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I wasn't comparing to AMD. I've had few enough interactions with AMD that I can't pass judgement, but from the few I've had were consistent with your assessmen
by woofie11 5y ago
I wasn't comparing to AMD.
I've had few enough interactions with AMD that I can't pass judgement, but from the few I've had were consistent with your assessment. AMD was a complete black hole. My interactions with Intel were lightyears ahead of AMD.
But Intel, in turn, was lightyears behind Analog, Linear, Maxim, TI, and most other vendors I've dealt with (this was before Analog gobbled Linear and Maxim up).
- chithanh 5y agoXMG (a gaming laptop brand) even publicly announced that AMD would not meet their request for validation samples of Ryzen 5800 and 5900 CPUs. CPUs that have been launched and are shipping to other customers already. https://www.reddit.com/r/XMG_gg/comments/n4i3x2/update_thread_about_zen_3_in_xmg_apex_15_with_am4/ https://www.reddit.com/r/XMG_gg/comments/n4i3x2/update_threa...
- robocat 5y agoIf AMD at at 100% production capacity, why would they want to increase demand? Surely supplying validation samples could only hurt AMD in that situation (technical costs, disappointing the customer when the customer want to shift to production).
- fshbbdssbbgdd 5y agoA business can always use more demand, even if all they use it for is raising prices.
- einpoklum 5y ago> why would they want to increase demand? 1. It's not mostly about the demand, but about maintaining good working relations with systems manufacturers. 2. Increased demand is not a daily thing. Positive reviews and manufacturer interests would likely hold for a while, effecting the next production planning cycle or what-not. 3. Counteract effects quelling demand. 4. They could theoretically avoid letting prices drop if demand is strong.
- digikata 5y agoIt really depends on who the targeted customers are. I remember inquiring on some TI lines and being told by the rep that unless you’re a customer anticipating 1M+ units, that chip really isn’t available.
- redtexture 5y agoIs that one thousand, or one million?
- digikata 5y agoThis was a while ago, but I recall it as one million.