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ASUS Says Intel’s Atom Chip Faces Supply Squeeze
Legit Reviews - April 30, 2008 6:39 PM
The newest member of Intel's chip family, the low-cost Atom processor, hasn't begun shipping, yet there may not be enough of them. Computer makers, who want Intel's new microprocessor for a nascent breed of low-cost, extra-small notebooks, are predicting that there won't be enough Atom processors to go around when it becomes available later this year.
"We will see a severe shortage in Atom processors that will last well into the third quarter," said Asustek CEO Jerry Shen during a conference call discussing the Taiwanese firm's first-quarter financial results, according to news reports. Asustek has been at the forefront of the new market for low-cost notebooks with its Eee PC, a stripped-down device that's half the size of traditional notebook PCs and can cost as little as $299. "
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