Intel 20A process will be used primarily for its own needs

Describing the current state of adoption of new process technologies, Intel management avoided making any new ambitious statements at its quarterly report conference, merely mentioning that it continues to believe in its ability to regain technological leadership by 2025.
It was also said that Intel 18A process will be more suitable for the needs of third-party customers, while the previous Intel 20A process will be mainly used by the company itself.Image source: IntelIn the next few years Intel will have to reduce costs by $8-10 billion a year, CFO David Zinsner was forced to clarify that the amount of investment in product development and adoption of new technologies will be affected to a minimum.
In fact, over the next couple of years, the share of capital costs will reach 35% of revenues, before dropping to the more familiar 25%.The Intel 20A technology will use a new RibbonFET transistor structure, and in this regard, the company expects to maintain its status as an innovator in the semiconductor industry, as CEO Patrick Gelsinger made clear.
The Intel 20A process is on track to be adopted, and the company's CEO believes it will be used primarily for its own needs.
After transitioning to Intel 18A by the middle of the decade, the number of third-party customers interested in using this new lithography step will significantly increase.As Gelsinger stressed, a digital project on the Intel 18A process for a large external customer has already been completed, and the first workable prototypes are available.
According to early statements from Intel, it is a product for the needs of the U.S.
Department of Defense, which will be produced at the under-construction facility in Ohio.
In addition, the company already has test samples for its own needs, manufactured using Intel 18A technology.
In the future, several more Intel customers will receive test chips produced using this process.
According to Gelsinger, based on the results of tests of these samples, they will be able to decide on the advisability of mass production by Intel.