Intel’s 18A Is in High-Volume Production. The Question Is Whether Anyone Will Fab There.
5 min readIntel Foundry’s external revenue in Q1 2026 was $174 million — against total foundry revenue of $5.4 billion. That single number describes the commercial gap that Intel’s most significant process technology milestone in a decade has yet to close. The 18A node entered high-volume manufacturing in January 2026 at Fab 52 in Chandler, Arizona, ahead …