SiS to land entry-level chipset orders from Intel

Iria · Aug 10, 2005, 06:23 PM

Intel may purchase entry-level chipsets from Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) for its entry-level motherboards, sources cited by today's Chinese-language Commercial Times indicated. SiS shareholder United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) intends to assist SiS in meeting the demand by allocating capacity from three eight-inch fabs instead of the current one, the sources stated.

UMC declined to comment on the report, citing customer confidentiality. SiS also refused to comment. When asked if it has any plans to use chipsets from other vendors besides itself for its motherboards, Intel Taiwan declined to comment as well.

As the chip giant reportedly intends to end production of some of its entry-level 915- and 865-series chipsets in October, Intel may face a chipset shortage that may interrupt its own motherboard shipments, currently at about one million units per month, the paper noted.

To cope with the shortage, Intel was in talks with SiS chairman John Hsuan, who is also a UMC vice president, about procurement of entry-level chipsets - mainly the SiS661FX - at a unit prices of about $15, the paper indicated. Intel motherboards adopting SiS chipsets may hit the market as early as October, the paper added.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	SiS to land entry-level chipset orders from Intel Intel may purchase entry-level chipsets from Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) for its entry-level motherboards, sources cited by today's Chinese-language Commercial Times indicated. SiS shareholder United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) intends to assist SiS in meeting the demand by allocating capacity from three eight-inch fabs instead of the current one, the sources stated. UMC declined to comment on the report, citing customer confidentiality. SiS also refused to comment. When asked if it has any plans to use chipsets from other vendors besides itself for its motherboards, Intel Taiwan declined to comment as well. As the chip giant reportedly intends to end production of some of its entry-level 915- and 865-series chipsets in October, Intel may face a chipset shortage that may interrupt its own motherboard shipments, currently at about one million units per month, the paper noted. To cope with the shortage, Intel was in talks with SiS chairman John Hsuan, who is also a UMC vice president, about procurement of entry-level chipsets - mainly the SiS661FX - at a unit prices of about $15, the paper indicated. Intel motherboards adopting SiS chipsets may hit the market as early as October, the paper added. __________ Read More / Source: PC Pro