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Intel completes RAMP-C pilot, paving way for secure domestic chip production

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Intel has concluded its RAMP-C production pilot program, which aimed to establish a secure, domestic chip manufacturing ecosystem on its advanced 18A process. This initiative, funded by the U.S. government, involved paying partners like NVIDIA and Microsoft to test chips using an unfinished design kit. The program's completion signifies Intel's readiness to accept external customers for commercial production, particularly for sensitive defense-related products utilizing the Intel Secure Enclave manufacturing flow. AI

IMPACT Enables secure domestic production of advanced chips, potentially impacting AI hardware supply chains.

RANK_REASON Completion of a government-funded pilot program by a major semiconductor manufacturer aimed at establishing domestic production capabilities. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Intel completes RAMP-C pilot, paving way for secure domestic chip production

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

    Intel closes out RAMP-C production pilot that paid Nvidia and others to run test chips on 18A — program helped lay a path for secure domestic chip production on advanced processes

    Intel Foundry says that it has completed RAMP-C, the U.S. defense program awarded to the company in 2021 to stand up a domestic leading-edge chip ecosystem on its 18A process.

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