Intel creates a digital audit trail to trace the origins of chips – Computerworld

Chips are typically manufactured in one location and then rerouted to other sites for testing and packaging until they ship out to a PC maker. The program will track the movement of chips through sites in the US, Ireland, Taiwan, Malaysia and Vietnam, Larson said.

“This is positioned for government, highly regulated industry, and enterprise customers who really desire transparency in the silicon manufacturing supply chain,” Larson said.

The first chips certified as part of the Assured Supply Chain program will be Ultra Series 2-powered systems — which are better known under the code-name Arrow Lake — that will ship in the second half of 2025. The chips, some of which have integrated system management tools called vPro, are targeted at commercial customers.