Report claims the global CPU shortage is 'more acute for processors than memory' as industry waits for Intel's 18A chips to plug the gap

A Digitimes report on the ongoing CPU shortage says that industry sources have described the situation as 'more acute for processors than memory'.

While memory is still available in limited quantities (and with massive price increases, thanks to the ongoing RAMpocalypse), several models of chips made by both AMD and Intel are said to be effectively unavailable, regardless of price.

This shortage is hitting PC makers building enterprise-level machines the hardest, with many of those suppliers relying on the availability of Intel chips. And with some Intel CPUs already said to be in short supply since 2025, the industry looks to be waiting for Intel's 18A chips...