Intel Still Having Trouble Meeting Laptop Chip Demand
Intel Still Having Trouble Meeting Laptop Chip Demand
Posted 05/14/2010 at 6:22am
| by Paul Lilly
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According to reports, a shortage of Intel's Arrandale processors worsened in April, the timing of which is particularly unfortunate for PC vendors because of how well laptops have been selling.
"We saw the full force of the Intel Arrandale shortage [in April]," said U.S. chip distributor Converge.
Intel's Arrandale architecture includes both a 32nm processing core and a 45nm graphics core on a single die. These were designed to accommodate thinner laptop models and include some Core i5 and Core i3 parts.
Despite the blip in production, Intel spokesman Nick Jacobs says the No. 1 chip maker is on track to meet demand by the end of the quarter as the company ramps up production of its 32nm technology. In the meantime, some notebook vendors have taken to substituting lesser parts in place of Arrandale, but that's far from ideal.
"People always want the latest technology. They will make sure they're getting the newest chips, or they won't buy the laptop," said Jacobs.
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Nick_Jacobs
May 16, 2010 at 5:48pm
Paul, I'm not sure where you got that quote from, but I did not make that statement. We also have not corresponded.
I did speak with Dan Nystedt of IDG News Service on this, and you can see my comment in his story: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176681/Intel_laptop_chip_shortage_worsens
Please remove this quote, which I did not make.
Thanks,
Nick Jacobs / Intel Asia PR
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