Intel plans to release its own processor products using the Intel 18A process in the middle of next year

According to news from this website on April 26, in the first quarter earnings conference call held today, Intel stated that it plans to release its own processor products based on the Intel 18A process in the middle of next year.

Intel said that the official (1.0) version of the Intel 18A PDK kit will be launched this quarter.

Clearwater Forest (Xeon 7 energy-efficient core) and Panther Lake (expected to become Intel Core 300 series) processors based on this process are now entering the fab.

Capacity ramping for these products will begin in the first half of 2025, and product launches will take place in the middle of next year. Intel believes both Clearwater Forest and Panther Lake will be the best products in their respective categories.

Intel 18A is also Intel’s second advanced process node to officially provide foundry to external customers, and has obtained 6 external customers:

According to previous reports on this site, both Microsoft and Ericsson have stated This process will be used, and Faraday Technology has made it clear that the 64-core Arm SoC will be launched in the first half of next year.

In addition, Intel stated that The wafer foundry price of Intel 18A node is about 3 times its cost, which will help improve profit performance.

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