May 19, 2025
Our annual Intel Foundry Direct Connect conference occurred on April 29th, and we couldn’t be more grateful to all our customers and partners who joined us to make the event a success. We were fortunate to have Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan join us for his first Direct Connect event, opening the day with insightful discussions with trusted ecosystem leaders. Chris Miller, New York Times bestselling author of the book 'Chip War,' concluded the day by offering his insights into the factors shaping the semiconductor industry, particularly in the context of today's global trade rebalancing. He then joined a panel with several customers and partners for a more interactive discussion. We and our partners shared an incredible amount of news from start to finish, and it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on some of the highlights.
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Watch select highlights from the morning’s keynotes, featuring presentations from Lip-Bu Tan; Foundry Technology Manufacturing EVP, GM, and Chief Technology and Operations Officer Naga Chandrasekaran, and Foundry Services SVP & GM Kevin O'Buckley. We were fortunate to have Lip-Bu joined on stage by several industry leaders, including Sassine Ghazi (President & CEO, Synopsis), Anirudh Devgan (President & CEO, Cadence Design Systems), Mike Ellow (CEO, Siemens EDA), and John Kibarian (CEO, PDF Solutions).
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Watch some of the top news moments from the conference, shared by Intel’s Krista Vasquez, in this brief ~2 ½ minute video. Highlights include progress and expansions on the Intel 18A process node, a preview of Intel 14A, updates and additions to industry partnerships, and more.
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In his morning keynote, Kevin O’Buckley unveiled the new Intel 18A video, highlighting the key technologies that set apart our most innovative Intel Foundry offering yet. Although the video presented at Direct Connect was intentionally brief, the complete video is available at the top of our Intel 18A webpage. In addition to details on PowerVia and RibbonFET, take a moment to learn more about one of Intel 18A’s lesser-known features: Omni MIM. Ready for a deep dive? Read the Intel 18A platform brief.
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Ben Bajarin, CEO and Principal Analyst of Creative Strategies, takes a look at Intel Foundry technologies presented at the Direct Connect event. Read his article as he explores how the semiconductor industry is transitioning to a disaggregated design era, focusing on modular chiplets rather than monolithic scaling. Intel Foundry is leading this shift, leveraging technologies like PowerVia and RibbonFET to enhance power delivery and transistor architecture, while EMIB and Foveros enable flexible, high performance system integration across diverse foundry products.
Read Ben Bajarin’s Article
A full replay of the Direct Connect morning keynotes is posted online at the Direct Connect website, under the Keynote heading. This includes expanded discussions with ecosystem leaders and customers. You will also find a list of speakers who joined us throughout the day.
Watch the replay
Join Kevin as he delves into the 'why' behind our new technology innovations discussed at Direct Connect, exploring our deeper engagement with customers and its impact on market readiness. He also discusses our new Chiplet Alliance, which enhances interoperability not only with Intel Foundry's advanced packaging solutions but also with partners like Amkor.
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Intel’s Foundry Transformation: Technology, Culture, and Collaboration
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Intel Foundry Delivers!
Our annual Intel Foundry Direct Connect conference occurred on April 29th, and we couldn’t be more grateful to all our customers and partners who joined us to make the event a success. We were fortunate to have Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan join us for his first Direct Connect event, opening the day with insightful discussions with trusted ecosystem leaders. Chris Miller, New York Times bestselling author of the book 'Chip War,' concluded the day by offering his insights into the factors shaping the semiconductor industry, particularly in the context of today's global trade rebalancing. He then joined a panel with several customers and partners for a more interactive discussion. We and our partners shared an incredible amount of news from start to finish, and it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on some of the highlights.
Read the Press Release
Direct Connect Keynote Highlights
Watch select highlights from the morning’s keynotes, featuring presentations from Lip-Bu Tan; Foundry Technology Manufacturing EVP, GM, and Chief Technology and Operations Officer Naga Chandrasekaran, and Foundry Services SVP & GM Kevin O'Buckley. We were fortunate to have Lip-Bu joined on stage by several industry leaders, including Sassine Ghazi (President & CEO, Synopsis), Anirudh Devgan (President & CEO, Cadence Design Systems), Mike Ellow (CEO, Siemens EDA), and John Kibarian (CEO, PDF Solutions).
Watch the video
8 Announcements from Intel Foundry Direct Connect
Watch some of the top news moments from the conference, shared by Intel’s Krista Vasquez, in this brief ~2 ½ minute video. Highlights include progress and expansions on the Intel 18A process node, a preview of Intel 14A, updates and additions to industry partnerships, and more.
Watch the video
Watch the Intel 18A Video or delve deeper with the Platform Brief
In his morning keynote, Kevin O’Buckley unveiled the new Intel 18A video, highlighting the key technologies that set apart our most innovative Intel Foundry offering yet. Although the video presented at Direct Connect was intentionally brief, the complete video is available at the top of our Intel 18A webpage. In addition to details on PowerVia and RibbonFET, take a moment to learn more about one of Intel 18A’s lesser-known features: Omni MIM. Ready for a deep dive? Read the Intel 18A platform brief.
Visit the page
Advanced Packaging: Unlocking design freedom
Ben Bajarin, CEO and Principal Analyst of Creative Strategies, takes a look at Intel Foundry technologies presented at the Direct Connect event. Read his article as he explores how the semiconductor industry is transitioning to a disaggregated design era, focusing on modular chiplets rather than monolithic scaling. Intel Foundry is leading this shift, leveraging technologies like PowerVia and RibbonFET to enhance power delivery and transistor architecture, while EMIB and Foveros enable flexible, high performance system integration across diverse foundry products.
Read Ben Bajarin’s Article
Video: Intel Foundry Direct Connect Morning Keynotes
A full replay of the Direct Connect morning keynotes is posted online at the Direct Connect website, under the Keynote heading. This includes expanded discussions with ecosystem leaders and customers. You will also find a list of speakers who joined us throughout the day.
Watch the replay
Video: Kevin O’Buckley talks with EE Times at Direct Connect
Join Kevin as he delves into the 'why' behind our new technology innovations discussed at Direct Connect, exploring our deeper engagement with customers and its impact on market readiness. He also discusses our new Chiplet Alliance, which enhances interoperability not only with Intel Foundry's advanced packaging solutions but also with partners like Amkor.
Watch the video
Video: Naga Chandrasekaran on Intel 14A
Tune in as Naga shares his thoughts on Intel 14A, the second generation of key features like gate-all-around transistors and backside power, and how learnings from Intel 18A provide a tailwind to accelerate development and customer success on our next node.Watch the video
Video: Kevin O’Buckley on Intel 18A-P and Intel 14A
Kevin further offers perspectives on responding to customer needs with new development on Intel 18A-P, the next step in the evolution of the Intel 18A family, as well as his thoughts on our future Intel 14A process node.Watch the video
From our Partners
Nine EDA and ecosystem partners also shared updates on how they’re collaborating with Intel Foundry to help accelerate the development of silicon and advanced packaging technologies. To learn more, click here to view all the announcements made at Direct Connect 2025.SemiWIki Live Coverage:
Intel’s Foundry Transformation: Technology, Culture, and Collaboration
Intel’s Path to Technological Leadership: Transforming Foundry Services and Embracing AI
Intel Foundry Delivers!