# The Real Reason Intel Built the Thinnest GaN Chip in the World

- slug: the-real-reason-intel-built-the-thinnest-gan-chip-in-the-world
- date: 2026-04-16
- category: Space & Aerospace

Data centers are hitting a thermal wall: silicon becomes unreliable above 150°C, limiting how much power can reach AI chips. Intel Foundry just demonstrated something that could change that, on a production-scale 300mm wafer.

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