<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware in Intel-foundry ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/intel-foundry Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:13:48 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Intel hires tenured Samsung exec to lead Foundry Services — signals company focus on winning business from potential Foundry suitors ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-hires-tenured-samsung-exec-to-lead-foundry-services-signals-company-focus-on-winning-business-from-potential-foundry-suitors 3G6swYmSS7XK5Q6Er7HwqY Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:13:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel buys back 49% stake in Ireland Fab Joint Venture — takes full control over Fab 34 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-buys-back-49-percent-stake-in-ireland-fab-jv-gains-full-control-over-fab-34 LLbx2zJbFRWS2jMGjFMZHH Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:40:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC's average wafer prices increased by over 15% each year since 2019, report suggests — gross profit margins increase by 3.3x in 2025 alone, facing no real challengers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/tsmcs-average-wafer-prices-increased-by-over-15-percent-each-year-since-2019-report-suggests-gross-profit-margins-increase-by-3-3x-in-2025-alone-facing-no-real-challengers 4a99VdswP4DZ6TECXEEHsU Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:37:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD in early talks to make chips at Intel Foundry, report says ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-in-early-talks-to-make-chips-at-intel-foundry-report-says dWNHbk3vkfSo6KpNd3yAYh Wed, 01 Oct 2025 19:16:44 +0000 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 12:27:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel could sell up to 49% of its foundry business to external investors, but a full IPO or spin-off is unlikely ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-could-sell-up-to-49-percent-of-foundry-business-to-external-investors-heres-why-a-full-ipo-of-intel-foundry-is-unlikely rMzLHncWSWnqqXe37LKkLY Mon, 08 Sep 2025 22:53:40 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:27:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trump administration reportedly mulls investing in Intel to bolster national security — direct cash assistance would speed Ohio fab build out ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/u-s-govt-mulls-taking-a-stake-in-intel-to-speed-up-ohio-campus-fab-build-out jeS2ZtzBaBJN3S3Mu3toTC Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:02:58 +0000 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:29:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel hosts Direct Connect Asia event in Seoul — company tries to lure Samsung Foundry clients in its own backyard ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-hosts-direct-connect-asia-event-in-seoul-company-tries-to-lure-samsung-foundry-clients-in-its-own-backyard qZC3NNqRCewnJQebgsLmUM Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:07:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel uncovers alleged embezzlement involving former employee and supplier ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-uncovers-alleged-embezzlement-involving-former-employee-and-supplier AUTcmmJYHy34JfHkWwzGAh Mon, 26 May 2025 19:59:55 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:45:30 +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[ 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 experimenting with direct liquid cooling for up to 1000W CPUs - package-level approach maximizes performance, reduces size and complexity ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cooling/intel-experimenting-with-direct-liquid-cooling-for-up-to-1000w-cpus-package-level-approach-maximizes-performance-reduces-size-and-complexity pdq48taxmzhcMCwcJzrjsj Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:54:27 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:09:09 +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 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[ 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 market cap plummets to 16-year low as stock rout continues ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-market-cap-plummets-to-16-year-low-as-stock-rout-continues mST7G9a6AiVC6kLfNgdtbH Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:55:01 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:05:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel and TSMC agree to form chipmaking joint venture: Report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-and-tsmc-agree-to-form-chipmaking-joint-venture-report 2ssX932yzhFVFLuBUnFKXP Thu, 03 Apr 2025 21:40:40 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:40:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lip-Bu Tan's first speech as Intel CEO focuses on innovation and working with foundry customers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/lip-bu-tans-first-speech-as-intel-ceo-focuses-on-innovation-and-working-with-foundry-customers eKAbz9gZegBJyxpfSwJMyd Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:39:31 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:59:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel announces 18A process node has entered risk production — crucial milestone comes as company ramps to Panther Lake chips ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-announces-18a-process-node-has-entered-risk-production-crucial-milestone-comes-as-company-ramps-to-panther-lake-chips GQMziTKeFx2chvXGKVfJQ7 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:13:14 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:49:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Best Graphics Cards for Gaming in 2026 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gpus,4380.html ADASzcgE7WXGrc6WHDXDs6 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 23:03:17 +0000 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:49:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Analyst claims Nvidia's gaming GPUs could use Intel Foundry's 18A node in the future ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-is-reportedly-close-to-adopting-intel-foundrys-18a-process-node-for-gaming-gpus n7WiUHQsvFmVtaz88escp3 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:17:11 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:06:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel's technology development chief Ann Kelleher to retire, sparking leadership overhaul ahead of 18A production start ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intels-technology-development-chief-ann-kelleher-to-retire-sparking-leadership-overhaul-ahead-of-18a-production-start gJeLsF5j3h3DStJrjf7jSJ Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:13:39 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:49:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nvidia to spend hundreds of billions on U.S.