Intel said on Wednesday that it has secured US$15 billion worth of chip foundry orders as of the first quarter of this year.
The company also announced that it has secured Microsoft as a foundry customer during its first foundry even Intel Foundry Direct Connect at San Jose.
The US chip giant previously put its remaining orders at US$10 billion during the conference call held in January for the fourth quarter of 2023.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a recorded video during the conference that it will use Intel’s 18A process to make its chips.
Intel also announced that it plans to start production in 2027 its 14A process, which is equivalent to 1.4-nanometer (nm). ASML’s high NA extreme ultraviolet (EUV) will be used in its production.
With the addition of 14A, Intel now offers foundry nodes of Intel 16 (22nm), Intel 3 (4nm), Intel 18A (1.8nm), and Intel 14A (1.4nm). Intel 7 (10nm), Intel 4 (7nm), and Intel 20A (2nm) process nodes will be used to produce the company's own chips.
The US chip giant will also offer variants of these nodes such as Intel 3-T, Intel 18A-P, and Intel 14A-E __ T, P, and E standing for through-silicon via (TSV), performance improvement, and feature extension.
These are equivalent to TSMC’s N3E and N3P, which are offered to give foundry customers more options.
Intel also reiterated its goal to become the second-largest foundry by 2030. Currently, TSMC is the world’s largest foundry, or contract chip producer, followed by Samsung.
