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Intel says 300-MHz Pentium II supply back on track
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August 25, 1998 by Terho Uimonen |
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(IDG)
-- TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Intel is well on its way to rectifying the recent
supply-demand imbalance for its 300-MHz Pentium II processor, company
officials said here Tuesday.
Admitting that Intel had underestimated demand for the chip, which is a popular choice for both business and consumer PCs, the supply gap was further aggravated by the company's ongoing transition to manufacture all its processors on a 0.25-micron process, said David Dan, Intel's country manager for Taiwan.
The 300-MHz Pentium II was manufactured using an older 0.35-micron process, he added.
"In Taiwan, at least we are now able to fulfill most orders, and expect to gradually solve the supply problem in other markets as well," Dan said.
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Billing the recent shortage as a short-term phenomenon, Dan said that it is becoming increasingly difficult for Intel to correctly predict demand for its various processors.
In related news, the 300-MHz Pentium II chip is rapidly becoming the processor of choice for entry-level desktop PC offerings, with retail prices for such systems in Taiwan already near or below $1,200. Systems costing below $1,200 are referred to by Intel as "basic PCs."
The domestic sales arm of local motherboard and systems maker First International Computer, for example, is currently offering a feature-rich 300-MHz Pentium II system for $1,210.
For that price, users get a full-blown multimedia system with 64MB of synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), accelerated graphics port (AGP) with 4MB of video memory, a 4.3GB hard drive, a 32x CD-ROM drive, a 56Kbps modem, and a 17-inch monitor.
Smaller Taiwanese clone vendors, meanwhile, offer 300-MHz Pentium II systems with slightly less features at prices close to $1,000.
Terho Uimonen is a correspondent in the Taipei bureau of the IDG News Service.