
The post disputes Morgan Stanley's 50% yield estimate for Intel ($INTC) 18A technology, claiming actual yields are between 60-65% and that packaging could become an $80B+ annual business. While Apple is noted as the only signed foundry customer for 2029, the analysis highlights strong EMIB demand from MediaTek, Trainium, and potential future orders from Tesla and NVDA. The sentiment suggests that Intel's advanced packaging and 14A/18AP nodes are more critical to future valuation than current 18A yield concerns.