In the race for the infinitely small that it is leading with Samsung and TSMC, Intel does not want to waste time, its future processors depend on it.
Just a week ago, Intel took stock – during the event Intel Foundry Direct Connect – on his plans for the coming years. Plans which gave pride of place to 18A and 14A, but forgot a knot en route.
Indeed, Intel is already drawing up the rest of the operations and, after 14A planned for 2026-2027, we should not have to wait long for the succession, a succession logically called 10A.
The Intel 10A already on track…
Once again, the names used by Intel can mislead their world. Indeed, the 10A suggests that we would be in the presence of a “10 ångström” or “1 nm” node.
In recent years, however, Intel has swapped the classic name which highlights the finesse of engraving for something which would be more “coherent” if the American company is to be believed. Thus, the Intel 7 is also presented as a “ 7nm equivalent » while in the strict sense, it is a 10 nm engraving process.
The same goes for the Intel 4, Intel 3, Intel 20A, Intel 18A, Intel 14A and, therefore, Intel 10A which should however mark an important development. A development missed last week due to an internal blunder regarding the non-disclosure agreement (NDA). Things are back to normal and today everyone can talk about this 10 nm.
…for mass production in 2027
“ Talk about » is however a bit strong insofar as Intel has not revealed much information about this engraving node which should not reach us right away. Let us actually remember that the Intel 14A should not arrive before 2026-2027.
According to the comments made by Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel, the 14A must enter mass production in 2026 for an immediate launch and generalization in early 2027. Although approximate, the graph presented by Intel allows us to clarify certain things and we see in particular the progress of the 14A before the arrival of the 10A which could therefore well enter production between the very end of 2026 and during 2027.
Managing to deploy this engraving finesse is important to compete with competitor Samsung and, even more so, with TSMC, but to achieve this, Intel must also improve its entire production chain. Let us remember that this is also one of Pat Gelsinger’s hobby horses, who loudly proclaims that he intends to make Intel the second foundry in the world behind TSMC through the Intel Foundry structure.
Source : TechPowerUp
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