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Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is one of the best US stocks to buy and hold for the next 5 years. On June 16, Intel Foundry announced that its Intel 18A-P process has entered risk production, marking a key milestone for the company’s roadmap. This performance-enhanced version of the Intel 18A family delivers significant gains, offering up to 9% higher performance or 18% lower power consumption, alongside improved thermal and electrical characteristics. The process remains fully design-rule compatible with Intel 18A, allowing for easy reuse of existing IP.

Technical advancements presented at the 2026 VLSI Symposium highlighted how innovations like Power Boost, strain engineering, and new transistor options optimize drive current and frequency. Furthermore, the company showcased the continued benefits of its gate-all-around transistors and backside power delivery, which have already enabled substantial improvements in area reduction, frequency scaling, and power efficiency compared to traditional frontside technologies.

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Looking toward the future of silicon scaling, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) detailed long-term research including monolithic CFET architectures, the integration of gallium nitride with silicon for efficient power management, and the use of ruthenium for advanced interconnects. These developments aim to maintain logic scaling momentum and reduce system complexity, reinforcing Intel Foundry’s long-term commitment to leading-edge process innovation.

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is a semiconductor company specializing in computing & related end products and services through its CCG, DCAI, and Intel Foundry segments.

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