Intel reveals 18A – a new generation of processors
Intel unveils 18A chip technology amid competition for market share, a new Arizona factory, and U.S. government support.
Six months after Lip-Bu Tan took the helm at Intel, the company announced the launch of a new family of Intel Core Ultra processors, codenamed Panther Lake. These are the first chips built using Intel’s 18A technological process, which is set to be the foundation for the company’s recovery as a market leader. Production has started at the factory in Chandler, Arizona, highlighting the company’s strategic shift towards American manufacturing.
The two pillars of new lithography
The heart of the 18A process are two key technologies: RibbonFET and PowerVia. The former is a new transistor architecture and successor to the long-used FinFET technology, It utilizes a gate-all-around (GAA) architecture where the gate completely surrounds the transistor channel. According to Intel, this allows for more precise current flow control, leading to further miniaturization and reduced leakage.
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