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The other day, I got caught up reading this weird piece about Intel. You know how you just stumble on something random but it grabs you? Anyway, they’re talking about this “18A process” like it’s the next big thing. Intel might’ve found its “iPhone moment” with it. Sounds fancy, right?
So, Intel’s got this chip thing going, and they’re itching for a win. Not just for the cash—though, let’s be real, everyone’s in it for the money—but also, they wanna steal some of that spotlight from TSMC. (Those guys made a whole deal with Trump, and now everyone’s checking out their US facilities like it’s the new hot spot. Go figure.)
Intel’s throwing their 18A node into the ring. And get this, they’re chatting it up with NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Google. I mean, big names, big promises. Supposedly, the 18A can hang with TSMC’s N2 process. Better yet, it’s made in the USA. Cue the fireworks, right?
I remember seeing something somewhere about Intel showing off the 18A node at some event. Direct Connect 2025, maybe? Yeah, they bragged it’s the “most advanced process” made stateside. They’ve got swagger, gotta give them that.
Oh, and there’s buzz that the leadership shake-up at Intel’s fueling this fire. New CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is apparently shaking things up with some EDA, packaging, foundry stuff. IDM 2.0 strategy might be out the window—whatever that means—and consumer CPUs could be their next jam.
Why’s everyone so interested? Well, TSMC’s lines are jam-packed, apparently. So, firms are looking around for Plan B. Intel’s stepping up, maybe trying to be the anti-TSMC for the 2nm thing. Samsung’s trying to play, but they might need a bit more oomph.
It’s like this whole tech drama, but with chips instead of celebs.
