Intel is recalling the Sandy Bridge chip, according to an article by the Guardian. It is reported that Intel may have to spend up to One Billion Dollars to repair the design flaw. The setback will affect hundreds of models of computers and the delay will last about three months.
Sandy Bridge combines processing power and graphics into one chip but the flaw would eventually affect DVD drives and hard drives, according to the article. The chip's design flaw effects more than 500 models and is slowing the current downturn of new computer purchases in the Unites States and other regions.
Intel reports that 5% of the processors would have caused failure over a three year period if the flaw had gone unnoticed, according to the Guardian. The new silicon chips must be redesigned and manufactured so the newly designed chip will most likely not be available until April.
If Intel had not corrected the design flaw in the Sandy Bridge chip it would have led to inevitable computer repair and laptop repair.
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