Intel to co-develop, manufacture Fortinet's next-gen SP6 firewall chip on Intel 4 node; first named external customer for EUV process, no production timeline set

Intel to co-develop and manufacture Fortinet's next-gen firewall ASIC on Intel 4 — node gets its first named…

(Image credit: Getty / Justin Sullivan) Intel and Fortinet have announced a strategic collaboration to develop the Fortinet Security Processor 6 (SP6), the next generation of the custom silicon behind Fortinet's FortiGate firewalls. Intel will contribute chip design, advanced packaging, and manufacturing to the SP6 program, making Fortinet the first cybersecurity vendor named as an Intel silicon customer.Intel told Tom's Hardware that SP6 will be built on Intel 4, the EUV process the company has...