Intel shows Meteor Lake test chip
Meteor Lake belongs to Intel’s 14th-generation Core series processors and is expected to be released in 2023. This is Intel’s first 7nm process technology (Intel 4) product for the consumer market, which incorporates EUV lithography technology, and will use EMIB and Foveros packaging technologies. Although there is still a long time before the release, Intel is not hesitant to share news about Meteor Lake. For example, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced at the J.P. Morgan Global TMC Week event in May this year that its 7nm Meteor Lake computing module has completed the “Tape in” step.
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Recently, Stephen Shankland of CNET visited Intel’s fab in Arizona and shared pictures of Meteor Lake processor prototypes.
It is understood that this is the Meteor Lake chip used for testing in Intel’s Fab 42 fab. It belongs to Meteor Lake-M, and the TDP is between 5W and 15W. Intel has previously confirmed that Meteor Lake will adopt a tile design with three modules, namely a computing module, a SOC-LP module (responsible for I/O), and a GPU module, and its TDP will be between 5W and 125W. At the same time, a new performance core called “Redwood Cove” will be adopted to replace the “Golden Cove” used on Alder Lake. In addition, it will greatly improve its graphics technology. The minimum configuration of the GPU is 96 EUs, and the maximum of 192 EUs can be configured.
However, the photo shows that this Meteor Lake chip should have four modules, and the purpose of the fourth module is temporarily unclear.
According to Intel’s plan, two new fabs have been built in the Ocotillo campus in Arizona. In the future, Intel 20A process technology will be used, as well as the use of RibbonFET and PowerVia two technologies, the project investment is about $20 billion. It is expected to be completed and put into use by 2024 at the latest. Intel named them “Fab 52” and “Fab 62”, which are very close to the locations of the existing Fab 42 and the other four fabs in the Ocotillo campus.
