vidia, the Chip manufacturer, along with Broadcom, are running manufacturing tests with Intel, to see if there can be any progress in the company’s struggling
production techniques.
The two tests, which have already been reported, demonstrate that the companies mentioned above are moving closer to determining whether or not theory will invest millions of dollars worth of manufacturing contracts into Intel. Even more so, theri decision to move further could also generate revenue windfall and also attract endorsements from Intel’s manufacturing business that has been full of delays, at the moment, also haven’t announced the prominent chip designer to customers.
AMD, Advanced Micro Devices, is also on its way of analyzing and evaluating whether or not Intel’s 18A manufacturing process is suitable for its needs, yet it was unclear if it had sent the chips through the factory.
A spokesperson from Intel reported “We don't comment on specific customers but continue to see strong interest and engagement on Intel 18A across our ecosystem.". It is also worth noting that both Nvidia and Broadcom are using Intel’s 18A process, a technology that is able of making advanced artificial intelligence processors as well as other complex chips. The 18A also competes with similar technology that comes from Taiwan’s TSMC, which at the moment is one of the most dominant in the chip market.
However, the tests are not being conducted on complete chip designs, yet are aimed to determine the behavior and capabilities of Intel’s 18A process as sometimes chip designers purchase wafers to test and see specific components of a chip to work out any kinks before committing to the production of a full design at a high volume.
The endorsement is also happening against the backdrop of potential delays in the future in Intel’s capability to deliver chips for some of the contract manufacturing customers that do rely on third-party intellectual property.
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More so, the 18A process has already been delayed to 2026 for any contract manufacturing customers, according to supplier documents, Intel has pushed back the timeline for 6 months, reported Reuters. When asked about the delay, Intel has responded “We will) begin ramping production in the second half of this year, delivering on the commitments we have made to our customers."
When reviewed, Intel’s processor is somewhere between TSMC’s most advanced process and its predecessor, said professor Sassine Ghazi, the CEO of Synopsy. “Right now, there are a lot of customers waiting - I'm talking foundry customers - to see the state of Intel. Will I commit? Will I not?", he said.
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