Intel’s Delays in Delivering a Crucial New Microprocessor

I didn't spot any factual errors, but I did notice that NYT uses Intel's titles for processes that aren't used widely by other silicon design teams:

  * "Validation" as used by Intel to describe what other groups would refer to "silicon validation" or "product validation". Intel also confusingly uses "validation" as a term for pre-silicon validation, which I've seen more commonly referred to as "digital verification" or "DV" where RTL is executed in a simulator and the results compared against tests. I also don't recall seeing them mention "emulation" (where RTL is loaded onto massive FPGAs and exercised at higher speeds than what the simulator can accomplish).

  * "tape-in" is what the factory does after processing the data files sent by the design teams. Most design teams refer to it as "tape-out."

I remember there was another Intel-ism, but it didn't stick with me.

In addition to what williadc wrote:

"had started making processors from multiple chips bundled together in plastic packages."

Other things are just poor wording choices, which are unfortunately common from non-technical journalists.