RogueKill Posted February 1, 2011 Member ID: 1588 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 84 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 904 Content Per Day: 0.17 Reputation: 139 Achievement Points: 5532 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 07/19/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 26, 2024 Birthday: 08/25/1966 Device: Windows Posted February 1, 2011 inds Major Flaw in Newest Computer Chips Published January 31, 2011 | Reuters Print Email Share Comments (34) Text Size Intel Codenamed "Sandy Bridge," Intel's new lineup of microchips promises the biggest-ever leap in processing power. Intel has found a defect in one of its chips, hurting its credibility during a major product launch and at a time when demand for microprocessors in PCs is being threatened. The company said on Monday it stopped shipments of the chip used in personal computers with its most advanced Sandy Bridge line of processors and has already started production of a new version. For Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, the design flaw is another distraction at a time when it faces sluggish personal computer sales and a major challenge from the exploding popularity of mobile devices, a market dominated by Britain's ARM Holdings. "Does it change the perception of Intel's quality? Yes, probably. You've got real product out there that's been qualified and tested and green-lighted, and then you come back to say there's a problem and you have to recall," said Wedbush analyst Patrick Wang. Intel has a good history of semiconductor manufacturing but it was criticized in the 1990s after it corrected but did not disclose a flaw in one of its Pentium processors. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/01/31/intel-sandy-bridge-flaw-launch-chipset/#ixzz1CiGmgtg7 Awards
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