<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware in Intel-18a ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/intel-18a Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:21:06 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Fueled by Musk's TeraFab tie-in, Intel's market cap hits highest level in 25 years — tops $300 billion on CPU, AI, and foundry momentum ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/fueled-by-musks-terafab-tie-in-intels-market-cap-hits-highest-level-in-25-years-tops-usd300-billion-on-cpu-ai-and-foundry-momentum Yqtm8EnboV9p538uFaZtgX Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:21:06 +0000 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:37:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel's roadmaps examined — 14A, Nova Lake, Diamond Rapids & AI accelerator push ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-chip-roadmap-2026-2028 9KAMUwgovYzHUyu9vM6EPY Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:29:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel CEO embraces its 18A node for external customers as 18A-P gets 'inbound interest' — company cites increasing yields ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-ceo-recognizes-its-18a-node-for-external-customers-as-18a-p-gets-inbound-interest-company-cites-increasing-yields yerytWET7Y6PirBxmchNeP Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:21:51 +0000 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:25:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Foundry boss leaves for Qualcomm — Naga Chandrasekaran takes charge of the unit ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-foundry-boss-leaves-for-qualcomm-naga-chandrasekaran-takes-charge-of-the-unit gwEDeGXxnsauLCU5NdMknA Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:46:38 +0000 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:33:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Nova Lake die sizes leak, signaling higher cost — smaller compute tile still demands higher price on TSMC N2 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-nova-lake-die-sizes-leak-signaling-higher-cost-smaller-compute-tile-still-demands-higher-price-on-tsmc-n2 KUFoo2L6MRAEg7Kp6AVzZR Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:13:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Panther Lake press Q&A transcript — EVO is still alive, and the company ditches prior-generation naming scheme ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-panther-lake-press-q-and-a-transcript Ne6VGM9S3rnNGNZhkMK8AJ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:26:51 +0000 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:29:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ President Trump, Sec. Lutnick praise Intel after the launch of Panther Lake chips — says investment in company already bringing ‘tens of billions of dollars for the American people’ ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/president-trump-sec-lutnick-praise-intel-after-the-launch-of-panther-lake-chips-says-investment-in-company-already-bringing-tens-of-billions-of-dollars-for-the-american-people xxQ8vs4oc3yrhfUyQ8DteA Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:56:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel displays tech to build extreme multi-chiplet packages 12 times the size of the largest AI processors, beating TSMC's biggest — floorplan the size of a cellphone, armed with HBM5, 14A compute tiles and 18A SRAM ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-displays-tech-to-build-extreme-multi-chiplet-packages-12-times-the-size-of-the-largest-ai-processors-beating-tsmcs-planned-biggest-floorplan-the-size-of-a-cellphone-armed-with-hbm5-14a-compute-tiles-and-18a-sram PwapdTJ6zLJvR4uuWkx9NC Fri, 26 Dec 2025 14:18:05 +0000 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 14:26:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel's Fab 52 is bigger and better equipped than TSMC's Arizona facilities — Intel's production volume dwarfs TSMC's operations in the U.S. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intels-fab-52-is-bigger-and-better-equipped-than-tsmcs-arizona-facilities-intels-production-volumes-dwarf-tsmcs-operations-in-the-u-s KPYTdx4thjsnBREsUZRjLU Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:07:03 +0000 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:10:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Panther stalks: Intel’s Panther Lake CPUs set to take off in Oregon, company reveals, and cutting-edge 18A process is on track ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/the-panther-stalks-intels-panther-lake-cpus-set-to-take-off-in-oregon-company-reveals-and-cutting-edge-18a-process-is-on-track 9xpNZi4iURzhA53L96QDpS Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:30:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ High-ranking TSMC executive faces Taiwan legal investigation over murky return to Intel — report alleges employee took technical documents with him ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/high-ranking-tsmc-executive-faces-taiwan-legal-investigation-over-murky-return-to-intel-report-alleges-employee-took-technical-documents-with-him haJCuTExwWnakuCAuy6z2T Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:16:33 +0000 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:16:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel's pivotal 18A