Intel : 6 months ahead of schedule on 18A
Intel says it is 6 months ahead of schedule with its 18A process. One of the the most advanced of the five process generations that they have been developing over the last four years.
The process is now scheduled for H2 2024 – six months ahead of schedule.
18A will require ASML’s latest lithography tool the High Numerical Aperture (High NA) EUV machine.
Intel says it has secured the first delivery slot for the NA machines.
Back in July 2012, Intel invested $4.1 billion in ASML’s EUV development programme – $3.1 billion in an ASML stock purchase and $1 billion to fund the EUV R&D effort.
