Intel puts chips on everyone’s menu
Summary
If industry forecasts are to be believed, there is going to be a big rise in demand for semiconductors as more and more organisations deploy computer technology at the edge. Technology needs to adapt as customer requirements change.” The Covid-19 pandemic put a spotlight on the fragility of global supply chains and the tech industry was not immune. Canalys research director Rushabh Doshi said: “Components, such as displays, GPUs and other smaller chips that drive PC internals will face a squeeze for most of 2021 and well into 2022, leaving a significant amount of demand unfulfilled.” While more PCs were sold last year after declining sales annually, this welcome demand has led to a shortage of chips needed in other application areas. Gelsinger hopes the investments Intel is making in semiconductor fabrication plants and foundries will secure and sustain the supply of processors. Gelsinger said that when IBM created the world’s first petascale computer 13 years ago, the hardware needed filled an entire room.
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