英特尔故障芯片拖累PC生产

据台湾媒体报道，英特尔存在设计缺陷的Cougar Point系列芯片开始影响到PC供应链，该系列芯片用于Sandy Bridge处理器。报道没有说明消息来源。

该报告称，这可能会抑制众多相关的PC部件供应商2、3月份的销售。

存在设计缺陷的Cougar Points系列芯片于1月9日开始出货，英特尔在一月下旬发现问题并于2月7日宣布开始出货修复版本，由此可以预见市场可能会出现一些混乱。

然而，修正过的Cougar Points系列产量偏低，大大限制了Sandy Bridge处理器PC的生产。结果许多其他部件的交货也被限制，包括模拟IC，LCD驱动IC，硬盘控制IC，相机模组和图象IC等。

不过这些部件的出货都是延期而不是取消。预计需求将在四月恢复，该报告称。

点击参考原文：Report: Intel's faulty chip slows PC production

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Report: Intel's faulty chip slows PC production

Peter Clarke

LONDON – The design error found by Intel in its Cougar Point support chip for the Sandy Bridge processor has started to impact the PC supply chain, according to a Taiwan Economic News report that referenced un-named sources at foundries and packaging houses.

This in turn is likely to depress chip sales in February and March, at numerous chip vendors who supply components for PCs, the report said.

Intel began shipping faulty Cougar Points on Jan. 9, found the problem in late January and announced it was shipping a repaired version of Cougar Point Feb. 7, so some market disruption was expected.

However, the volume of debugged Cougar Points has been low, which has limited the volumes of Sandy Bridge PCs that can be made, the report said.

As a result suppliers of numerous other components are being to limit deliveries, including manufacturers of analog ICs, LCD drive ICs, hard disc control ICs, and camera modules and graphics chips, the report said.

These are shipments that have been delayed rather than cancelled and demand is expected to return to normal in April, the report said.