Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-11-19 03:52Core Insights - Intel's CEO Chen Lifeng delivered a speech in Chinese at the 2025 Intel Technology Innovation and Industry Ecosystem Conference, emphasizing the company's commitment to strengthening partnerships in the AI wave and exploring new opportunities across client, data center, and edge computing sectors [1] Group 1: Technology Advancements - Intel announced the mass production of the 18A process at its Fab 52 facility in Arizona, featuring full surround gate transistor technology and backside power delivery, achieving a 30% increase in transistor density and a 15% performance improvement at the same power consumption compared to the previous generation [2] - The third-generation Core Ultra processor, based on the 18A process, is set to begin shipping later this year, marking a significant advancement in Intel's technology roadmap [2] Group 2: Product Performance - The third-generation Core Ultra processor boasts Lunar Lake-level energy efficiency and Arrow Lake-level performance, with up to 16 new performance cores (P-core) and efficiency cores (E-core), resulting in over a 50% performance increase compared to the previous generation [4] - The processor includes 12 Xe cores, delivering over a 50% improvement in graphics performance, and the platform's AI performance can reach up to 180 TOPS [4] - Intel's Xeon 6+ processors, also based on the 18A process, are expected to be launched in the first half of 2026, positioning them as highly efficient server processors [4]