Exciting news for chip stock Intel (INTC) holders, as its 18A production node has finally come on line. This is supposed to be the process that

Despite a long list of issues plaguing chip giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the company has made meaningful progress catching up to TSMC in semiconductor manufacturing. Intel was stuck on its heavily delayed 10 nanometer (nm) process for a long time,

Intel says its cutting-edge 18A process node is 'now ready' and that tape-out begins in 1H 2025, ready to compete with semiconductor leader TSMC.

Intel recently gave an update on its 18A process: it is now ready for customer projects and tape outs are set to being within the first half of 2025. The new node is expected to take on TSMC’s N2 process, which itself is expected to make its debut within 2026.

Intel is emphasizing that its 18A chip production will occur in North America as President Trump prepares to tariff foreign-made semiconductors.

"Intel 18A is now ready." So proclaims a new landing page on Intel's website for the company's all-important new 18A chip production node. But what does it mean for the PC? We already knew that Intel's next laptop chip,