--- title: Intel® Assured Supply Chain Product Brief source_url: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/content-details/850997/intel-assured-supply-chain-product-brief.html content_type: text/html last_updated: '2026-10-22' --- # Intel® Assured Supply Chain Product Brief ## Summary This product brief outlines Intel's innovative approach to enhancing transparency and security within the semiconductor supply chain. This document addresses the critical need for integrity in the supply chain, particularly in the face of increasing risks from counterfeit components and firmware attacks. It introduces Intel® ASC as a modern solution designed to provide a digitally attestable chain of custody for each chip, ensuring the provenance and security of processors used in data centers, servers, and PCs. ## Details [Share](#) Bookmark Download In Collections: [Supplier - Working With Intel Supply Chain Security](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/supplier/supply-chain-security.html?) 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In addition, numerous frameworks exist to enhance supply chain security that support the public and private sectors. To address these concerns, Intel Products created Intel® Assured Supply Chain—a modern solution designed to provide additional transparency and assurance in the silicon manufacturing process. This specialized client System on Chip (SoC) solution provides a digitally attestable chain of custody of each chip’s progress through the chip manufacturing process, leveraging a dedicated chip manufacturing pathway through specific pre-determined manufacturing locations. This brief describes the Intel Assured Supply Chain, highlighting its strategic advantages, manufacturing process, and the timeline for product launch. ### Problem Statement Ensuring the integrity of hardware is critical to avoid financial losses, reputational damage, system downtime, and delayed recovery. Product Brief | Intel® Assured Supply Chain Page 2 PC component supply chain transparency is a top priority for IT with the PC representing the largest attack surface in the digital ecosystem. A growing number of attacks are targeting layers below the OS, such as firmware and hardware components. Almost one-in-five (19%) organizations surveyed say they have been impacted by nation-state threat actors targeting physical PC, laptop or printer supply chains. In the US, this figure rises to 29%.2 To enhance supply chain transparency, Intel Products has developed the Intel® Assured Supply Chain program. ### Intel's Strategic Advantage in Supply ### Chain Risk Management Intel is uniquely positioned to address supply chain risk due to its diverse geographic manufacturing capabilities, leading ecosystem position, and #1 Rated Product Security Assurance3. With a robust network of manufacturing facilities in locations around the globe and strong ecosystem partnerships, Intel can offer an enhanced and verifiable mechanism for securely storing and verifying various locations and steps in a chip’s manufacturing, allowing for additional transparency in the silicon manufacturing process. ### Product Definition 1. Pre-Determined Manufacturing Corridor: The Intel Assured Supply Chain manufacturing process follows a predetermined corridor. Intel Assured Supply Chain encompasses every step in the silicon manufacturing process, including fabrication, die prep and sort, ATM, and warehousing. Silicon products manufactured as part of Intel Assured Supply Chain deliver an end-to-end manufacturing process isolated to only the pre-determined flow. This manufacturing process offers added transparency into the overall PC system build. 2. Secure Digital Attestation: Customers can attest to Intel Assured Supply Chain enablement through processor brand strings on select Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 2 SKUs, and through a unique firmware certificate on all Intel vPro®-eligible Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 3 processors. Using industry tools, end customers will be able to display the list of countries for the Intel® Assured Supply Chain SKU and verify the product’s chain of custody through each step in the manufacturing process. This ability to digitally attest to the locations of silicon manufacturing provides enhanced silicon supply chain transparency. ### Addressing Supply Chain Security ### Frameworks The Intel Assured Supply Chain supports various US and European government frameworks, including but not limited to: DFARS 246.870-2 - The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 246.870-2 addresses the identification and prevention of counterfeit electronic components in contractors' supply chains. NIST SP800-161 r1 - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-161 r1 provides guidance on identifying, assessing, and mitigating cybersecurity risks throughout supply chains. Trusted Computing Group Platform Certificate Specification v1.1 - The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Platform Certificate Specification v1.1 outlines standards for platform certificates used in trusted computing environments. NIST NCCOE SP1800-34 (A, B, C) - The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCOE) SP1800-34 (A, B, C) validates the integrity of computing devices and provides guidance on cybersecurity practices related to supply chain risk management. US Government CHIPs Act - The US Government CHIPs Act mandates the creation of a strategy to identify and address potential security risks in the semiconductor supply chain. This includes issues related to access, availability, confidentiality, integrity, and geographic diversification. Page 3 European Union Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS2) - The directive mandates that each Member State adopt a national cybersecurity strategy, which includes policies for supply chain security, vulnerability management, and cybersecurity education and awareness. ### Products and Timelines Intel Assured Supply Chain is available on select Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 2 SKUs and is now widely available across all Intel vPro®-eligible Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 3 processors, providing comprehensive and scalable supply chain transparency for commercial systems. Customer feedback, market analysis, and time of manufacturing will drive future location decisions and product offerings. ### Intel’s Commitment to Supply Chain ### Resilience Intel's commitment to a resilient supply chain has never been stronger, with Intel’s Assured Supply Chain as the newest evolution in product confidence. As the industry’s only commercial PC silicon manufacturing corridor purpose-built for enhanced transparency and reduced geopolitical supply-chain risk4, Intel® Assured Supply Chain leverages a pre-determined end-to-end silicon manufacturing corridor and offers customers the ability to digitally attest to the chip’s chain of custody through the manufacturing process. Intel’s unique solutions help end customers mitigate risks, support industry standard supply chain security frameworks, and provide enhanced product manufacturing transparency. ## Conclusion The need for robust and resilient silicon supply chain solutions has never been greater. With its unique position in the industry and global manufacturing footprint, Intel is well-equipped to deliver a predetermined silicon manufacturing flow and offer enhanced supply chain transparency. Intel has a long-standing reputation for delivering products built with supply chain resilience in mind, making Intel the ideal silicon partner to deliver this solution to the market. ### Additional Resources ### Intel vPro Platform ### Intel vPro Platform Support ### Intel.com/vPro ### Intel.com/support Page 4 ### Notes Source: https://smtcorp.com/counterfeit-electronic-components/ Source: https://www.hp.com/us-en/newsroom/press-releases/2024/hp-wolf-security-study-supply-chains.html 3. As measured by ABI Research, commissioned by Intel. 4. As of March 2026, based on Intel's unique silicon-enabled PC supply-chain authentication service among x86-based systems, which can validate hardware component authenticity and attest to manufacture in designated geographies. See intel.com/vpro for details. Legal Notices & Disclaimers Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex. Intel technologies may require enabled hardware, software or service activation. No product or component can be absolutely secure. Your costs and results may vary. All versions of the Intel vPro® platform require an eligible Intel processor, a supported operating system, Intel LAN and/or WLAN silicon, firmware enhancements, and other hardware and software necessary to deliver the manageability use cases, security features, system performance, and stability that define the platform. See https://www.intel.com/vPro for details. All product plans and roadmaps are subject to change without notice. Intel does not control or audit third-party data. You should consult other sources to evaluate accuracy. © Intel Corporation. Intel, the Intel logo, and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. 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