Intel is in the process of receiving its second High-NA EUV machine, according to CEO Pat Gelsinger.
The CEO gave the update during a conference call about the financial results. “The second High-NA EUV tool is coming to our Oregon facility,” Gelsinger said. He added to it that previous tech investments are showing positive early signs.
Intel received its first High-NA EUV machine in December. The new machines will take months to install. The machines are expected to be very successful, as they will allow for smaller processors, leading to faster and more efficient chips.
The machine that arrived in December has already provided a silicon wafer with a line 10 nanometers wide. By using extreme ultraviolet light, several machines will make the smallest semiconductors possible in a few years.
Market waiting for High-NA EUV
ASML has received billions in orders. In addition to Intel, Samsung, TSMC, Micron and SK Hynix will also receive the machines. Intel plans to use the technology in commercial production in 2027. The production plans of TSMC, which produces chips for Nvidia and Apple, are still unclear.
On July 17, ASML announced that it had started shipping the second High-NA EUV machine. Now it turns out that this machine is going to Intel, because this chipmaker will receive all of ASML’s High-NA EUV machines this year.
For Intel, innovation using the machines could be a welcome refreshment. The company was hit hard on the stock market on Friday, partly because it is accused of not innovating fast enough.
Tip: ASML to ship all High-NA EUV machines to Intel this year
