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B3 stepping Cougar Point chips fast-tracked to try and limit the damage.

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[GheeTsar]

Ok, my knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing is meagre, but surely it takes longer than the few weeks the product has been out of the market (well of sorts) to do a fix and get the silicon ready?

Presumably this means Intel must have known about his ages ago and didn't let on?

[this_is_gav]

Presumably this means Intel must have known about his ages ago and didn't let on?

If Intel knew about this, surely there's no way on earth they would of allowed Sandy Bridge to have a hard release? They would of had a paper launch followed by availability at a later date, or at worst simply delayed the release until updated stock was sufficient.

They may have been investigating an issue, but couldn't have reached any definitive conclusions.

I can't see why they would press on with a release of a product they knew they'd have to recall.