Intel to ship 10 million 865-series chipsets in 2Q
Intel is expected to ship 10 million entry-level 865-series chipsets in the second quarter, with half of that amount going to motherboard maker Asustek Computer, according to industry sources. The chipsets are rumored to be priced as low as US$13 or below, lower than competing chipsets from other vendors.
Asustek declined to give details, but it said that the speculated quantity and prices are incorrect. Since Intel resumed supply of its 865-series chipsets earlier this year, Asustek and the other major motherboard makers in Taiwan ? Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI), and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) ? have already taken delivery of about a million units each, the sources indicated. The five million rumored to go to Asustek in the second quarter would represent about 40% of the company’s output for the quarter, estimated from recent media reports.
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