If a new report is to be believed, Intel's Ivy Bridge chips will be delayed. These chips are more than a little important for future Ultrabooks.
The report of the chip delay comes from DigiTimes, a site known for voicing concerns of manufactuers and those close to production of chips and devices. The short version of the report is that big shipments of Ivy Bridge processors will not happen until after June.
DigiTimes claims to be citing sources at "first-tier notebook vendors [that] are having trouble digesting their Sandy Bridge notebook inventories due to the weak global economy." The report goes on to say that a "small volume" of the chips will ship in April, the original date for the processors.
This report doesn't exactly jive with what Intel said during their earnings call back on January 19. CEO Paul Otellini said during that call,
"We'll launch Ivy Bridge, our first 22-nanometer product, in early spring. Ivy Bridge will improve on the graphics performance of Sandy Bridge by more than 70 percent. The industry will bring more than 70 new Ultrabook designs to market this year. And when Windows 8 launches, we'll be ready with both PCs and tablets."
What's more Chief Financial Officer Stacy Smith said, "We have a very fast ramp of Ivy Bridge, strong demand."
It's possible that something in the supply chain could have changed in the last month forcing large shipments of the chips to be pushed back until summer of this year. Intel hasn't commented on this report as of yet. We'll have to see if they deliver on their promise of April for Ivy Bridge or if it does in fact get pushed back to summer.
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