Trade tensions are giving Intel’s older chips a second life

Intel's AI PC chip demand stumbles while older processors thrive amid tariff concerns

Intel revealed during its recent earnings call that its Intel 7 process node production capacity was facing shortages, something it predicted would "persist for the foreseeable future."Read Entire Article

Intel's Older Parts Are In Demand Thanks To US-China Trade War: 'Tariffs Have Everybody Hedging Their Bets,' Says Executive - Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)

The ongoing U.S.-China trade war is proving to be an unexpected driver of demand for Intel Corp’s (NASDAQ:INTC) older generation of chips. What Happened: “In client, we are seeing strong demand on older-gen parts and in data center as well,” said Michelle Johnston Holthaus, Intel’s chief products officer, during a call after Intel's first-quarter earnings report, according to Reuters. “Macroeconomic concerns and tariffs have everybody hedging th…

US-China trade war drives demand for Intel’s older chips

A worsening economic outlook and tariffs between the US and China have prompted customers to fall back on cheaper, older processors.

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Trade tensions are giving Intel’s older chips a second life

By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) -A Sino-U.S. trade war that threatens Intel’s revenue from its biggest market, China, has become an unlikely driver of demand for the embattled chipmaker’s older generation of personal computer and server chips, company executives said on Thursday. A worsening economic outlook and the prospect of higher prices brought on by U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs and Beijing’s retaliatory levies is promp…

Tariff fears push buyers away from Intel's new AI PC chips and toward older processors - WorldNL Magazine

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In a nutshell: Intel is discovering what most of us already knew: people aren't willing to pay more for CPUs just because they have added AI abilities. Team Blue said sales of its cheaper previous-generation Raptor Lake processors are seeing high demand, a contrast to the Lunar Lake and Meteor Lake chips with their AI smarts. It seems the looming p…