Intel begins installing production tools at Fab 62 in Arizona

Intel announced that it has begun installing production equipment at Fab 62, part of its Ocotillo campus in Arizona. The company expects the facility to become operational by the end of 2028, though it has not disclosed which nodes it will produce or when high-volume production will start.

What will Fab 62 make?

According to Intel's process roadmap, Fab 62 will be able to manufacture chips on the 18A, 18A-P and 14A nodes. The neighboring Fab 52 currently produces Intel 18A chips. It remains unclear whether Fab 62 will add 18A capacity or host the next-generation 14A process.

The facility will be the sixth high-volume semiconductor fab at the Ocotillo campus. Intel has not revealed the fab's planned wafer processing capacity or the capital expenditure needed to complete it.

High-NA EUV in mass production

Intel confirmed it has integrated High-NA EUV lithography into high-volume manufacturing. The company uses the technology at its D1X fab in Oregon to produce select tiles for Panther Lake CPUs. High-NA EUV is a next-generation lithography technology that enables finer circuit patterns; Intel was the first chipmaker to install such systems.

Intel also reported progress at its Ohio manufacturing complex and said it continues to invest in leading-edge process technology, advanced packaging and photomask production in the US.