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Intel wins Fortinet as first external customer for Intel 4 chipmaking node

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Tom's Hardware ·

Intel will co-develop and manufacture Fortinet's next-generation firewall ASIC using its Intel 4 process. The chip, called SP6, leverages Intel's expertise in disaggregated design and advanced packaging. This marks Intel 4's first named external customer, a win for Intel's foundry business.

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A notable foundry win for Intel, but one firewall ASIC doesn't prove Intel 4's competitiveness at scale against TSMC.
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Intel to co-develop and manufacture Fortinet's next-gen firewall ASIC on Intel 4 — node gets its first named external customer →
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