Intel issued a letter of apology, apologized to customers and partners for continuous CPU supply problems. The contents of the letter said that despite the company's best efforts, but supply remains "extremely tense."
It can be said that, to some extent, Intel released purpose of this letter is to ease the crisis and quell those due to shipment delays and frustration frustrated people. Intel said, despite the increase in production, but the market demand is still beyond prediction.
General manager of Intel's executive vice president, sales, marketing and communication part of Michelle Johnston Holthaus said in the letter, "the recent delivery of the PC CPU impact on your business caused by the delay, I would like to extend my sincere apologies and thank you to continue partnership with us. at the same time, I would like to inform us in improving the balance between supply and demand, and on efforts to provide both performance levels of Intel's leading products to you. Although we make every effort, but the challenge is still no solved."
In addition, she explained that "in response to continued strong demand, we have invested in this year a record capital spending to increase 14nm wafer production capacity, but also increased production 10nm In addition to the expansion of Intel's own manufacturing capacity of in addition, we have also increased the use of foundries to make the difference between Intel's manufacturing CPU Intel can produce more products. "
It is reported that, for Intel, as the case of such a capacity shortage is not the first time.
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