According to a report by Engadget, Microsoft placed a new order with Intel's Foundry division for a new custom chipset (maybe for laptops?). Leveraging Intel's latest 18A fabrication process, the new Microsoft chip will likely arrive sometime in 2025.
While Microsoft did build the Azure Maia AI Accelerator and Azure Cobalt 100 CPU server chips in-house, it appears they've decided to outsource to Intel for this new chip. Intel's 18A fabrication process has been optimized for Arm architecture, which Microsoft has used for the Surface line of laptops and tablets so this Intel/Microsoft chip could be built for mobile computing platforms. Or it could be the next generation of Cobalt 100.
