➀ Intel is expected to announce a $3.5 billion military foundry contract; ➁ The contract is part of the Secure Enclave program administered by the US Department of Commerce; ➂ The contract shows the US government's confidence in Intel's ability to regain cutting-edge chipmaking capability.

➀ SK Keyfoundry, a division of SK Hynix, announces the launch of its fourth-generation 180nm BCDMOS process; ➁ The new process aims to strengthen the company's technological capabilities in power-demanding applications; ➂ The expansion in specialty foundry business is a strategic move for the company.

➀ Intel's ability to catch up with TSMC in process technology is questioned; ➁ Malcolm Penn, CEO of Future Horizons, suggests it could take 10 years to catch up; ➂ Intel's process capability is about a year behind TSMC; ➃ TSMC has been running its 3nm process for a year, while Intel's best process in volume production is Intel 4 at Leixlip.