Intel details 14A node: 2nd Gen RibbonFET, 15-20% perf-per-watt increase, uses High-NA EUV

Intel details its upcoming in-house 14A process node: RIbbonFET 2, PowerDirect, uses ASML's bleeding-edge High-NA EUV lithography machines, chips in 2027.

Intel details 14A node: 2nd Gen RibbonFET, 15-20% perf-per-watt increase, uses High-NA EUV
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TL;DR: Intel unveiled its advanced 14A process node featuring second-generation PowerVia PowerDirect technology and RibbonFET 2, enabling superior power efficiency and performance. Utilizing ASML’s High-NA EUV lithography, 14A offers 15-20% better performance-per-watt, 1.3x higher chip density, and 25-35% lower power consumption than 18A.

Intel announced the enablement of its high-end 14A process node at its Direct Connect 2025 event this week, where we get some juicy new details on the new semiconductor process node.

Intel details 14A node: 2nd Gen RibbonFET, 15-20% perf-per-watt increase, uses High-NA EUV 21
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Intel's freshly-minted CEO Lip-Bu Tan took the stage to reveal an updated Intel Foundry roadmap, adding new Intel 18A derivatives, and announcing the enablement of its high-end Intel 14A process node. The company says that it's already working with partners and 14A, and that it's sharing early versions of the Product Design Kit (PDK), and that so far, customers are reportedly happy with the implementation of Intel's new 14A process node.

The new Intel 14A process node will feature the company's second-generation PowerVia implementation dubbed PowerDirect, a more power-efficient method that focuses directly on supplying and draining transistor power through specialized contacts. This means that with Intel 14A, the company is effectively two entire generations ahead of semiconductor leader TSMC when it comes to employing backside power delivery (BSPD).

The new Intel 14A process node family uses RibbonFET 2, PowerDirect technology, and the use of ASML's bleeding-edge (worth $380 million each) High-NA EUV lithography machines. The company says that 14A will have a 15-20% bump in performance-per-watt over Intel 18A, as well as 1.3x more chip density and a large 25-35% power reduction over 18A.