Intel Chip Sets 'Sold Out'

Iria · Sep 10, 2005, 12:11 AM

Intel's chip-set factories are running flat out, the company said.

The chip giant, which earlier this year said it was reprioritizing its chip-set manufacturing in an effort to keep up with demand, doesn't expect to catch a breather until early 2006, said Andy Bryant, Intel Corp.'s CFO, on Thursday.

Chip sets provide the equivalent of PCs' nervous system and thus are designed to work with a specific family of processors, making them a vital component that can't be easily substituted.

"We're sold out on chip sets," Bryant said during a conference call to discuss Intel's third-quarter financial update. "I think chip sets [will] remain tight into the fourth quarter."
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Sep 10, 2005, 12:11 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 76	Intel Chip Sets 'Sold Out' Intel's chip-set factories are running flat out, the company said. The chip giant, which earlier this year said it was reprioritizing its chip-set manufacturing in an effort to keep up with demand, doesn't expect to catch a breather until early 2006, said Andy Bryant, Intel Corp.'s CFO, on Thursday. Chip sets provide the equivalent of PCs' nervous system and thus are designed to work with a specific family of processors, making them a vital component that can't be easily substituted. "We're sold out on chip sets," Bryant said during a conference call to discuss Intel's third-quarter financial update. "I think chip sets [will] remain tight into the fourth quarter." __________ Read More / Source: eWeek