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The Latest Breaking News from Intel Foundry

Intel might axe the 18A process node for foundry customers, essentially leaving TSMC with no rival — Intel reportedly to focus on 14A (Updated)

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is weighing whether to stop offering the company's 18A technology to external clients and instead focus on the next-generation 14A process, a move that could withdraw Intel from the broad foundry market for several years.

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Intel’s former CEO speaks out — "I wanted to finish what I started"

Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says he wasn’t allowed to finish what he started and suggests the company forced him out before his turnaround was complete.

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Intel hosts Direct Connect Asia event in Seoul — company tries to lure Samsung Foundry clients in its own backyard

Intel Foundry hosts its first Direct Connect Asia event in Korea, targets local chip designers, automotive industry.

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Intel Foundry layoffs could impact 'more than 10,000' factory workers — one fifth of employees affected by 'enormous cutback'

Intel plans to cut 15%-20 % of its global fab network workforce — between 8,170 and 10,890 employees — to reduce costs, but this risks operational agility and potentially jeopardizes federal and state funding.

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Intel's Dual Gamble: AI Innovation Now, Foundry Fortunes Later?

Intel is strategically balancing near-term AI product innovation with its ambitious long-term foundry development to reshape its industry standing.

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Intel details new advanced packaging breakthroughs — EMIB-T paves the way for HBM4 and increased UCIe bandwidth

Intel disclosed several chip packaging breakthroughs at the Electronic Components Technology Conference (ECTC), outlining the technical merits of multiple new chip packaging techniques that the company plans to deploy in production in the future.

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Intel says foundry business won't break even until 14A in 2027

Intel expects its loss-making Foundry division to reach breakeven by 2027, driven by internal adoption of its 18A process, and contributions from packaging, and mature nodes.

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Tariffs and TSMC delays could turn Apple into an Intel Foundry customer

During a conversation at the J.P. Morgan's Global Technology, Media, and Communications conference in Boston, Intel's CFO David Zinsner confirmed that Intel doesn't have a significant volume of external chips. At least on the 18A process node but things should change with 14A.

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Intel's 14A chips might finally prove a match for Apple Silicon

Intel announced performance metrics for its upcoming 14A silicon process node during the Intel Foundry Direct Connect event in San Jose on Tuesday.

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Here are all the partners Intel announced at its 2025 Foundry Direct Connect event but big new customers are notably absent

How many have you heard of before?

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Intel Foundry Roadmap Update - New 18A-PT variant that enables 3D die stacking, 14A process node enablement

Intel's new CEO Lip Bu-Tan took to the stage at the company's Intel Foundry Direct 2025 event here in San Jose, California to outline the company's progress on its foundry initiative.

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Intel posts flat year-over-year earnings and bleak outlook, warns about macroeconomic pressures

Intel reports flat revenue but deeper losses and lower margins in Q1 2025 as well as gives a bleak Q2 guidance driven by macroeconomic and trade-related uncertainties.

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The Intel-TSMC unholy chip factory alliance rumour re-emerges and this time a 'preliminary' deal is said to have been done

The involvement of AMD, Nvidia and Broadcom remains unclear...

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Analyst claims Nvidia's gaming GPUs could use Intel Foundry's 18A node in the future

According to an analyst, Broadcom and Nvidia are reportedly close to adopting Intel Foundry as their manufacturing partner.

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Intel’s New CEO Wants to Save Its Failing AI Chip Business. Is It Time to Double Down on INTC Stock?

Down 65% from all-time highs, Intel is a beaten-down tech stock that remains a high-risk investment. Can its new CEO save the failing chip maker?

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Intel's technology development chief Ann Kelleher to retire, sparking leadership overhaul ahead of 18A production start

Intel's long-serving head of technology development Ann Kelleher will retire later this year, handing off responsibilities to Naga Chandrasekaran for front-end process and manufacturing and to Navid Shahriari for advanced back-end operations.

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Nvidia CEO denies being approached for stake in Intel Foundry, casting doubt on consortium reports — TSMC board member also denies involvement

Nvidia's CEO denies any involvement in discussions about a potential consortium to own Intel Foundry.

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Intel appoints Lip-Bu Tan as permanent CEO

Industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan becomes Intel's permanent CEO, rejoins the company's board-of-directors.

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TSMC and Intel foundry joint venture reportedly still in the works — AMD, Broadcom, and Nvidia approached

TSMC reportedly asked its biggest customers to invest in joint venture that would operate Intel's production facilities.

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Intel will keep using TSMC's services even when 18A is ramped up: 'It is a good supplier'

Intel is set to continue outsourcing some of its products to TSMC even when 18A and other advanced nodes are fully ramped.

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Intel shareholder lawsuit dismissed — complaints stemmed from single-day $32B devaluation in 2024

Judge did not find enough evidence that Intel and its management did anything wrong with its financial reporting.

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Former Intel directors strongly oppose TSMC takeover, call for Intel fabs spinoff

Former Intel directors say TSMC fabs takeover is a terrible idea, but fab spinoff to a consortium of companies is a good idea.

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Can 18A save Intel from being devoured by its rivals – and Wall Street?

Intel's 18A process technology is finally ready, but will it be enough to fend off the wolves?

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Jim Keller says a 'great Intel' is worth $1 trillion, company would be sold at fire sale pricing if sold now

Jim Keller would be sad if Intel gets split and its divisions will be run by different companies.

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