Intel’s shortage of central processing units hit global PC production in the second half of 2018, a critical time ahead of the yearend holidays. The world's second largest semiconductor maker by revenue had said in July a capital expenditure boost should plug the shortage this year. Now a major Intel client, Acer, says its February revenue fell 5.2% year-on-year and 13.1% compared to January. Not just Acer’s revenueOther PC vendors with similar products as Acer's are probably seeing their own revenue fall, analysts fear. Overseas PC giants HP and Lenovo have forecast that the CPU shortage will last through mid-2019.

Source: Forbes March 21, 2019 02:26 UTC