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The videos below were created by Luke Penca (https://www.youtube.com/user/lukateake) and are linked here by permission.

The video "Calm Before the 2026 Rush | Intel Ohio One" by Lukateake provides a visual progress update on the Intel "Ohio One" semiconductor manufacturing site as of late 2025.

While the video is primarily a cinematic drone flyover set to ambient music without a spoken transcript, the footage captures several key developments at the massive construction site in New Albany, Ohio:

​Key Highlights:

  • Massive Footprint: The video showcases the sheer scale of the project, highlighting the two primary "fabs" (fabrication plants) currently under construction.

  • Structural Development: Significant progress is visible on the steel framing and the "clean room" levels. Large sections of the main buildings appear to be fully enclosed or nearing that stage.

  • Infrastructure: Extensive utility work is seen around the perimeter, including the ongoing development of substation infrastructure to power the site.

  • Support Facilities: Multiple support buildings and administrative structures are visible in various stages of completion adjacent to the main fab modules.

This video, titled "Intel Ohio One Construction: The Scale is Insane," was published by the channel Lukateake on February 16, 2026. It provides a detailed drone update of the Intel semiconductor manufacturing site in New Albany, Ohio, filmed on Valentine's Day 2026.

Key Highlights:

  • The Return of "Ms. Armstrong": The most significant update is the reassembly of "Ms. Armstrong," a Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane. It is one of the most powerful cranes in the world, and its return signals that Intel is preparing for major heavy lifts, such as 150-ton roof trusses.

  • Fab Progress: The drone footage shows the massive scale of Module 1 and the emerging columns of Module 2. You can clearly see the different levels of the facility, including the utility level, subfab, and the top-level clean room where the chips will be made.

  • Infrastructure & Power: The video highlights the massive AEP power substation, which is capable of providing 500 megawatts of power—enough for nearly 500,000 homes.

  • Advanced Equipment Prep: The footage captures various support facilities and "cold boxes" used for cryogenically distilling gases, as well as the areas designated for the multi-million dollar ASML EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) lithography machines.

  • Logistics & Materials: The site is filled with structural steel, pre-cast concrete slabs, and various pressure vessels ready for installation as the project gears up for a major push in 2026.

This video, titled "Thankful for U.S. semiconductors | Intel Ohio One," was published by the channel Lukateake on November 24, 2025. It is a cinematic drone progress update of the Intel "Ohio One" semiconductor manufacturing site in New Albany, Ohio.

Key Highlights:

Similar to other updates from this creator, the video features high-quality aerial drone footage set to ambient music, providing a visual overview of the construction progress as of late 2024.

  • Site Scale and Structural Progress: The footage emphasizes the massive footprint of the project, focusing on the main fabrication buildings ("fabs"). You can see significant progress on the structural steel and the enclosure of the primary facility modules.

  • Support Infrastructure: The drone pans over various support buildings, utility areas, and the sprawling laydown yards where construction materials and equipment are staged.

  • Energy Infrastructure: The video provides views of the extensive electrical substation work required to power the future manufacturing campus.

  • Geographic Context: The flyover shows the site in relation to the surrounding landscape of New Albany, illustrating the transformation of the area into a major technology hub.

This video, titled "How FAST Can They BUILD a Gigafactory?", was published by Lukateake on November 8, 2025. It offers a cinematic drone tour of the Intel semiconductor manufacturing site (Ohio One) in New Albany, Ohio.

Key Highlights:

The video focuses on the rapid construction pace of the massive "gigafactory" complex. Like other videos in this series, it features an ambient soundtrack without a spoken transcript, focusing instead on the visual progression of the site.

  • Structural Evolution: The drone footage highlights the massive scale of the main fabrication buildings, showing the progress of the steel framing and the enclosure of the facility's various modules.

  • Massive Infrastructure: Viewers get a close look at the surrounding support infrastructure, including the heavy machinery, cranes, and specialized utility buildings required for high-tech chip manufacturing.

  • Site Expansion: The video captures the sprawling nature of the nearly 1,000-acre site, showcasing the assembly of various components that will eventually house the clean rooms and sub-fab levels.

  • Logistics and Staging: Significant portions of the video show the extensive laydown yards and the coordination of materials being moved across the construction site to maintain the high-speed building schedule.

This video, titled "Ohio's BIGGEST Build and Most EXPENSIVE | Intel Ohio One," was published by Lukateake on June 30, 2025. It provides a detailed drone update on the construction of the Intel semiconductor manufacturing site in New Albany, Ohio.

Key Highlights:

  • Fab Progress: The drone captures significant progress on the first "FAB" (fabrication plant). Construction has reached the clean room floor, which is the top level where chip manufacturing will occur. Below this are the clean subfab, utility, and basement levels.

  • Clean Room Slabs: The video features a close-up of the specialized clean room floor tiles. Each tile is roughly 20x20 feet and several feet thick. The creator even captures a live sequence of a massive Liebherr crane lifting and positioning one of these slabs.

  • Office Building: Progress is visible on the multi-story office building, with basement walls up and the first floor decking being installed. Just a year prior, this area was a simple excavation pit.

  • Infrastructure & Power: The footage shows the $95 million AEP substation, featuring five massive transformers and protective blast walls. Also visible are "air separation handlers"—large rectangular units designed to distill ambient air into gases like nitrogen and oxygen for the manufacturing process.

  • Machinery: Large Liebherr 11000 cranes, capable of lifting 1,000 metric tons, dominate the skyline and are seen actively moving heavy construction materials.

This video, titled "Intel Ohio One Construction: The Scale is Insane" by YouTuber Lukateake, provides a detailed drone update of the Intel semiconductor manufacturing site in New Albany, Ohio, filmed on Valentine's Day (February 14, 2026).

Key Highlights:

  • The Return of "Ms. Armstrong": The big news is the return and reassembly of Ms. Armstrong, a massive Liebherr LR 12500 crawler crane. It is one of the most powerful in the world with a 2,500 metric ton lifting capacity, signaled to be ready for upcoming major lifts like 150-ton roof trusses.

  • Fab Progress: The drone showcases the massive scale of Module 1 and the beginning columns of Module 2. It highlights the distinct levels of the fabrication plant, including the utility level at ground, the subfab level, and the top clean room floor.

  • Power & Infrastructure: The video gives a close-up of the AEP power substation, which contains five massive transformers capable of powering nearly 500,000 homes.

  • Specialized Equipment: It features views of "cold boxes" used for cryogenic air distillation and the specific bays where high-end ASML EUV lithography machines will eventually be placed.

  • Surrounding Growth: The footage also captures the nearby data center construction (Meta) and a "stalled out" office building on the Intel site.

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