INTEL'S 14A PDK 0.9 GOES TO OUTSIDE CUSTOMERS, WITH PDK 1.0 DUE IN Q1 2027

Summary from the TLDR Hardware newsletter

Intel released 14A PDK 0.9 to outside customers, with PDK 1.0 planned for Q1 2027. A PDK is the set of design rules and transistor models chip designers build against, so 0.9 is where external designs can start taking shape. Intel's schedule still has risk production for its own products in the second half of 2027 and volume production in 2028, and it claims 14A is ahead of 18A on defect density and transistor performance at the same stage.