Intel 14nm CPU shortage worsening again?

Posted on Wednesday, September 25 2019 @ 14:24 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
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Intel's manufacturing arm used to be the envy of the industry, but these days it lost a lot of shine after the massive struggle to get 10nm out of the door. Due to the multi-year delays on 10nm, most of Intel's product portfolio ended up on the 14nm node and this caused shortages because the chip giant didn't have enough 14nm production capacity to fulfill demand.

Intel invested a lot of money to increase production capacity and over the past couple of months the shortage eased. But now PC vendors expect it will get worse again with the holiday season in sight. DigiTimes writes PC vendors are once again unable to get enough supply from Intel, which may result in delays of new laptop models to 2020:
Intel sees 14nm chip supply fall short of demand again: Intel has seen its 14nm chip manufacturing capacity fall short of demand again recently, which may force many notebook vendors to postpone their new model launches to next year, according to industry sources.
The report also mentions that China is getting ready to launch its own, homegrown processors. Industry sources say mass shipments of Chinese ARM-based processors and GPUs are expected to start in 2020. These systems are unlikely to end up in the West though.


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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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