according toNikkeiIntel has told its customers a few days ago that they will increase the prices of most processors and other chip products by 10% to 20% this fall. Intel quickly confirmed the matter and said that the reason behind the price increase was pressure from inflation and rising costs. With this change, PC prices are expected to rise as well. Coupled with the fall in market demand in the post-epidemic era, PC shipments may decline significantly in the next.
Prior to this, Intel’s important customers such as ASUS and Acer had already predicted the possibility of lower sales. Acer’s CEO Chen Junsheng even told reporters before: “The CEOs of some chip suppliers have called me recently to ask me to buy more chips. The situation is different now.” And Intel’s main rival in the chip industry, TSMC, has also Announced price increase plans. This will definitely affect AMD, and it’s not good news for consumers.