Deadly Intel Fab 28 explosion causes two-week shutdown, to cost $600 million and severely disrupt server chip manufacturing for six months — 10nm Xeon shipments stall during largest shortage in memory

An explosion at Intel's Fab 28 facility in Israel earlier this month forced a two-week shutdown, which Intel expects will cost approximately $600 million in lost revenue across two quarters. The incident severely disrupts manufacturing of server processors using 10nm-class and Intel 7 process technologies, particularly impacting 10nm Xeon shipments through early 2027. The company is currently assessing work-in-progress inventory to determine which wafers can be recovered and which must be written off. Open article →