AMD Llano in short-supply until arrival of Trinity?

DigiTimes claims AMD's Llano APU is unlikely to be available in sufficient volume until the arrival of Trinity in 2012. The culprit are the poor yields of GlobalFoundries' 32nm process.

Supply of AMD's Llano APUs, affected by Globalfoundries's lower-than-expected 32nm yield rates, has been significantly limited and is unlikely to recover until the company's upcoming Trinity arrives in 2012, according to sources from motherboard players. When asked about the company's upcoming Trinity schedule, AMD Taiwan declined to comment on unannounced products.

AMD started suffering from Llano APU supply shortages in July due to the yield issues and the company originally expected the supply status to return to normal in September. However, judging from the current situation, the sources believe the company's supply volume is unlikely to meet client demand through the end of 2011.The sources estimated that the yield rate issue should be resolved in 2012, when Trinity launches.

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Aluminium chassis for ultrabooks likely to be in short-supply in 2012

DigiTimes heard aluminium alloy enclosures for ultrabooks will likely be in shortage next year:

The supply of aluminum alloy chassis for ultrabooks may fall short of demand in 2012 as most ultrabook models launched by brand vendors will come with the metal chassis. Capacities at metal chassis makers including Catcher Technology and Foxconn Technology have been fully booked to the end of 2011, according to industry sources.

The ultrabook models already announced including Acer's Aspire S3, Lenovo's IdeaPad U300s, Toshiba's Portege Z830 and Asustek's forthcoming UX-series lineup, all will be available with metal chassis, the sources noted.

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