Reports claim that Intel has had trouble executing contracts for running The Wafer Manufacturing Business as it had anticipated. BroadcomA, a known maker of chips, performed tests IntelA has shared a report stating that the company has developed the 18A manufacturing process but that it was not ready for high volume production.
As of now, Reuters reports that tests, such as those performed by Broadcom engineers and managers involving sending silicon wafers or discs with chips printed on them, indicate that these wafer level packaging technologies are not yet ready for mass production.
Intel did not provide any comments regarding some of such conversations with various consumers in particular.
The ‘Intel 18A is up and running well, yields are good and we are still fully on track to commence high volume production next year. It’s quite normal to see a great deal of interest from the industry in Intel 18A, But on strategic basis I will refrain from any commentary specific to customer engagements.’’
A spokeswoman for Broadcom said that the company is ‘assessing Intel foundry offerings and looking for their conclusion but is not ready to make such a finding yet’.
Despite Intel’s assurance that the 18A process will reach high-volume production within a year from now, Broadcom’s concerns over the feasibility of the process bear out the challenges facing Intel in regard to traditional players such as British Semiconductor.
Two sources familiar with wafer pricing according to Reuters have revealed that TSMC which is quite a leader in advanced manufacturing processes charges over $23000 per wafer in case of high volume production. The cost of wafer for Intel cannot be ascertain.
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Intel business not profitable
The Foundry business arm was started by Intel in 2021, and it is still not earning any profits, recording an operating loss of 7 billion in the second quarter. To attract significant customers such as apple or NVIDIA it will be important for Intel to fill this gap of investing in new plants and make it a money spinning business.
In the recent past, Intel disclosed a plan of sacking about 15 percent of its workforce and curtail investments on factory builds there forward. Also. Intel gained this award, which totals to $ 8.8 billion aimed at us manufacturing of the semiconductor chips.
Intel President Mr. Pat Gelsinger admits that its designs are too early to market and, in his opinion, ready to start manufacturing by this time next year but will not see sales of such products until 2025.