-made chips, confirms Blackwell system production in the U.S. ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nvidia-to-spend-hundreds-of-billions-on-u-s-made-chips-confirms-blackwell-gpu-production-at-tsmc-arizona rfWHxvuCpYizGsAfzSPJG3 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:28:26 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:42:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nvidia CEO denies being approached for stake in Intel Foundry, casting doubt on consortium reports — TSMC board member also denies involvement ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nvidia-ceo-denies-being-approached-for-stake-in-intel-foundry-casting-doubt-on-consortium-reports-tsmc-board-member-also-denies-involvement eWugDJ3th5eMGTqxoxDqEB Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:11:52 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:47:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel's new CEO warns employees about 'tough decisions', but Wall Street cheers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intels-new-ceo-warns-employees-about-tough-decisions-but-wall-street-cheers byPHLnTa84LfqXzqPHc9AP Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:09:44 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:55:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC and Intel foundry joint venture reportedly still in the works — AMD, Broadcom, and Nvidia approached ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-and-intel-foundry-joint-venture-reportedly-still-in-the-works-amd-broadcom-and-nvidia-approached wvV2KdgapsRhEv2aoRmXX Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:01:32 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:53:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel will keep using TSMC's services even when 18A is ramped up: 'It is a good supplier' ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-will-keep-using-tsmcs-services-even-when-18a-is-ramped-up-it-is-a-good-supplier XDhiu7RvutCDPu5QvbbxUV Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:44:38 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:54:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel shareholder lawsuit dismissed — complaints stemmed from single-day $32B devaluation in 2024 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-shareholder-lawsuit-dismissed-complaints-stemmed-from-single-day-usd32b-devaluation-in-2024 iZpvFwjps6jNSBZqxRvzbX Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:48:17 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:51:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nvidia and Broadcom continue trialing Intel 18A test chips: Report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nvidia-and-broadcom-continue-trialing-intel-18a-test-chips-report rP7bFmiYQZv4LQsRFDNWYb Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:28:37 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:42:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former Intel directors strongly oppose TSMC takeover, call for Intel fabs spinoff ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/former-intel-directors-strongly-oppose-tsmc-takeover-call-for-intel-fabs-spinoff 5L4q2NhLsbpw4hCmSDHgvA Sat, 01 Mar 2025 13:03:46 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:41:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel delays $100 billion Ohio chipmaking site to next decade: First fab now coming online in 2030 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-delays-usd100-billion-ohio-site-to-next-decade-first-fab-now-coming-online-in-2030 PRy9ZivBTqBVEcY8wnYps9 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:08:39 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:09:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel principal engineer bemoans potential TSMC takeover, touts company's 18A tech advantage ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-principal-engineer-bemoans-potential-tsmc-takeover-touts-companys-18a-tech-advantage 6eUjAWTAbJPjm3Yt62YmPa Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:21:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:42:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC and Broadcom explore deals to split Intel's foundry and chip design wings, says report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-and-broadcom-explore-deals-to-rip-apart-intels-foundry-and-chip-design-wings-says-report v24zPVm5PTGBdyrikm3NVU Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:40:10 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:51:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ US gov't pushing TSMC and Intel to create joint venture in the US: Report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/us-govt-pushing-tsmc-and-intel-to-create-joint-venture-in-the-us-report YS6LfsLiN9RcfVQCxU7JMD Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:23:08 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:55:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel's 18A and TSMC's N2 process nodes compared: Intel is faster, but TSMC is denser ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intels-18a-and-tsmcs-n2-process-nodes-compared-intel-is-faster-but-tsmc-is-denser nVnwaZhboXidHzuWzzzwbb Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:09:08 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:07:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC founder says