Overview
- A collaboration announced Tuesday between Intel and Fortinet commits both companies to co-develop Fortinet Security Processor 6 (SP6), with Intel supplying chip design, advanced packaging and manufacturing expertise.
- Intel told reporters that SP6 will be built on Intel 4, the company's EUV-enabled process that has so far been used mainly for Intel’s own chips.
- The announcement makes no production schedule and contains no commitment beyond SP6, leaving exact technical details and ship timing unspecified.
- Company language about disaggregated design and advanced packaging points to a chiplet-style approach for SP6, a move away from Fortinet’s monolithic SP5 7nm SoC.
- The deal gives Intel a visible external customer for Intel 4 and offers Fortinet faster ASIC development and greater supply-chain diversity, which could affect appliance availability and performance for customers if the work moves to production.