How Panther Lake is made: We went inside Intel’s most superior chip fab
Being a expertise journalist isn’t practically as cool as you would possibly assume. More often than not it’s simply studying and analyzing data, writing, speaking with individuals through chat and e mail, and infrequently making an attempt out a cool new laptop computer. However as soon as in a fantastic whilst you get to see issues that very, only a few individuals ever see, like the within of one of many world’s most superior factories.
And by “you,” I imply Adam, Mark, and Will, not me. As a result of I’m too distant from Arizona to see Intel’s huge industrial fabrication middle. And I’m not jealous in any respect, not even somewhat bit.
Sadly, as a result of it’s 1) a clear facility that’s ten occasions as strict as a mean surgical theater by way of cleanliness and a couple of) stuffed floor-to-very-high-ceiling with proprietary expertise and industrial secrets and techniques, the PCWorld staff didn’t get to take pictures or video of the model new Fab 52-18A facility, which is gearing as much as produce Intel’s next-generation Panther Lake chips for 2026.
The staff did get to take notes and had a pleasant lengthy chat within the Arizona sunshine about their experiences. For a deep dive on what needs to be one of the advanced services on the planet, take a look at the complete dialog. And if you wish to be the primary to know once we can truly check out Panther Lake for ourselves, subscribe to PCWorld and The Full Nerd podcast.