Microsoft's upcoming custom chip will be made by Intel

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Intel's relatively new Foundry division — formerly known as Intel Foundry Services until earlier today — has just landed a notable order from a big name. According to, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that his company will be tapping into Intel's latest 18A fabrication process for an upcoming in-house chip design. But given Intel's process roadmap, this means we likely won't be seeing Microsoft's new chip until 2025.

At Intel's event earlier today, the exec shared an extended Intel Foundry process technology roadmap, which features a new 14A node enabled bythis department right after he assumed the CEO role in February 2021, as part of his ambitious plan to put Intel up against the likes of TSMC and Samsung in the contract chip-making market. Before Microsoft, Intel Foundry's list of clients already include MediaTek, Qualcomm and Amazon.

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