Intel trying to avoid CPU shortage and “assure a continuous supply”

Intel has just published a document that says the expansion of testing capabilities for 14nm processors to “assure a continuous supply” of its CPUs in shortage of manufacturing capacity. It somehow indicates that the 14nm production capacity may stem from the availability of the company’s chip-testing facilities.  Intel’s 14nm CPU shortage impacts nearly every aspect of its cpu market, including its desktop, server, and laptop processors. The shortages, which Intel self-reported during a recent earnings call, have exploded into the mainstream eye as OEM customers have revealed the impact to their businesses. 

Recent reports suggest Intel’s biggest challenges may lie in testing capacity of the chips, and offloading some testing, even for older seventh-gen processors built on 14nm, could help alleviate some of the strain. A recent report from CRN reinforces the impact, which Intel purportedly outlined during a presentation to its partners:

The company also attributed the shortage to additional factory and assembly test capacity required for higher-end 14nm processors from the latest families of Core client and Xeon products that are seeing fast adoption from customers, said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person wasn’t authorized to speak publicly about the matter.

And in a question and answer session, Mehrotra indicated that the shortage could last beyond Q1 of next year:

And I would just add that the CPU shortages, we expect it to be short-term; it’s possible that it goes beyond Q1 as well.

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