As for motherboard players, in addition to the existing 8- and 9-series chipsets, the next-generation 100-series chipsets will also become available with the Skylake-S processors in the second quarter of 2015 and the players will need to open projects using different sockets including LGA1150, LGA1151 and LGA2011-3, in order to meet all demand, which will create extra work.
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For the entry-level desktop market, Intel will release Braswell-based processors to replace existing Bay Trail-D processors. In the second quarter of 2015, Intel will release the Z170 and H170 for the consumer market and the Q170 and Q150 for the enterprise market. The entry-level H170 will be released to replace the H81 in the third quarter of 2015.
Motherboard makers concerned about Intel CPU inventory challenges in 2015
Posted on Thursday, October 23 2014 @ 13:19 CEST by Thomas De MaesschalckDigiTimes reports sources at motherboard makers are concerned about the complexity of Intel's many new CPU product lines and the inventory challenges it will create. Intel will have a total of four CPU families for the desktop market in Q2 2015: the existing 22nm Haswell Refresh, the Haswell-E series, and the new 14nm Broadwell and Skylake-S series.
