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Intel’s troubles
FROM THE FORUMS
Will Fastie’s article last week, of the same name, drew quite a few readers to its forum. Contributors homed in on the manufacturing-quality problem with 13th- and 14th-generation Intel processors. In addition to the forum posts, Will received a fair number of emails on the topic.
As mentioned in the article, Intel has not been transparent about the chip problems, adjusting its story and response several times. It is thus important to follow this matter because these two generations of chips make up the bulk of current PC sales.
Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.34.0, 2024-08-19).
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Intel’s troubles
ISSUE 21.33 • 2024-08-12 INTEL
By Will Fastie
In the nearly 50 years I’ve been following Intel, I’ve never seen the company in such disarray. Things are bad.
On August 1, Intel released its financial results for its second fiscal quarter ending July 31. Although there was a tiny bright spot in its Client Computing Group (up 9% year over year), net revenue was down 1% and the company recorded a quarterly loss of USD $1.6 billion, nearly $3 billion lower year over year.
Intel’s stock dropped by over 25% in the two following days. And that’s just one of Intel’s problems.
Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.33.0, 2024-08-12).
This story also appears in our public Newsletter.