2023-07-28 12:35:00
Intel has announced its results for the second quarter of the year, which although it represents a drop in income, the company has once again had benefits. It is important to finance your production expansion plans in the short term. He has also given other information during the presentation, such as what is related to the lithographic processes that he has underway, of which he has said that everything is going well and better than expected.
Of the 4 nm process, it has said that it is increasing production for the launch of Meteor Lake in the second half of the year. It is the first process in which he uses extreme ultraviolet light, although he will only use it in the chiplet of the cores. The rest of the chiplets will be manufactured by TSMC, although the encapsulation will be made by Intel.
He has also mentioned that the 3nm process has passed one of the milestones for performance and defect density, so it continues its development without problems for use in the production of the Sierra Forest (Xeon) in the first half of 2024. In In general, all the processes in development are going faster than expected, so no delays are expected in the arrival on the market of the products in which they are used. This implies putting five different nodes on the market in four years, if the 20A and 18A are taken into account for 2025 and 2026.
About the 20A process with GAAFET and rear power delivery (backside power delivery) to be used in Arrow Lake, the first chips have already been produced and are being inspected at the factory. The Arrow Lake will arrive at the end of 2024, and will also make use of TSMC to produce various chiplets, and specifically its 3nm process.
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