Kevin O’Buckley, senior vice president and general manager of Intel Foundry Services, confirmed that risk production has begun for the company’s upcoming 18A semiconductor node. The announcement,.
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Kevin O’Buckley, senior vice president and general manager of Intel Foundry Services, confirmed that risk production has begun for the company’s upcoming 18A semiconductor node. The announcement, made at Intel’s Vision conference, is likely to reassure investors and clients that development of the next generation of laptop and server processors has entered a crucial phase.
Risk production, an industry-standard term, refers to the stage where manufacturers refine the production process for new chips. O’Buckley explained that Intel is currently scaling up from producing hundreds of 18A wafers at a time to thousands.
