Intel shipped 4.5 million 845G chipsets in 2Q
digitimes.com
(Very good progress with this new chipset, it seems)
Charles Chou, Taipei; Christy Lee, DigiTimes.com [Monday 12 August 2002]
Shipments of Intel’s 845G integrated chipsets have continued rising due to the product’s high market acceptance. According to Intel’s own estimates, overall shipments of 845G chipsets reached 4.5 million units in the second quarter, claiming a 6% share of the global PC market.
With the shipment figure, the 845G, launched in May, now tops Intel’s shipment ratio chart in the chipset segment, and is spared another Intel chipset price cut on August 18 by its current popularity. Based on Intel’s latest pricing schedule, the 845G will not see its price slide to US$35 until September 29.
Comparatively, the sales of the chip giant’s 845GL integrated and 845D discrete chipsets have been much weaker.
Quoted at US$11 cheaper than the 845G, with some first-tier board makers reportedly being able to purchase the chipsets for close to US$20, the 845GL was regarded by Intel as the primary product to target the mainstream market. However, its lower pricing has not helped its sales as much as Intel had expected. Due to its lack of AGP port support, the chipset has been less favored in the market than the SiS650 series from Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS). Given its low market acceptance, the 845GL is likely to follow in the footsteps of Intel’s 810 chipset and be adopted only by a few OEM companies.
The 845D chipset currently ranks second on Intel’s overall shipment list. Although its previously serious inventory problem was much improved with board makers’ aggressive clear-outs, sources said that the problem has not been completely solved, as the inventory level at Intel itself remains rather high. How to consume these chipsets will be a great challenge for Intel, given that P4 processor specifications will advance further in the second half, motherboard manufacturers noted.
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