Intel executives last month reported that the company does not refuse to issue modem modules. It not only prepares the successor to the model 7360, but also painted plans to release new modems for years to come.
According to DigiTimes website, revive after a long silence, order the release of its modems at TSMC 28-nanometer process, Intel will have an impact on the degree of utilization of production lines of the contractor in the fourth quarter this year. The fact that a high demand for the product 28 nm TSMC brought degree of loading equipment in the third quarter to 110%. Reducing the volume of orders from Intel, for expected sources allow this index back to the level of not more than 100% in the next quarter. Recall that in the structure of the development Intel modem solutions involved come from the Infineon division of the German company, therefore, cooperation with the processor giant TSMC is nothing surprising in this area.
Demand for the 28-nm products manufactured under contract by TSMC's, has grown since 2012. For the first time in the fourth quarter this year, core level of capacity utilization to decrease slightly compared with previous periods. In addition to the development of processors for smartphones, interest in 28-nm technology by TSMC exhibit component developers for set-top boxes. From the first half of the year focused on the issue of 28-nm TSMC products manufacturing facilities operate at full capacity.