process is making steady progress, but still lags behind — yields only set to reach industry standard levels in 2027 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-pivotal-18a-process-is-making-steady-progress-but-still-lags-behind-yields-only-set-to-reach-industry-standard-levels-in-2027 gCwkM2xuqB5BQQvs6qRyda Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:58:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Foundry secures contract to build Microsoft's Maia 2 next-gen AI processor on 18A/18A-P node, claims report — could be first step in ongoing partnership ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-foundry-secures-contract-to-build-microsofts-maia-2-next-gen-ai-processor-on-18a-18a-p-node-claims-report-could-be-first-step-in-ongoing-partnership SRH9KtoLkY3tN3KYbYUzVk Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:44:37 +0000 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:48:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel's 18A production starts before TSMC’s competing N2 tech — here's how the two process nodes compare ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-18a-production-starts-before-tsmcs-competing-n2-tech-heres-how-the-two-process-nodes-compare miZTazDBHyaSx38w3qmcaR Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:34:34 +0000 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 13:06:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel takes the wraps off Panther Lake — first 18A client processor brings the best of Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake together in one package ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-takes-the-wraps-off-panther-lake-first-18a-client-processor-brings-the-best-of-lunar-lake-and-arrow-lake-together-in-one-package WyhEPd8uyHMCfECwiVSWHb Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:00:54 +0000 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 12:35:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Amid Intel's deals, Intel Foundry remains notably absent — 18A and 14A are on the way, but success isn't guaranteed ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-foundry-services-is-mia diEeQNERzecyGgKseMXPyA Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:21:48 +0000 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 12:34:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel CFO confirms that 14A will be more expensive than 18A due to High-NA EUV tool — Intel expects 14A process to offer 15-20% better performance-per-watt or 25-35% lower power consumption than 18A ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-cfo-confirms-that-14a-will-be-more-expensive-to-use-than-18a-intel-expects-14a-fabrication-process-to-offer-15-20-percent-better-performance-per-watt-or-25-35-percent-lower-power-consumption-compared-to-18a 7CUryA8WcjzpETAFRwTPK5 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:11:11 +0000 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:10:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel admits its high-end desktop PC chips 'fumbled the football,' disusses 18A yield challenges and performance, Panther Lake ramp ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-talks-about-its-lackluster-pc-chips-18a-yield-challenges-and-perforamnce-and-panther-lake-ramp 49zEw8nDYYBDMqjUB8i6Mj Sat, 30 Aug 2025 13:47:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel reveals 288-core Clearwater Forest Xeon at Hot Chips — 18A process' first outing promises big efficiency and performance gains ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/servers/intel-reveals-288-core-xeon QJnasUqbrtwtyWwsg5moni Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:05:24 +0000 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 12:33:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Arrow Lake refresh might not have a new NPU after all — latest reports indicate a clock speed bump only ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-arrow-lake-refresh-might-not-have-a-new-npu-after-all-latest-reports-indicate-a-clock-speed-bump-only 8VBnotGbD5VVkEgHZc85hT Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:58:08 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:53:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel prepping Arrow Lake Refresh with minor clock speed bump and new Copilot+ AI-compliant NPU lifted from Core Ultra 200V — reportedly launches in the second half of 2025 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-prepping-arrow-lake-refresh-with-minor-clock-speed-bump-and-a-new-copilot-ai-compliant-npu-lifted-from-core-ultra-200v-reportedly-launches-in-the-second-half-of-2025 vMBj33Pcb539CoqH78MHGj Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:09:52 +0000 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:12:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel might axe the 18A process node for foundry customers, essentially leaving TSMC with no rival — Intel reportedly to focus on 14A (Updated) ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-might-axe-the-18a-process-node-for-foundry-customers-essentially-leaving-tsmc-with-no-rival-intel-reportedly-to-focus-on-14a y2BksDPYnU5967VDKhRKrh Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:54:47 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:27:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel details 18A process technology — takes on TSMC 2nm with 30% density gain and 25% faster