Intel 18A Status Update: First Chips Booting, First Customer Tape-Out in H1'25
Intel's first 18A chips are booting operating systems, marking progress in its IDM 2.0 initiative. The first external customer tape-out is expected in H1 2025, enhancing its foundry business.
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Intel has provided a status update on its 18A chip development, revealing that the first chips are successfully booting operating systems. This marks a significant milestone in Intel's IDM 2.0 initiative, which aims to regain its leadership in chip manufacturing. The 18A process node, along with the 20A node, is crucial for Intel's future, as it incorporates advanced technologies like GAAFET and PowerVia. The company has completed the tape-out of its lead 18A chips, Panther Lake for clients and Clearwater Forest for servers, both of which are functioning well. Intel's Foundry Services has also released the first full process design kit (PDK) for 18A, enabling external customers to finalize their chip designs. The first external customer tape-out is anticipated in the first half of 2025. Intel's efforts to establish a competitive foundry business are ongoing, as the company seeks to attract clients from competitors like TSMC and Samsung. The successful booting of the 18A chips and the release of the PDK are seen as positive steps towards Intel's goal of becoming a leading contract chip manufacturer.
- Intel's first 18A chips are successfully booting operating systems.
- The 18A process node is part of Intel's strategy to regain manufacturing leadership.
- The first external customer tape-out is expected in H1 2025.
- Intel aims to attract clients from competitors like TSMC and Samsung.
- The release of the 18A PDK is a significant step for Intel's foundry business.
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3 comments> Intel's official Twitter account has tweeted that Ice Lake has been taped in at the 10nm process.
> The company still holds the industry advantage in terms of process that they have always enjoyed (assuming you don't fall for the marketing names that other foundries employ which are not indicative of the physical process) and appears to be confident in its promised delivery of 10nm products.
https://wccftech.com/intel-ice-lake-processors-taped-in/
10nm in fact was disastrous for Intel.
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