Why Is Intel Outsourcing Its 14-NM Chip Production?

Intel (INTC) has recently acknowledged that it has fallen short of providing ten-nm (nanometer) PC CPUs (central processing unit) due to a delay in production and rising CPU demand. PC shipments also reported solid growth in second-quarter 2018 for the first time in six years, according to independent research firms Gartner and International Data Corporation (or IDC). Intel’s supply shortage of its ten-nm Intel PC CPUs has pressured the output of its 14-nm chips.