Intel Starts Cooking up Enhanced 18A-P Silicon for Would-Be Foundry Customers
The new node delivers 9% higher performance or 18% less power than 18A as Intel seeks outside foundry customers, analysts said.
- On Tuesday, Intel Corporation announced at the VLSI Symposium in Honolulu, Hawaii, that its 18A-P process node has entered risk production, meeting manufacturing timelines shared with customers in 2025.
- The 18A-P node delivers 9% higher performance or 18% less power usage compared to the 18A process, with engineers achieving 20% to 40% improved thermal resistance through design adjustments.
- Intel Foundry executive Naga Chandrasekaran called the development a "signal to Intel Foundry customers and partners that we are fully committed to leading edge process innovation over the long term."
- Following the announcement on Wednesday, Intel Corporation shares rose 3.99%, while chip analyst Neil Shah of Counterpoint Research noted, "Yield rate is the number one criteria here."
- Analyst Ben Bajarin noted that Apple and others primarily use rival Arm architecture, presenting a competitive hurdle as Intel seeks to attract new foundry customers against established industry leaders.
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