Intel plans for 18A chips by 2025 to challenge Samsung, TSMC dominance

US-based chipmaker Intel is poised to overtake Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) with a 18A chip in 2025, according to a news report on Sammobile.

Currently, TSMC is the world’s largest semiconductor fabrication company with Apple, Qualcomm, and Samsung among its key clients. It started 7nm chip fabrication in 2017, followed by 5nm chips and 3nm chips in 2019 and 2022, respectively. Korea’s Samsung started 7nm chips production in 2018, followed by 5nm in 2019. It currently makes 3nm chips, which are slated for mass production by the end of this year.