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A problem requiring a "silicon fix" is bad news in the chipset
business, and sadly that's what Intel is announcing. Its new Intel 6
Series chipset, Cougar Point, has been found to have a flaw, something
to do with the SATA controller. Intel is indicating that the ports can
"degrade over time," leading to poor i/o performance down the road.
All shipments have been stopped and a fix has been implemented for new
deliveries, but it sounds like recalls will be starting soon for those
with this ticking time bomb silicon within. It isn't a critical
problem right now, though, so if you own a Sandy Bridge Core i5 or
Core i7 system keep computing with confidence while looking for a
recall notice, but it is bad news for Intel's bottom line: the company
is advising a $300 million hit to revenue.
[Thanks, Matt]
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