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According to the report, Intel is planning to bring the majority of Nova Lake-S production in-house on its 18A node because 18A yields have reportedly improved from 65% to 85% and TSMC has been offering less favorable pricing and support. The primary article also notes there may not be time to switch the very first wave of Nova Lake-S to 18A. Related article "TSMC receives order for 2nm from Intel, should be for the compute tiles on Nova Lake CPU" reports Intel placed 2nm orders at TSMC for the compute tiles, indicating some split production. Answered

Yes. The article says improving 18A yields (65% to 85%) plus Intel signing foundry deals with NVIDIA, AMD, Microsoft, OpenAI, and others make it increasingly likely Intel can move more Nova Lake-S production in-house, which would increase the scale of 18A-made Nova Lake-S chips. It also notes that even with the yield improvements and deals, there may not be enough time to switch the first wave of Nova Lake-S to 18A, so the timeline for initial units could remain unchanged while later production ramps benefit from the change. Answered

Yes. Related reporting indicates Nova Lake-S desktop processors will use a new LGA1954 socket and new chipsets such as the Q970, which implies they will not be compatible with current desktop platforms. (Source: Related articles "Leaked Intel Nova Lake-S image confirms new LGA-1954 socket..." and "Intel's Nova Lake Q970 chipset motherboard leaks...") Answered

The article says Linux 7.3 kernel graphics driver changes list seven integrated graphics device IDs associated with Nova Lake-S CPUs, indicating some Nova Lake-S SKUs will include Xe3 and Xe3P integrated graphics while others may be GPU-less or prototypes that might not reach retail. It does not list specific SKU names or which exact SKUs will be GPU-less. Answered