Intel says it’s selling every affordable laptop chip it can make

Intel says it’s selling every affordable laptop chip it can make.

英特尔表示，他们正在销售所能生产的每一款经济型笔记本电脑芯片。

During Intel’s latest earnings call, CEO Lip-Bu Tan said that demand for its budget-focused Wildcat Lake chips “is outstripping supply.” According to CFO David Zinsner, the chips are now sold out. Zinsner said Intel has “seen significant growth in Wildcat Lake. It’s coming exactly at the right time because it’s cost-optimized and we’re seeing a lot of focus in that regard.”

在英特尔最近的财报电话会议上，首席执行官陈立武（Lip-Bu Tan）表示，市场对其主打预算市场的 Wildcat Lake 芯片的需求“超过了供应”。据首席财务官大卫·辛斯纳（David Zinsner）称，这些芯片目前已售罄。辛斯纳表示，英特尔“在 Wildcat Lake 方面看到了显著增长。它的出现恰逢其时，因为它经过了成本优化，我们正看到市场对此给予了高度关注。”

As shortages of RAM and other components have driven up PC prices over recent months, Intel’s Wildcat Lake chips have been appearing in new lower-cost Windows laptops on par with the MacBook Neo, like the new Dell XPS 13 or the HP Omnibook 5 14. Wildcat Lake laptops like these have budget-friendly starting prices, but often with just 8GB of RAM, which Windows laptops can struggle to get by on.

由于近几个月来内存（RAM）和其他组件的短缺推高了个人电脑价格，英特尔的 Wildcat Lake 芯片已出现在与 MacBook Neo 同级别的新款低成本 Windows 笔记本电脑中，例如新款戴尔 XPS 13 或惠普 Omnibook 5 14。这类 Wildcat Lake 笔记本电脑的起售价较为亲民，但通常仅配备 8GB 内存，而 Windows 笔记本电脑往往难以仅靠此配置维持流畅运行。

Intel doesn’t expect the memory shortage to improve any time soon. Zinsner responded to a question about memory supply, saying, “Make no mistake, we are not optimistic about next year in terms of memory.” He added, “we’ll, you know, have to see in ‘28 whether things improve, but our expectation is that it does not improve in ‘27.” That’s more optimistic than SK Hynix’s prediction that the RAM shortage will drag on through 2030.

英特尔预计内存短缺问题短期内不会改善。辛斯纳在回答有关内存供应的问题时表示：“毫无疑问，我们对明年的内存市场并不乐观。”他补充道：“我们得看看 2028 年情况是否会有所好转，但我们的预期是 2027 年不会改善。”这一预测比 SK 海力士（SK Hynix）认为内存短缺将持续到 2030 年的预测更为乐观。

Tan also acknowledged the PC demand slowdown, saying, “The industry continues to navigate one of the most significant supply shortages in the history, driven by the unprecedented demand for super intelligence,” referring to AI. Zinsner went on to respond to a question during the earnings call, saying, “We do think the PC is going to go through a renaissance despite this.”

陈立武也承认了个人电脑需求的放缓，他表示：“受对超级智能（指人工智能）前所未有的需求驱动，整个行业仍在应对历史上最严重的供应短缺之一。”辛斯纳在财报电话会议上回答提问时继续说道：“尽管如此，我们仍然认为个人电脑行业将迎来复兴。”