Intel budget laptop chips sell out as memory shortages persist

Intel has sold out of its budget-focused Wildcat Lake laptop chips as market demand exceeds supply, according to statements made during the company's latest earnings call and reported by The Verge. Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan stated that demand for the processors is outstripping supply. Chief Financial Officer David Zinsner confirmed that the chips are sold out. [1]

The Verge reported that component shortages, including shortages of random-access memory, have raised personal computer prices in recent months. David Zinsner stated that Intel has experienced significant growth with the Wildcat Lake line, calling it cost-optimized. The chips are appearing in lower-cost Windows laptops designed to compete with products like the MacBook Neo. Intel expects the RAM shortage to continue. [1]

Intel Corporation is an American technology company based in Santa Clara, California, that manufactures central processing units and related components. By revenue, Intel was the third-largest semiconductor chip maker in the world in 2024. The company pioneered dynamic random-access memory chips in 1970 and launched the Intel Inside branding campaign in 1991. [2][3]