Intel Unveils 18A Starfire CPUs With Xe Graphics Built For Space Travel

Intel's new space-grade Starfire chip is a Panther Lake SoC that puts an 18A CPU into orbit — chip designed for the US government leverages Intel 3 for the GPU

Intel has unveiled Starfire, a space-grade system-on-chip designed for the U.S. government that pairs eight CPU cores and a three-tile NPU built on its Intel 18A node with an Intel 3 graphics tile, all in one Foveros package. Intel published the Starfire sell sheet, listing two versions that draw 10 W and 35 W and reach up to 45 and 75 TOPS, respectively, rated to run between -55 and 125 Celsius.Both SKUs share the same layout of four Intel 18A …

Intel 18A Silicon Goes to Space with "Starfire" Processors

Intel's 18A node is officially space-grade, according to documentation on Intel's website. A document that initially went unnoticed has been published, detailing a new "Starfire" generation of processors built on the 18A node and designed for space operations. Intel has designated two SKUs for orbital computing, each equipped with four P-Cores and four LPE-Cores, resulting in an eight-core SoC design. One is optimized for low-power operations wi…

Intel Unveils 18A Starfire CPUs With Xe Graphics Built For Space Travel

Intel has announced its Starfire 18A node SoC built for orbital and deep-space applications. Designed explicitly for the U.S. government to satisfy stringent size, weight, power, and cost constraints, this heavy-duty processor merges commercial AI performance with ruggedized, space-grade durability. Intel Starfire TID & SEE perfect for