Intel stockpiling 10nm chips, warns that 14nm shortages will continue

Intel stockpiling 10nm chips, warns that 14nm shortages will continue

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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/04/intel-stockpiling-10nm-chips-warns-that-14nm-shortages-will-continue/

In its earnings conference call, Intel has warned that chip shortages are set to continue into the third quarter of the year, However, the company has also said that its 10nm manufacturing process is improving faster than anticipated and that it will be able to sell more 10nm chips this year than previously predicted.

Intel's troubled migration to its 10nm manufacturing process has had many consequences in the wider computing industry. Gartner and IDC both say that some of the shrinkage of the PC market is due to a lack of processors, and companies such as Microsoft have stated that their financial performance would have been better were it not for the shortages. Intel was expected to be building a wide range of mainstream processors on its 10nm at this point, reducing the pressure on its 14nm facilities. The delay to 10nm has prevented this.