Intel may be struggling to supply enough of its new chips
Key takeaways
- There may be bottlenecks slowing down the distribution of Core and Core Ultra Series 3 processors.
- Intel If you're looking to buy a new laptop to take advantage of Intel's new Series 3 processors, you might need to practice a little patience.
- The Core / Core Ultra Series 3 chips are the first two made on Intel's long-gestating 18A process, the first step on its comeback tour.
There may be bottlenecks slowing down the distribution of Core and Core Ultra Series 3 processors.
Intel If you're looking to buy a new laptop to take advantage of Intel's new Series 3 processors, you might need to practice a little patience. The company is reportedly struggling to get enough of its Core and Core Ultra chips out of the door to suppliers, much to their consternation. The well-connected former Bloomberg reporter Tim Culpan, writing on his Substack, suggests major PC brands are having to deal with the shortages. It's a sore subject, given Intel reportedly also urged those same companies to switch over to the new chips as it would quickly stop manufacturing the previous generation of silicon.
The Core / Core Ultra Series 3 chips are the first two made on Intel's long-gestating 18A process, the first step on its comeback tour. In the last two decades, Intel has seen its technology leadership erode as it was usurped by its Taiwanese rival, TSMC, now the world's biggest chip manufacturer. According to Culpan, Intel sought to wind down production of its older chips, codenamed Alder Lake and Raptor Lake, because both are manufactured by TSMC.