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Intel Foundry Nabs A Custom ASIC Win with Fortinet
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21 July 2026
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Fusion42 · 21 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Intel Foundry has secured a custom ASIC design win with Fortinet for the Security Processor 6 (SP6), marking a competitive displacement of TSMC in a security processor category that historically competed with Intel's x86 franchise. The deal signals Intel's foundry capability to win high-complexity, application-specific silicon outside AI and represents a customer migration from TSMC's advanced process nodes.
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Intel just took a TSMC customer in a product category that competes with Intel's own CPUs — which means Intel Foundry now has proof it can win outside AI and against TSMC's advanced nodes. If you build security processors, custom networking silicon, or any specialist ASIC, you have a new foundry partner willing to compete on your turf.
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Cybersecurity · Semiconductors · foundry-wins · asic-design · tsmc-displacement · intel-foundry · security-processors · custom-silicon