Posted on Wednesday, June 24 2009 @ 2:25 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
DigiTimes
heard Intel will release its first ODM orders to Foxconn Electronics. This move is intended to lower R&D costs:
Intel declined to comment on industry speculation, but said it continues to design and develop motherboards and closely cooperates with industry players in the field, making the best use of the overall resources to meet market needs.
The move is meant to help Intel save R&D costs for its own-brand motherboards, which currently have annual shipments of around 4-5 million units, the sources noted.
However, based on a comment from Intel, the company will not stop designing motherboards. Intel continues to design and develop motherboards and closely cooperates with industry players in this field, making the best use of the overall resources to meet the respective market needs, Intel said in response to the report, while adding that it does not comment on industry speculation.
