Processors seem to be one product category, along with displays, where there are glimmers of hope for us gamers amidst the RAMpocalypse. From an Nvidia chip with good gaming performance to new handheld chips from Intel and even the promise of some Intel-Nvidia collab chips that could also be great for handhelds, there are definitely things to be excited about. And now we can add chips made on Intel 18A-P to that list.
Going by the Intel presentation screenshots shared by Hardwareluxx, Intel's next version of its 18A process, 18A-P, could deliver a nice chunk of extra performance—or power saving, depending on which way you go—essentially for free. Free, that is, in the sense that it's "backwards compatible to Intel 18A", meaning no need for new fabs, machinery, or even chip designs.
New logic Vt offering for #Intel18A-P:- ULVTLL (ultra low voltage low leakage) between LVT and ULVT.Via a thinner handling wafers, new materials and optimized EDA tool flow the thermal conductivity is improved.#Intel18A-P is currently in risk production pic.twitter.com/oQs4CjWgNTJune 16, 2026
The process is now in "risk production", which is essentially the limited production stage that occurs before mass production. It should be at least a few more months before mass production begins in earnest.
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