Because there are defects in the Sandy Bridge newest Intel chipset shipments stopped and pulled from the market. As a result, Intel had to bear the cost of replacement of approximately USD 700 million.
Not only that, as reported Dvice and quoted on Tuesday (2/1/2011), the chip giant had to postpone the sale of up to three months.
Intel reported that it had identified that the problem was not from Sandy Bridge microprocessor itself, but rather comes from the SATA ports in the chipset that became a liaison to the hard drive or DVD drive.
"Over time, these ports can reduce the performance and even cause data loss. Unfortunately it is not the software bugs, this is a problem in chipset silicon itself. That is, the only way to fix it is to design a new chip design and is physically replace all the systems," Intel reported.
The chipset which has a defective product is only made after January 9. Intel said that currently there are 8 million chipsets Sandy Bridge which was originally intended for 500 PCs.
"Consumers who Sandy Bridge computer using the latest chipset does not need to panic. You can request a replacement, but in the short term you may not find a significant disruption. On the shelf term though, the possibility of interference is only about five percent," said Intel.
Furthermore, Intel will work with all partners in addressing modification or replacement if a problem occurs.
Not only that, as reported Dvice and quoted on Tuesday (2/1/2011), the chip giant had to postpone the sale of up to three months.
Intel reported that it had identified that the problem was not from Sandy Bridge microprocessor itself, but rather comes from the SATA ports in the chipset that became a liaison to the hard drive or DVD drive.
"Over time, these ports can reduce the performance and even cause data loss. Unfortunately it is not the software bugs, this is a problem in chipset silicon itself. That is, the only way to fix it is to design a new chip design and is physically replace all the systems," Intel reported.
The chipset which has a defective product is only made after January 9. Intel said that currently there are 8 million chipsets Sandy Bridge which was originally intended for 500 PCs.
"Consumers who Sandy Bridge computer using the latest chipset does not need to panic. You can request a replacement, but in the short term you may not find a significant disruption. On the shelf term though, the possibility of interference is only about five percent," said Intel.
Furthermore, Intel will work with all partners in addressing modification or replacement if a problem occurs.
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