# Fortinet becomes Intel 4's first foundry customer, following firewall ASIC deal — CEO Lip-Bu Tan's promised foundry wins begin to surface, but on a mature node

> Intel will design, package, and fabricate Fortinet's sixth-generation Security Processor (SP6) on its Intel 4 node, the companies announced on July 21, giving the process its first named external foundry customer,…

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-4-gets-its-first-foundry-customer-in-fortinet-three-years-after-intel-scoped-the-node-to-meteor-lake?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a61096db39204a888c72009)
- **Published:** 2026-07-22
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #surface #intel
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a61096db39204a888c72009

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