作者:
nangle (帥胖汪汪)
2021-03-24 06:48:10原文標題：
Intel invests $20 billion in two Arizona factories, 7nm chips coming in 2023
英特爾投資200億美元建亞利桑那州兩座工廠，7奈米晶片將於2023年問世
原文連結：
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/intel-7nm-2023-meteor-lake-213933055.html
發布時間：
Wed, March 24, 2021, 5:39 AM
原文內容：
Intel's new CEO, Pat Gelsinger, isn't wasting any time in ramping up the
company's engineering capabilities. In a press conference today, he announced
the company's "IDM 2.0" strategy, which kicks off with a $20 billion
investment in two Arizona fabrication plants. That'll make Intel a stronger
force in the chipmaking business, both when it comes to making its own
hardware, as well as chips for partners. Additionally, Gelsinger revealed
that the company's first 7nm chip, the long-delayed Meteor Lake, will have
its design finalized in the second quarter of this year. We won't see that
CPU ship until 2023, however, a year later than the company previously
suggested.
“Intel is the only company with the depth and breadth of software, silicon
and platforms, packaging, and process with at-scale manufacturing customers
can depend on for their next-generation innovations," Gelsinger said in a
blog post. "IDM 2.0 is an elegant strategy that only Intel can deliver – and
it’s a winning formula.”
Gelsinger kicked off his presentation by acknowledging Intel's struggles with
producing 7nm chips, something he attributed to delays that began with its
10nm architecture shift. Moving forward, he says Intel plans to use extreme
ultraviolet lithography (EUV) in a redesigned production process. But while
the company is investing more in its own fabrication plants, it'll still need
some help from third-party foundries to build its 7nm chips, Meteor Lake and
Granite Rapids for datacenters. Think of it like a stopgap solution: Intel
can't push production too much until its new facilities are ready, so it's
enlisting a bit of help.
As part of its push to be more of a fabrication giant, the company is
launching a new segment called Intel Foundry Services. Gelsinger mentioned
that Intel is currently working with partners, including Amazon, Cisco, IBM,
and Microsoft. But he pushed a bit further during a Q&A session with press,
saying that he's even pursuing Apple's business. Naturally, there's plenty of
skepticism about Intel's bold ambition. When asked how Intel plans to balance
commitments to partners, even though it's had trouble making its own
production commitments, Gelsinger noted that IFS will be run as its own
business unit, and that Intel is aiming to honor its promises to partners.
"Intel is back," Gelsinger said. "The old Intel is now the new Intel as we
look forward to the future."
機翻如下：
英特爾新任首席執行官派特-格爾辛格（Pat Gelsinger）並沒有浪費時間來提升公司的工
程能力。在今天的新聞發佈會上，他宣佈了公司的 "IDM 2.0 "戰略，該戰略以投資200億
美元在亞利桑那州的兩家製造工廠為開端。這將使英特爾在晶片製造業務中成為更強大的
力量，無論是在製造自己的硬體時，還是在為合作夥伴製造晶片時。此外，Gelsinger還
透露，該公司的首款7nm晶片，也就是拖延已久的Meteor Lake，將在今年第二季度完成設
計。不過，我們要到2023年才能看到該CPU的出貨，比該公司此前建議的時間晚了一年。
"英特爾是唯一一家在軟體、矽和平臺、封裝和工藝與規模製造方面具有深度和廣度的公
司，客戶的下一代創新可以依賴，"Gelsinger在一篇博客文章中說。"IDM 2.0是一個優雅
的戰略，只有英特爾能夠提供