Tech Voices: Intel's U.S. chips, Sora, Google's Schmidt on killer AI

[Intel Headquarters]
JasonDoiy

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* Intel (NASDAQ:INTC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/INTC]) unveiled its new Panther Lake chip, the first built on its 18A process technology, which it called "the most advanced semiconductor process ever developed and manufactured in the United States."

The company also previewed its Clearwater Forest 18A-based server chip, which it expects to launch in the first half of 2026.

Both chips, along with other 18A-based products, will be produced at Fab52, Intel's new manufacturing plant in Chandler, Arizona. The plant is expected to reach high-volume production later this year.

“Our next-gen compute platforms, combined with our leading-edge process technology, manufacturing and advanced packaging capabilities, are catalysts for innovation across our business as we build a new Intel," said Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, in a statement [https://newsroom.intel.com/client-computing/intel-unveils-panther-lake-architecture-first-ai-pc-platform-built-on-18a].

"The United States has always been home to Intel’s most advanced R&D, product design and manufacturing – and we are proud to build on this legacy as we expand our domestic operations and bring new innovations to the market," he added.

* OpenAI (OPENAI [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/OPENAI]) said its new AI video app, Sora, hit one million downloads within five days of its launch in late September.

"Sora hit 1M app downloads in