Intel suggests withdrawing from motherboard market for desktop PC

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Intel's spokesperson said that he has sold motherboards for desktop PCs for about twenty years but will withdraw soon.

Intel exits the desktop motherboard business to focus on new form factors | PCWorld
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2025926/intel-exits-the-desktop-motherboard-business-to-focus-on-new-form-factors.html


Intel's spokesperson Dan Snyder said that the PC-related news sitePCWorldTo the next generation CPUHaswellHas been commercialized and started shipping, it has been revealed that it is a policy to disassemble the motherboard business division for desktop PCs over three years. This movement is tailored to the global situation.

The situation is that demand for motherboards for desktop PCs is lower than before. The other isASUS,GIGABYTE,AsrockEtc. have gathered a broad lineup according to demand, and there is no reason to choose the Intel products that do not keep pace with them.

From the overall motherboard market, Intel boards were often mounted on OEM PCs, but it is not a special big maker, but ratherWhite box
Depending on the business, many manufacturers such as ASUS and GIGABYTE hold a share. These manufacturers have traditionally equipped functions for enthusiastic fans such as automatic overclocking on the board and it is not surprising that Intel decides to cut resources and divide them into areas that are expected to grow in the future, PCWorld analyzes that "This area is just around the corner."

In the future, Intel will decompose the motherboard business division for desktop PCs to create a resource that is about 10 cm square mini PC ·NUC (Next Unit for Computing)We will also focus on improving the system design of Ultrabook and all-in-one PCs. This is because the user's interest shifted to the tablet and smart phone and it is to counter the one whose sales are declining in the whole PC, and we plan to promote product shipment and appeal to mobile users with the new reference design It is making.

For example, the following products actually exist and can be purchased in Japan as well.

Diginnos Mini NUC (Diginos Mini NUC) | Compact Slim Personal Computer | Desktop PC (PC) | BTO · Authorized Personal Computer Masu Do


Amazon.co.jp: Intel NUC (Next Unit of Computing) Kit QS77 Express Chipset Intel Core i3-3217U Motherboard (D33217GKE) Kit BOXDC3217IYE: Personal Computer · Peripheral Equipment


For existing products, support will be continued for the warranty period in the future, Intel will provide Haswell-compliant motherboards and will continue to sell as long as Haswell exists. In addition, we plan to continue to supply CPUs and chipsets for desktop PCs,LGA 2011 SocketWe will continue to support such as.

In the future, Intel is planning to allow OEM partners to design new motherboards for desktop PCs through the FFRD (Form Factor Reference Design) program, while competition for performance-oriented users is still intense It is predicted to remain.