nekrosoft13
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anyone else noticed that some new i5 now come from China?
recently I received i5 8600 with made in china label.
recently I received i5 8600 with made in china label.
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Fab 68, Dalian, Liaoning, ChinaProbably packaging and testing done in China. It doesn't look like Intel has a CPU fab in China.
Fab 68, Dalian, Liaoning, China
Although, I didn't think they were doing CPUs there, but who knows besides Intel
That's why I said I didn't think they did CPUs there. Who knows, could be doing the silicon/die in one location and packaging in China or something... Could explain why some of the TIM applications aren't that greatFab 68 is listed as doing NAND chips, which is why I said they don't appear to have a CPU Fab in China.
They do have a couple of testing/packaging sites in China, which is why I said this was likely packaged/tested in China.
Board is China and gpu is Taiwan.Same thing on my 5700 XTs - on the dies one is marked Made in Taiwan, the other China. The assumption is that it refers to the packaging. They perform exactly the same so it shouldn't be anything for you to worry about either.
Intel mentioned a while back that they would use their Intel factory to help supply the CPU shortage.
Link or it didn't happen. I follow tech news every day, and I don't remember that. It isn't even something Intel would likely talk about publicly.
Intel has published a document that outlines the expansion of testing capabilities for 14nm processors to "assure a continuous supply" of some processors as it grapples with a shortage of manufacturing capacity. The move suggests that, aside from record demand, some of the issues with 14nm production capacity may stem from the availability of the company's chip-testing facilities.
To address this challenge, we’re taking the following actions:
- We are investing a record $15 billion in capital expenditures in 2018, up approximately $1 billion from the beginning of the year. We’re putting that $1 billion into our 14nm manufacturing sites in Oregon, Arizona, Ireland and Israel. This capital along with other efficiencies is increasing our supply to respond to your increased demand.