Intel's Kissinger: German plant to produce state-of-the-art 1.5nm chips
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Update time : 2024-01-29 10:56:08
Intel's plant near Magdeburg, Germany, will not only be the most advanced semiconductor production facility in Europe, but according to Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, once it goes into production, it will be the most advanced wafer fab in the world. The fab will use Intel 18A (1.8nm level) after the process technology to handle wafers, and will produce products for Intel and its Intel Foundry Services (IFS) customers.
Intel's head did not specify which of Intel's post-Intel 18A process technologies will be used in the Magdeburg, Germany, plant, but only vaguely indicated that 1.5nm process technology will be used.
Kissinger said: "Magdeburg plant will become a cutting-edge factory after production. Our most advanced process technology will soon be put into production, which we call Intel 18A, below 2nm. The Magdeburg plant will go beyond that and we will be making 1.5nm devices here."
Intel will reveal its manufacturing process roadmap beyond Intel 18A in late February this year, when the company will likely also outline which of its fabs will be the first to adopt next-generation node processes. Presumably, the post-Intel 18A processes will be Intel 16A and Intel 14A.
Importantly, Intel is determined to bring its leading manufacturing technology to Europe, a rarity in the semiconductor industry. Currently, Intel's Fab 34 facility near Leixlip, Ireland, is producing chips using the Intel 4 (7nm-class) process, and production of Intel 3 (5nm-class) chips is expected to begin in the next few quarters. While Intel 4 and Intel 3 are currently the company's most advanced nodes, they lag behind TSMC's N3 (3nm-class). In contrast, Intel expects the Intel 18A and its successors to lead the industry in power consumption, performance and area characteristics.
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