The Future of Intel

This deep-dive, full documentary of Intel's American Fabs, focusing on Fab 42, Fab 32, and Fab 52, digs deep into the construction and usages of "fabs." A "fab" is a fabrication facility focusing on silicon wafers, ultimately used in CPUs, GPUs, AI processors, and other technology. Intel's new fabs are being constructed all over the world, and we got to visit the new Fab 52 in Arizona, adjacent to Fab 42 that we toured in-depth. This video features the basics of how a CPU is made, the types of machines that are used to make CPUs, processes, and gives a physical sense of scale for a fabrication facility. We wanted to truly capture how large and complex these "mega factories" are.

The equipment shown in the video includes lithography, photoresist applicators, deposition and diffusion machines, and more. This video features expert interviews from both independent and first-party Intel engineers, technicians, and analysts. If you've ever wanted to see how a CPU is made physically (with supporting 3D animations for education), this will help you get started.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - The Future of Intel
00:02:49 - SUPPORT THIS KIND OF VIDEO
00:04:18 - Construction of a Fab
00:10:28 - Water Usage
00:11:51 - Entering Fab 42
00:14:15 - Automated Super Highway
00:18:24 - Fabrication Steps
00:21:34 - Defining the Tools
00:25:59 - Animation Explaining Lithography
00:28:53 - Machines for Photolithography & Photoresist
00:33:20 - Fab Deposition & Metals
00:39:48 - Remote Operations Center
00:41:30 - LOST in the Fab
00:44:25 - Vertical Diffusion & Ion Implantation
00:52:37 - Why Can't Wafers Be Made Faster?
00:54:42 - Impossibly Complex
00:58:04 - Getting Into This Field

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Steve Burke: Host, Writing, Editing
Mike Gaglione: Camera, Additional Editing
Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera A, Video Production, Lead Editing
Jimmy Thang: Additional Writing
Andrew Coleman: 3D Animation, Editing

[GamersNexus]

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[SalemTechsperts]

12:21 Steve's hair about to cause the next Intel recall

[JEdVcM]

How we turned Intel Inside into Inside Intel.

You guys are the freaking best.

[imaginablecreationsMK]

This is incredible. I work at TSMC and unfortunately we don't like sharing secrets...but if you drive by it you'd get to see also one of the biggest cranes in the world.
My fiance was working at team blue under Hoffman. It's incredible how these processes work, I myself design these tools, from all stages. We also design the placement for the tools, we make sure the tools are designed with all necessary equipment and make sure they're laid out neatly and follow AZ code before our trades run with the build.

[AthrunZalaxa]

This video was incredible.
I've been lucky enough to work in an automated 300mm factory for nearly 15 years now, and I can honestly say this is better than any intro / "crash" course we give to out employees.
From the background details to the animations and graphics it gets the point through in a way that's easy enough to understand the (basic) concept without having to spend years learning the nuance. Incredible work on this, and truly must have been a ton of effort and time.

[jackofspaidz_]

Intel out here playing Satisfactory IRL

[Zanpaa]

Bringing in an outside specialist to explain the processes is really going above and beyond what I'd expect from a simple "factory tour". GN does it like (almost) nobody else on youtube! It's no wonder people trust you, be it consumers or brands.

[Ceredron]

Only a quarter of the way through this ep and this is one of the most fascinating you guys have ever done. Seeing inside the megafab is sick.

[sgne]

Fun fact, Elephants are metric, Imperial uses bisons.

[xDevscom_EE]

Steve, cryopumps use gaseous pulsating helium with cold heads to condense whatever residual gases. I got few of the coldheads from those in my lab as well, since it's easy to get down to about ~10 Kelvins. I can show that stuff in case you happen to be in the NJ area :P

[shizeine]

1:14 crane operator pranking the new guys during their bathroom break 😂

[kendil]

I rather like these types of videos. Being an IT systems engineer (fancy way of saying I work with servers and Azure where I work) it's interesting to see what it takes build these places.

[anthonyscott]

As a former F11/F11x planar equipment/pcmt I approve of this video :) Great to see you not only get access, but be able share with the public. It might end up being niche, but I love this kind of behind-the-scene video.

[dearestdennis]

18:58 - Godddd DANG! Filtering out yellow light making it look normal is insane, didn’t know this was even possible without making the video look weird. Props to the editing teams skills on this one. Also +Brownie Points for Intel given their 13th/14th gen issues for letting the media in and interact with us.

[garmack]

To clarify. The robot on the track is not actually called a FOUP most companies call that OHT (overhead transit). The FOUP is the container that the robot picks up and carries of to the various front end modules on the various different process “tools”.

[echo_prophet]

Watching Gamers Nexus grow has been a treat.

[Multimeter]

You should see if TSMC would let you do the same! Or Nvidia labs!

[CaptainOverLoad]

Steve grinning ear to ear the entire time was pretty much my expression watching the video. Cool stuff, and ive worked for Lockheed martin, and Honeywell Aerospace. The quality control side going into the building of these systems to support the fab is awesome! Pumping an atmosphere into a manufacturing facility is some mission critical level project type of architecture. I know it's not new to fabs because tolerances are so tight, but still. This is probably up there in america, and most of that top ten plants deal with government work and satellite, and orbital critical type situations, and products. I'm glad we are investing into our own silicone infrastructure. We need all the companies over here innovating, and competing.

[XeeDooX]

After watching this I would never complain about 5% performance difference... the complexity of the production is insane, I would never disrespect silicon manufacturers ever again :D

[Amaeyth]

Love this stuff, just shared it with my team. We work upstream from the foundry, so it's awesome to see more of the inner workings of the wafer manufacturing process since we rarely discuss it beyond high level detail.