- It takes time and money to get 18A fab running and Intel might still run out of money.
- If 18A is not success, Intel will drop out of manufacturing.
- If 18A works well, Intel is back making money next to TSMC.
>Intel says its crucial next-gen 'Intel 18A' node remains on track for launch in 2025. It has now shifted its engineering resources from 20A to the newer 18A node, which the company says was spurred by the strength of the yield metrics for 18A. Intel again noted that it had reached a sub-0.40 D0 defect density (def/cm^2) for 18A, a critical measurement of the yield rate for a process node. A process node is usually considered production-worthy and healthy once D0 reaches 0.5 or below.
- It takes time and money to get 18A fab running and Intel might still run out of money.
- If 18A is not success, Intel will drop out of manufacturing.
- If 18A works well, Intel is back making money next to TSMC.
>Intel says its crucial next-gen 'Intel 18A' node remains on track for launch in 2025. It has now shifted its engineering resources from 20A to the newer 18A node, which the company says was spurred by the strength of the yield metrics for 18A. Intel again noted that it had reached a sub-0.40 D0 defect density (def/cm^2) for 18A, a critical measurement of the yield rate for a process node. A process node is usually considered production-worthy and healthy once D0 reaches 0.5 or below.