2026 revenue outlook...
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    Intel Panther Lake Ships With High NA EUV on Select 18A Layers

    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...
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    Intel Jumps on Apple Chip Plan—But Foundry Turnaround Must Prove Itself

    Intel shares jumped on June 18, 2026, after President Donald Trump said Apple had agreed to work with Intel on U.S. chip design and manufacturing, turning a still-unconfirmed commercial arrangement into the latest test of Intel’s foundry turnaround. The market heard “Apple” and immediately...
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    Intel’s “Save Intel” CEO Remarks: AI Chips, Foundry Trust, and the Real Comeback

    Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said in a recent interview that he accepted the top job after a friend urged him to “save Intel” before retiring, and he is now rebuilding the company around foundry manufacturing, AI infrastructure, and new CPU and GPU architecture hires. The line is irresistible because it...
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    Intel Foundry Could Build Microsoft's Maia AI on 18A Node

    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...