TSMC's former SVP, known for his key role in driving the Taiwan giant's chip technologies, is reportedly being pursued to join Intel Foundry, which could be a significant hiring move for Team Blue. Intel's Pursuit of TSMC's Former Executive Shows the Firm's 'Hunger' Towards a Comeback in the Chip Industry Intel has been scaling up its chipmaking ambitions since the change in leadership, and under CEO Lip-Bu Tan, the foundry division has vowed to gain recognition in the semiconductor industry. Structural changes are being made within the department, including adjustments to the management hierarchy and the approach towards specific chip […]

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Intel's CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, has discussed the stake taken by the US government in the company, claiming that it was a necessary step to ensure that the American chipmaker could compete with Taiwan's TSMC. Intel's CEO Also Tells Specifics About His Meeting With President Trump, Calling It a Massive Success Well, the interest from the Trump administration in Intel was indeed a surprise for many of us, but for CEO Lip-Bu Tan, this initiative was "good to have", as he claims that it is similar to how Taiwan supports TSMC or South Korea backs the likes of Samsung Foundry. In […]

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Intel has decided to tap into the ASIC and design business as its next major venture, and according to the latest comments by CEO Lip-Bu Tan, the effort will play a crucial role in the firm's operations. Intel's ASIC Business Could Turn The Firm's Foundry Into a 'Complete Package', Making it a Compelling Option For Big Tech For those unaware, Intel had recently announced the creation of the Central Engineering Group (CEG) to consolidate all the engineering talent within the firm into a single division. And this would give "more power to the engineers" onboard. The department is headed by […]

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Intel's CFO has revealed promising development around the 14A process, which is the firm's chip that will target external customer adoption on a much larger front. Intel's 14A Process Is Being Sampled By Potential Clients With Each Milestone, Implying Massive Interest Around the Chip For those unaware, Team Blue recently showcased the 18A node, which was met with a lot of optimism from the industry, mainly due to the chip's impressive PPA figures, along with the integration in products like Panther Lake. However, for Intel's foundry division, the 14A chip is the product that will decide the 'future' of the […]

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The latest Linux patches reveal that the Xe3P graphics is tied to Nova Lake, Intel's next-gen CPU family for desktop and mobile. Intel Xe3P GPU Support Added in Linux and Mesa; Will be Integrated on Nova Lake, But Will Have Limited Ray-Tracing Support Across Models Intel has begun its work on adding support for its "Xe3P" graphics architecture, which it announced alongside Xe3 recently. While the Intel Xe3 is confirmed for the Panther Lake series, the Xe3P was officially mentioned only for the Crescent Island data center GPU. However, the latest Linux Kernel patches confirm that Xe3P will be tied […]

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Panther Lake's budget offering was benchmarked on Geekbench, showcasing its iGPU's prowess, which is roughly on the same level as AMD Radeon 880M. 12-Core Intel Core Ultra 5 338H Panther Lake CPU to Feature Arc B370 iGPU; Scores 39,406 Points in Geekbench Vulkan Test Since Intel Panther Lake is expected to launch in a few months, we are witnessing benchmark leaks more frequently. The latest one is the Core Ultra 5 338H, which is one of the slowest in the PTL-H series, and was spotted on Geekbench, confirming the specifications. The results page reveal that the Ultra 5 338H boasts […]

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One of the more important aspects revealed by Intel at the recent earnings call was the massive demand the firm witnesses in both the server and client CPU segments, a trend that is expected to continue next year as well. Intel's DC Segment To See Massive Growth, Driven By Adoption of the 'Xeon' Server CPU Platform Intel's Q3 earnings call was met with massive optimism in the industry, mainly because CEO Lip-Bu Tan and CFO David Zinsner delved into one of the most crucial aspects of the AI supply chain: overall production volume. Speaking with Barron's, CFO David Zinsner revealed […]

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