Why there is Shortage of Intel Processors?
Intel's CPU shortage will affect the forthcoming launch of Intel's ninth-generation Core processors. Now a question comes, does Intel's production problems will bring opportunity for the AMD ? we have to wait and watch for the fourth quarter. This shortage is primarily due to the issue on the unexpected return to growth of the PC industry. The fact is there is continued explosion of data and the need to process, store, analyze and share it is driving industry innovation and incredible demand for compute performance in the cloud, the network and the enterprise. In fact, our data-centric businesses grew 25 percent through June, and cloud revenue grew a whopping 43 percent in the first six months. Intel CFO and interim CEO Bob Swan's "Supply Update" starts by noting the growth of the processor industry and secondly the performance of our PC-centric business has been even more surprising like the second-quarter PC shipments grew globally for the first ti...