Intel has decided to deliver defective chips until the new stepping and is expected to release a BIOS to use processors Ivy Bridge on its chips Cougar Point. Intel announced last week that a major bug present in its chipsets Cougar Point caused rapid deterioration of SATA 3 Gb / s who shut down (see "Intel detects a hardware fault in its chipsets P67/H67) .
It has suspended production of defective chips and dealers have pulled the motherboard and market systems. In short, the magnitude of this debacle is matched by only by the praise that accompanied the launch of Sandy Bridge and the semiconductor giant had to respond to dissatisfied customers.
A leak indicates that some Ivy Bridge processors expected in 2012 should be compatible with the H67 and P67 chipsets, facilitating the update of the platform and reducing the bill. According to the website Fudzilla reports that the new chipsets other Cougar Point, like the Q67, Q65 and B65, are not affected by this update.
Only the Z67, which is not out yet, could also support the new processors which should be 20% faster than Sandy Bridge, according to initial estimates. Remember, the Ivy Bridge will also have their own chipset family (Panther Point) which will incorporate features missing in Cougar Point, such as USB 3.0.
Nevertheless, those who invested in a processor Sandy Bridge will enjoy a major upgrade at a lower cost. Meanwhile, the chipmaker has also decided to resume the delivery of defective chips that will be sent to the assemblers who have designs that are not affected by the problem. Specifically, it is expected that the chips include mainly laptops.
This will help meet part of the application while Intel is preparing to deliver the B3 stepping at the end of the month. 
It has suspended production of defective chips and dealers have pulled the motherboard and market systems. In short, the magnitude of this debacle is matched by only by the praise that accompanied the launch of Sandy Bridge and the semiconductor giant had to respond to dissatisfied customers.
A leak indicates that some Ivy Bridge processors expected in 2012 should be compatible with the H67 and P67 chipsets, facilitating the update of the platform and reducing the bill. According to the website Fudzilla reports that the new chipsets other Cougar Point, like the Q67, Q65 and B65, are not affected by this update.
Only the Z67, which is not out yet, could also support the new processors which should be 20% faster than Sandy Bridge, according to initial estimates. Remember, the Ivy Bridge will also have their own chipset family (Panther Point) which will incorporate features missing in Cougar Point, such as USB 3.0.
Nevertheless, those who invested in a processor Sandy Bridge will enjoy a major upgrade at a lower cost. Meanwhile, the chipmaker has also decided to resume the delivery of defective chips that will be sent to the assemblers who have designs that are not affected by the problem. Specifically, it is expected that the chips include mainly laptops.
This will help meet part of the application while Intel is preparing to deliver the B3 stepping at the end of the month.
- Fixed Intel chip to ship in mid-February (07/02/2011)
- Intel resumes flawed 6 Series chipset supply (08/02/2011)
- Dell posts information regarding Intel "Sandy Bridge/Cougar Point" chipset flaw (02/02/2011)
- Fixed Intel chip to ship in mid-February (07/02/2011)
- Intel to ship flawed chipsets in some cases (07/02/2011)
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