Infineon chip yield less than Xbox shortage Microsoft refused to confirm

The lack of Infineon chip yield in Xbox 360 is out of stock? But Microsoft refused to confirm that it is only the beginning of the inevitable due to the production plan is too large to cause delays.

, according to foreign media reports, has participated in the design of Microsoft Xbox game machine that second generation consoles Xbox 360 is out of stock, partly attributed to Microsoft by the German semiconductor manufacturers Infineon (Infineon) of the new memory chip; while Microsoft has 2 memory chip suppliers, but the yield of the chip can not meet Infineon Microsoft, resulted in a 360 Xbox capacity to keep up with market demand.

For speculation, Microsoft game department director Peter Moore said, Xbox 360 is in short supply due to a shortage of parts and Xbox 360 component suppliers in more than 200, in addition to reason refused to confirm the memory chip, also said that will not reveal exactly which part of the parts. However, pointed out that the day before Moore, and Canada have manufacturers Rainbow (Celestica) signed, is expected to be over 4 to 6 weeks, Xbox 360 will be more easy to meet the demand of supply.

According to Mercury News report, Infineon declined to comment, other Microsoft executives said that the total number of components of Xbox 360 more than 1700, the cause of the game machine out of stock not just components out of general products at the beginning of production, will inevitably cause delay due to huge complicated production plan.

Also said the media, Infineon chip yield problems not only hinder Microsoft to become the second generation game overlord, but also delay the other manufacturer. Because of the need to spend more time to assemble the qualified chip. Xbox 360 listing time, although ahead of Sony PS3, but the problem of shortage let Microsoft missed the opportunity to go beyond Sony.

In addition, because GDDR3 does not match the speed of Infineon bank Microsoft, plus Xbox 360 graphics chip and the microprocessor uses the same memory chip, operating at the same time as long as 1 of the bank, the system crashes, so Microsoft had more time to meet the requirements of the selected GDDR3.

Market research agency IDC pointed out that the past did not pay special attention to the influence of chip stock game, but if the problem is referred to as the news of the Xbox chip yield caused by this type of product 360, memory faster, possibility of causing the system to crash will be smaller. Because the chip speed will affect the speed of the game, the game speed is smooth or not, can clearly feel the game player, so Microsoft is not willing to risk the defective products are launched, can produce GDDR3 chip and only Infineon and Samsung Electronics, and Microsoft claimed that the problem is not just components only, so the effect of chip how many game production is unclear.