Intel begins equipping Arizona chip factory and advances Ohio construction
Fab 62 is due to start production in early 2028 as demand for Intel’s data center processors exceeds its manufacturing capacity.
Intel has begun bringing production tools into its new Arizona factory and reported construction progress at its delayed Ohio development, Bloomberg reported. The updates come as the company faces more orders for data center processors than it can fulfill.
Manufacturing chief Naga Chandrasekaran detailed the work on Intel’s website. The Arizona plant, Fab 62, is near Phoenix on the Ocotillo campus, where Fab 52 is already operational. Intel said the new facility is scheduled to begin operating in early 2028.
Equipping a chip plant is its most expensive preparation stage, with certain machines priced at hundreds of millions of dollars. Meanwhile, crews in New Albany, Ohio, have erected a major roof truss—the first for the development’s initial factory. Intel previously delayed that project’s opening until between 2030 and 2031.
Lip-Bu Tan, Intel’s chief executive since March 2025, has said projects such as Ohio would move forward only if enough work justified them. The company is also investing US$5.7 billion in Ireland to increase output of Xeon processors.
