Intel's problems with 10nm processors are known to all. This lithograph is currently only used for laptop processors due to the smaller size and complexity of the DIE. After a myriad of problems, Intel's Fab 42 built in Arizona 7 years ago finally appears to be running at 100% capacity at 10nm.
Fab 42 was completed in 2014 and by 2014 this factory was fully ready, with the complete infrastructure. The problem with this factory is that the 10nm node was not listed, far from it. Something began to be produced in 2016, but it was not until 2019 that it began to be produced in 10nm effectively.
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Intel already has the Fab 42 ready to mass produce 10nm chips
This plant is now fully functional and apparently ready to meet the demand for 10nm processors. Not only that, this plant makes use of 450mm silicon wafers, while the industry uses 300mm wafers. The projected production capacity is well above the industry and should be able to meet the demand for Tiger Lake processors-
Running this factory at full power is critical for Intel as it needs to catch up. It currently lags behind Samsung and TSMC in lithography and production capacity. But more importantly, recover the 23.000 million dollars that Fab 42 has cost so far.
Note that Intel's Fab 42 could be the plant that manufactures 7nm processors. This lithography requires specific machinery for the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) process. Intel initially raised Fab 42 as the plant that would manufacture in 7nm and an investment of 7.000 million dollars was even planned for this plant.
After months of trouble, it looks like Intel is finally on its way out of a giant pothole.
Source: TPU
