US Stock Market Move | 18A-P process node enters the risk production stage, Intel Corporation (INTC.US) surged more than 4% at the beginning of trading.

On Wednesday, Intel Corporation (INTC.US) opened up more than 4%, and as of the time of writing, the increase was 2.38%. On the news front, Intel Corporation announced at the VLSI Symposium in Honolulu that its new generation 18A-P process node has officially entered the risk production phase, which is the early stage of chip manufacturing transitioning from research and development to mass production. Analysts are calling this move a "key milestone" in the recovery of Intel Corporation. Intel Corporation has officially started production of its most advanced process node, bringing it one step closer to its goal of manufacturing chips for some of Apple Inc.'s devices. 18A-P is an upgraded version of the 18A process family. Intel Corporation stated that compared to 18A, 18A-P has a stronger performance in handling high-intensity AI computing tasks, and also has improved power efficiency. More importantly, 18A-P is fully compatible with the 18A design. This means that customers do not need to redesign their chips from scratch, and can continue development directly on 18A-P - significantly reducing their switching costs.