Intel may be facing another 14nm chip shortage

Intel went through problems with the production of chips at 14nm a few months ago that seemed to have been solved, however, new information comments that the production problems have returned and that Intel is battling with them again.

Intel could have another stock problem with its 14nm chips

Digitimes , which claims that whispers in the supply chain point to yet another chip shortage for Intel, with manufacturing capacity falling short of demand.

Supplies for Ice Lake's 10nm processors appear to be fine and very good as they point out. This should mean that laptops like the Dell XPS 13 and the Razer Blade Stealth, which feature Ice Lake CPUs, should have no problems.

This news comes after it is rumored that AMD may be facing chip shortages while struggling to get stock for its 7nm chips, which TSMC produces at its factories.

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This would force Intel to re-choose which chips will receive priority for sale. The company does banking in the server area, so there's a good chance that market will be prioritized, especially to keep AMD's EPYC processors at bay. Additionally, many notebooks come with Intel CPUs, so it is highly likely that they will also be able to focus on the production of laptop parts rather than desktop CPUs. This would inevitably translate into higher prices for the chips sold in retail stores.

Obviously, this could not come at a worse time, since AMD is taking a great advantage from Intel with its Ryzen processors. We will keep you informed.

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