Intel wants to build chips with the latest technology in Magdeburg

US company Intel wants to produce 1.5-nanometer computer chips at a planned factory in Magdeburg. Current chips are usually much larger.

US chip manufacturer Intel wants to build 1.5nm chips at its future factory in Magdeburg. This makes it the most cutting-edge technology currently, said Andre Strittmatter, head of the semiconductor and nanotechnology course at the University of Magdeburg. For size comparison: ten million nanometers equals one centimeter. Intel's factory in Leixlip, Ireland, is currently producing four-nanometer chips.

The 1.5nm size refers to the width of the rows of transistors on the large boards from which individual chips are cut. The more transistors in the same area, the more powerful and efficient the chips. The world's latest processors are currently manufactured using the three-nm process in Taiwan.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger previously spoke about the settlement in Magdeburg at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Gelsinger stressed that the plant in Magdeburg will not only be the most advanced production in Germany, but “it will also be the most advanced production in the world to take place at the Magdeburg site.” The smaller the chips, the faster calculations can be performed.

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