Tim Cook told him in 2011 that Intel did not know how to be a foundry ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-founder-says-tim-cook-told-him-intel-did-not-know-how-to-be-a-foundry 6S8ZwAVeqjYYXmY7mXf9rB Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:24:06 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:42:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's second-largest foundry hires former Intel executive to lead advanced node development ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinas-second-largest-foundry-hires-former-intel-executive-to-lead-advanced-node-development FrFYfvyFvQRvdapYxdcSwg Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:56:34 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:48:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel is sampling 18A-based Panther Lake with customers — Intel Foundry's 18A node and CPUs are on track for 2H 2025 launch ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-is-sampling-18a-based-panther-lake-with-customers-panther-lake-cpus-are-on-track-for-2h-2025-launch 2rTvD7tjhJLZYfDFzj5yS3 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:12:08 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:40:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Broadcom has no Interest in buying Intel: CEO says no one asked ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/broadcom-has-no-interest-in-buying-intel-ceo-says-no-one-asked 99X6UsbyrsWHcQLBm4q5aY Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:43:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel ex-CEO Gelsinger and current co-CEO slapped with lawsuit over Intel Foundry disclosures — plaintiffs demand Gelsinger surrender salary earned ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-ex-ceo-gelsinger-and-his-cfo-slapped-with-lawsuit-over-intel-foundry-disclosures-plaintiffs-demand-gelsinger-surrenders-his-entire-salary-earned-during-his-tenure 6d5FwN7HGSaBmTqqP4hamK Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:22:18 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:42:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Panther Lake samples with flagship 18A node have been powered on at eight customers — Co-CEOs dispel rumors regarding poor silicon health ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-panther-lake-samples-with-flagship-18a-node-have-been-powered-on-at-eight-customers-co-ceos-dispel-rumors-regarding-poor-silicon-health n8YcRpozAJmgALnBK7EXwG Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:10:59 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:06:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel executive says spinning off manufacturing unit is an 'open question' ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-executive-says-spinning-off-manufacturing-unit-is-an-open-question VQTdsw8Zbe7X4swizyee7H Fri, 13 Dec 2024 04:03:47 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:52:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC founder says Intel has neither a strategy nor a CEO ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-founder-says-intel-should-focus-on-ai-not-advanced-process-technologies F2rMg6t6xQH56KTmzHp3i Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:18:32 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:47:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel looks beyond silicon, outlines breakthroughs in atomically-thin 2D transistors, chip packaging, and interconnects at IEDM 2024 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-looks-beyond-silicon-outlines-breakthroughs-in-atomically-thin-2d-transistors-chip-packaging-and-interconnects-at-iedm-2024 tNwuninwN2mnXxD62J54sR Sat, 07 Dec 2024 20:00:04 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:44:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel co-CEO David Zinsner says 'core strategy remains intact' — Intel will continue to be a products and foundry company ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-co-ceo-david-zisner-says-core-strategy-remains-intact-intel-will-continue-to-be-a-products-and-foundry-company uFhM8ikrKVDe34VeZPRonX Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:50:20 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:45:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Shareholders pay up as Intel ex-CEO Pat Gelsinger is reportedly set to depart with a $12 million golden handshake ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/shareholders-pay-up-as-intel-ex-ceo-pat-gelsinger-is-reportedly-set-to-depart-with-a-usd12-million-golden-handshake ppkx6M86cQvFNVk5AtcLGA Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:43:49 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:09:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel's CHIPS Act funding restricts the sale of foundry buisness — company has to maintain majority share if it spins off manufacturing unit ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intels-chips-act-funding-restricts-the-sale-of-foundry-buisness-company-has-to-maintain-majority-share-if-it-spins-off-manufacturing-unit FzmqMVUEykqRQsSUysyXbP Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:59:29 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:48:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Qualcomm reportedly loses interest in Intel takeover ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/qualcomm-reportedly-loses-interest-in-intel-takeover saDSyn4gvxFRvr6Wr3FqGK Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:13:55 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:43:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former Intel directors believe Intel must split in two to survive ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/former-intel-directors-believe-intel-must-split-in-two-to-survive pGfyWabEUGEN24gYPVWuSW Sat, 26 Oct 2024 13:11:24 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:09:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC is not interested in buying Intel's fabs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-is-not-interested-in-buying-intels-fabs HLUUYrDcUnAnz7pQGrt4Xi Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:34:38 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:50:29 +0000