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Re:AMD server CPUs capture highest market share gains from I... by fiddlerwoaroof on Sunday May 09, 2021 @02:20PM (#27098311)
This is just the general chip shortage problem, right?
Re:AMD server CPUs capture highest market share gains from I... by mlyle on Sunday May 09, 2021 @03:26PM (#27098914)
There's two flavors of the chip shortage problem:

1. TSMC leading-edge process is the hottest (coolest, really ;) process and just not enough capacity to meet all the demand for mobile, high end desktop, GPUs, etc. This predates the main shortage we're talking about. Cryptocurrency mining is a contributor to this one, too.

2. There's a broad shortage of parts made on less cutting-edge processes. Causes: disruption to production from COVID, disruption from automakers churning orders, increased demand for consumer products, and speculation/hoarding.

Of course, #2 made #1 even worse.

Re:AMD server CPUs capture highest market share gains from I... by account42 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @05:45AM (#27116098)
For AMD its also that zen3, RDNA2 and the new PlayStation and Xbox consoles all launched at the end of last year and are all competing for the same wafers.