14 DAY TRIAL // According to some voices coming from the motherboard makers part, the third quarter of 2008 is expected to bring a shortage on Intel's upcoming desktop IGP chipsets, G45 and G43. A recent change in Intel's production allocation has made this situation possible, the same voices say.
It seems that a flaw has been discovered in the graphics core on the chipsets, which has already been corrected, but due to it, the Intel 4 series IGP chipsets for desktops and notebooks are expected to undergo a period of short supply on the third quarter of the year. The low yields contribute to the entire situation. Also, voices say that, after having discovered this problem, Intel took the decision of adjusting its production schedule, the event enabling the GM45 and GM47 chipsets, both for notebooks, to gain priority on production.
The result is that first-tier motherboard makers will see on their hands only small quantities of G43 chipsets, and things are even worse for second-tier makers which are expected to receive even less amount, that is if they do receive any. The same voices say that the entire problem is expected to be solved by August. Yet, motherboard makers still need to maintain the basic shipments, so they will probably consider investing more in P45-based motherboards just to keep the same shipping level.
The upcoming G45 and G43 IGP have made some good waves, first due to the Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator, and secondly due to the benchmarking speed limits they were announced to come with. The difference between these IGP chipsets and the previous ones is quite impressive, as G45 benchmarks are almost twice faster than G35 and give three times more performance than G33.
Until this moment, Intel has refused to give any responses to this report.