Pat Gelsinger says he’s pleased with Intel’s progress on the 7-nanometer node. Still, he anticipates Intel leveraging more external chip production to help it create the best products.
(Photo by Horacio Villalobos – Corbis/Getty Images) Intel’s incoming CEO Pat Gelsinger is signaling he’ll stick with manufacturing the company’s chips internally over outsourcing all of the production to a foreign company. “Based on initial reviews, I’m pleased with the progress with the health and recovery of the 7-nanometer program. I am confident that the majority of our 2023 products will be manufactured internally,” Gelsinger said in a Thursday earnings call with Intel executives. He made the comment after personally examining Intel’s progress on the 7nm node, which has been delayed to early 2023 after the company discovered a defect in the technology.