generational performance ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-details-18a-process-technology-boosts-performance-by-25-percent-or-lowers-power-consumption-by-36-percent KHXefNBvMyczUTzw9LU6m4 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:59:57 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:27:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel launches three new Xeon 6 P-Core CPUs, will debut in Nvidia DGX B300 AI systems ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-launches-three-new-xeon-6-p-core-cpus-will-debut-in-nvidia-dgx-b300-ai-systems utTYakMpYBnNwoUEvjY23P Fri, 23 May 2025 10:32:01 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:51:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nvidia in talks to invest in PsiQuantum ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/nvidia-in-talks-to-invest-in-psiquantum honq6cLzFVmBm8D78M6Kpk Mon, 19 May 2025 14:13:41 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:50:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel demos running Panther Lake systems, touts performance and power efficiency improvements ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-demos-running-panther-lake-systems-touts-performance-and-power-efficiency-improvements 4yvw37HsDo9BHozxYVoRtW Mon, 19 May 2025 05:43:11 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:41:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Computex 2025 Live: Final day wrap-up from Taipei ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/live/computex-2025 s3L5hyPprXmVPqaQkEZKSM Mon, 19 May 2025 00:12:17 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:42:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel ARCade machine showcases a NUC Extreme with Arc A770 GPU ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-arcade-machine-showcases-a-nuc-extreme-with-arc-a770-gpu CJRX9nBDQFfksX3PF3o9gH Sat, 17 May 2025 18:16:59 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:56:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel says foundry business won't break even until 14A in 2027 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-says-foundry-business-wont-break-even-until-14a-in-2027 ViCJCaFKosrdcDoEfqk5rm Wed, 14 May 2025 17:26:15 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:52:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ UK extends deadline for Qualcomm to make offer for Alphawave ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/uk-extends-deadline-for-qualcomm-to-make-offer-for-alphawave kiAWaNNWRXZ4gGFqKK74WQ Mon, 12 May 2025 20:46:52 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:53:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel hedges its bet for High-NA EUV with the 14A process node — an alternate Low-NA technique has identical yield and design rules ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-hedges-its-bet-for-high-na-euv-with-the-14a-process-node-an-alternate-low-na-technique-has-identical-yield-and-design-rules a6k8GKETMuTaTeTt7Zye93 Fri, 02 May 2025 13:10:02 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:44:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel details 14A performance and new 'Turbo Cells' that unlock maximum CPU and GPU frequency ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-details-14a-performance-and-new-turbo-cells-that-unlock-maximum-cpu-and-gpu-frequency iBGrEK4JWE3HyzDHWPYUdF Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:24:41 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:51:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Foundry Roadmap Update - New 18A-PT variant that enables 3D die stacking, 14A process node enablement ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-foundry-roadmap-update-new-18a-pt-variant-that-enables-3d-die-stacking-14a-process-node-enablement kQqhEaTQCCzJYB5uBXVWV3 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:00:22 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:53:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Cougar Cove (P), Darkmont (E) core architectures revealed in Panther Lake perfmon commit ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-cougar-cove-p-darkmont-e-core-architectures-revealed-in-panther-lake-perfmon-commit L6J2gNzfog7bChzunaqrxZ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:46:22 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:53:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC discloses N2 defect density — lower than N3 at the same stage of development ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-discloses-n2-defect-density-lower-than-n3-at-the-same-stage-of-development KvYsqMvZi4EBbuxXycr6nW Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:13:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:53:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel redefines AI strategy — Jaguar Shores to be rack-level design with focus on silicon photonics ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/intel-redefines-ai-strategy-jaguar-shores-to-be-rack-level-design-with-focus-on-silicon-photonics trUebYgzzpUx8sVuk9MNA9 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:20:15 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:44:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel posts flat year-over-year earnings and bleak outlook, warns about macroeconomic pressures ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-posts-flat-year-over-year-earnings-and-bleak-outlook-warns-about-macroeconomic-pressures