Intel announces cancellation of 20A process node for Arrow Lake, goes with external nodes instead, likely TSMC [Updated]
By Paul Alcorn published 11 hours ago Out with the Intel node, in with TSMC
In a surprise move, Intel announced today that it no longer plans to use its own 'Intel 20A' process node with its upcoming Arrow Lake processors for the consumer market. Instead, it will use external nodes, likely from partner TSMC, for all of Arrow Lake's chip components. Intel's only manufacturing responsibilities for the Arrow Lake processors will be packaging the externally manufactured chiplets into the final processor. Intel CFO Dave Zinsser also commented on the matter during the company's discussion at the Citi Global TMT Conference today, indicating the company would 'skip over productizing' the 20A node to reduce capital expenditures and spending. Intel projects it will save half a billion dollars by skipping the 20A node.
翻譯: 英特爾今天出人意料地宣布,它不再計劃在即將推出的消費市場的 Arrow Lake 處理器中使用自己的「Intel 20A」工藝節點。相反,它將使用外部節點(可能來自合作夥伴台積電)來生產 Arrow Lake 的所有晶片組件。英特爾對 Arrow Lake 處理器的唯一製造責任是將外部製造的小晶片封裝到最終的處理器中。英特爾財務長Dave Zinsser今天在花旗全球TMT大會上的公司討論中也對此事發表了評論,表示公司將「跳過產品化」20A節點,以減少資本支出和支出。英特爾預計,跳過 20A 節點將節省 5 億美元。