Intel introduced that it is further delaying plans to open two chip fabrication amenities in Ohio, pushing their completion out to 2030. The corporate initially announced its plans for Ohio in 2022, with an formidable opening set for 2025.
Intel says it accomplished the “basement” degree of its Ohio One undertaking final quarter, which permits above-ground building to get underway now. The $20 billion greenback undertaking is technically cut up throughout two completely different chip fabs, dubbed Mod 1 and Mod 2, which will not be accomplished on the identical time. Mod 1 is now set to open in 2030, to “align the beginning of manufacturing of our fabs with the wants of our enterprise and broader market demand,” in response to Intel. Mod 2 might be accomplished the next yr in 2031.
The justification is monetary: Intel says it is taking a “prudent strategy” that may make sure the chip fabs are accomplished in a “financially accountable method.” Intel beforehand told the state of Ohio that it was delaying the fabs till 2027. It additionally delayed the groundbreaking of the undertaking seemingly to incentivize the passing of the CHIPS Act in 2022, in response to a report from The Washington Post.
Extra delays add to what’s been a tumultuous interval for Intel as an organization. In December, former CEO Pat Gelsinger was pushed out, seemingly as a result of he wasn’t pulling-off Intel’s aggressive plans to broaden chip manufacturing. Previous to that, the funding the corporate was set to obtain by means of the CHIPS Act was reduced by $600 million. Add in layoffs and the continued dominance of chip makers like AMD, and Intel stays in a tough spot.
This text initially appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/intel-once-again-delays-its-long-awaited-ohio-chip-fabrication-facilities-185516274.html?src=rss
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