K3c2z94TxgDmyaDRZcLHVc Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:49:38 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:52:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Panther Lake and Nova Lake reportedly power Intel's next-gen automotive SoCs, Intel releases new roadmap ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/panther-lake-and-nova-lake-reportedly-power-intels-next-gen-automotive-socs-intel-releases-new-roadmap ZbMdeYPThfAy43xQ9zBVqK Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:49:33 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:56:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC's 2nm N2 process node enters production this year, A16 and N2P arriving next year ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmcs-2nm-n2-process-node-enters-production-this-year-a16-and-n2p-arriving-next-year gJHJgMNPSwoJzwYE5qPzeL Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:36:35 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:49:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC unveils 1.4nm technology: 2nd Gen GAA transistors, full node advantages, coming in 2028 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-unveils-1-4nm-technology-2nd-gen-gaa-transistors-full-node-advantages-coming-in-2028 rKifUvJ8uM2erRVpXZAHJ7 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:12:58 +0000 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 21:58:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel to announce a 20% workforce cut this week: Report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-to-announce-a-20-percent-workforce-cut-this-week-report wjZkmjijrQoHoisxCKEVXL Wed, 23 Apr 2025 02:22:20 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:53:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC's N2 process reportedly lands orders from Intel — Nova Lake is the likely application ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/tsmcs-n2-process-reportedly-lands-orders-from-intel-nova-lake-is-the-likely-application tfDp5hk4Sx28KzcntUXJfD Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:24:31 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:44:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC says it cannot guarantee that its chips don't end up in China ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-says-it-cannot-guarantee-that-its-chips-dont-end-up-in-china r5wu7RZ54Yks5fxjKrFhvF Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:09:51 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:41:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ We tested Intel's new '200S Boost' feature: 7% higher gaming performance thanks to memory overclocking, now covered by the warranty ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/we-tested-intels-unreleased-200s-boost-feature-7-percent-higher-gaming-performance-thanks-to-memory-overclocking-now-covered-by-the-warranty JrpY999CtHXerFwsjbZARA Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:21:49 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:52:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rumors swirl about a 24GB Intel Arc B580 — but OEM swiftly strikes down claims ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/rumors-swirl-about-a-24gb-intel-arc-b580-but-oem-swiftly-strikes-down-claims PTaG3KaYEXrWV85Z7Tii7n Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:31:27 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel details next-gen 18A fab tech: significantly more performance, lower power, higher density ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-details-next-gen-18a-fab-tech-significantly-more-performance-lower-power-higher-density nQBURQKQbdYKTQmPh2KwjA Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:01:40 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:07:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPUs will seemingly use a new LGA1954 socket ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-next-gen-nova-lake-cpus-will-seemingly-use-a-new-lga1954-socket bmxQfnULuHiZ3RdU89EANQ Sat, 19 Apr 2025 14:35:43 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:55:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ CEO reorganizes Intel with new CTO and AI lead ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/ceo-reorganizes-intel-with-new-cto-and-ai-lead ybztFvRNqu6HvfCQThsSvn Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:53:17 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:55:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel has championed High-NA EUV chipmaking tools, but costs and other limitations could delay industry-wide adoption: Report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-has-championed-high-na-euv-chipmaking-tools-but-costs-and-other-limitations-could-delay-industry-wide-adoption-report 8DvFJLTXJqV5i4yrT8XLzA Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:36:03 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:43:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD teases its first 2nm chip, EPYC 'Venice' fabbed on TSMC N2 node — also announces USA production of current-gen chips ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amds-first-2nm-chip-is-out-of-the-fab-epyc-venice-fabbed-on-tsmc-n2-node Q3eTBPLXnsTy7o2u6uGwym Mon, 14 Apr 2025 23:34:02 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:10:35 +0000