14 DAY TRIAL // During the recent conference call with financial analysts, Intel made it clear that Ivy Bridge processor volume shipments had begun.
This means that Intel is steadily building up supply of 22nm Core i 3000-series chips, like the Core i7-3770K that reached 6.616 GHz not long ago.
“We have begun high-volume shipments of Ivy Bridge products, and you will soon see system availability,” said Paul Otellini, chief executive officer of Intel.
“Ivy Bridge will be our fastest ramping product ever, comprising nearly 25% of our microprocessor volume in Q2 alone and crossing over 50% of our microprocessor shipments this fall.”
The Santa Clara Giant will start making 22nm units at two other factories by the end of the second quarter.
“As we move into the second quarter, we will be ramping up our Ivy Bridge production in three new 22nm factories,” said Stacy Smith, chief financial officer of Intel.
We'll be up in arms as soon as the CPUs are finally made public on April 23.