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Intel to co-develop Fortinet's next-gen firewall ASIC on Intel 4 node

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Intel has announced a strategic partnership with Fortinet to co-develop and manufacture Fortinet's next-generation firewall ASIC, the SP6. This collaboration marks Fortinet as the first cybersecurity vendor and the first external customer for Intel's advanced Intel 4 manufacturing node. The SP6 chip will leverage Intel's expertise in disaggregated semiconductor design and advanced packaging, potentially utilizing a chiplet-based architecture. AI

IMPACT This collaboration could lead to more specialized and efficient hardware for cybersecurity applications, potentially impacting AI-driven security solutions.

RANK_REASON Partnership between a major semiconductor manufacturer and a cybersecurity vendor for advanced chip development and manufacturing.

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Intel to co-develop Fortinet's next-gen firewall ASIC on Intel 4 node

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Luke James ·

    Intel to co-develop and manufacture Fortinet's next-gen firewall ASIC on Intel 4 — node gets its first named external customer

    SP6 will draw on what the companies described as Intel's expertise in disaggregated semiconductor design and advanced packaging.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Intel to co-develop and manufacture Fortinet's next-gen firewall ASIC on Intel 4 — node gets its first named external customer SP6 will draw on what the compani

    Intel to co-develop and manufacture Fortinet's next-gen firewall ASIC on Intel 4 — node gets its first named external customer SP6 will draw on what the companies described as Intel's expertise in disaggregated semiconductor design and advanced packaging. https://www. tomshardwar…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/intel-to-co-develop-an… tomshardware.com/tech-industry

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