Major Taiwanese news network Liberty Times Network (LTN) recently reported that, thanks to R&D participation from potential customers, Intel’s 14A (1.4nm) process has already surpassed the performance and yield of its 18A process.
Intel CFO David Zinsner revealed an optimistic outlook for the 14A process, which is primarily targeted at external customers. With each milestone of the 14A chip, Intel’s potential customers have received samples, indicating strong industry interest in the chip. This allows customers to participate in the entire development process and collect their feedback to ensure that the final products will be converted into actual OEM orders.
Zinsner pointed out that the performance and yield of 14A are comparable to those of 18A, and the formal “risk trial production” schedule has been brought forward by nearly a year. This is a significant advancement for Intel’s chip manufacturing efforts, as the 14A product will determine whether the American chip manufacturing giant can lead the chip market. Intel’s 14A process is Intel’s direct competitor to TSMC’s next-generation processes (referred to as A14).
Source: LTN, October 25, 2025
https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/5222958