Changes in US stocks | Intel (INTC.US) opened and fell nearly 3%, and Nvidia suspended testing of its 18A process

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on Wednesday, Intel (INTC.US) opened and fell nearly 3% to $35.53. According to the news, according to two people familiar with the matter previously revealed to the media, the “AI chip hegemon” Nvidia (NVDA.US) did not continue to move forward after actually evaluating how to manufacture one of the AI chips using Intel's 18A advanced process technology, but instead chose to stop testing the Intel 18A process.

Intel's 18A (equivalent to 1.8 nm manufacturing process) is an important milestone in its advanced manufacturing roadmap. It aims to greatly improve the performance and energy efficiency of next-generation chips by adopting the RibbonFET transistor structure and PowerVia back power supply technology, and compete with advanced manufacturing technology from competitors such as TSMC. The 18A process is not only used in Intel's own CPU series products, but is also regarded as a key technology node for attracting customers in its external foundry (i.e. foundry) business.