Intel chips involved in fraud storm said in a statement is completely untrue

Yesterday morning, the spread of the Internet an explosive news that Intel mobile CPU with domestic famous IT website -- IT168 found in the evaluation of a notebook computer (CPU) that the existence of fraud. In this regard, Intel China yesterday issued an emergency statement said, this statement is completely untrue".

The chip of suspected fraud

Yesterday afternoon, the reporter was removed and was evaluated for laptops, and found that Intel mobile CPU may exist in the case of fraud IT168 website editor Zhang Zhiheng get in touch. Zhang Zhiheng told reporters that in about 1 and a half months ago, the site conducted a regular price of $25 million laptop horizontal evaluation activities, the evaluation is about to end, but found the mobile CPU fraud. And then went to Shenzhen unannounced visits found that in the low-end machine market part of the CPU chaos is quite widespread in the presence of low-cost models.

Zhang Zhiheng said, first discovered the headquarters located in the Southern China area, a small domestic brand notebook computer CPU, after a magnifying glass, polished surface of CPU have found traces of this judgment is "so he CPU engineering sample after grinding to return to the market". Zhang Zhiheng explained that the so-called "samples", refers to Intel before the launch of a new CPU, will be the first to get some free samples to some computer manufacturers for testing, this batch of CPU and the test is "engineering sample".

Zhang Zhiheng said, in the CPU grinding phenomenon, they then to the brand is another type of notebook computer CPU test, although this did not appear signs of grinding, originally found on the computer CPU welding should be artificially changed into a slot type structure (Note: uFCBGA uFCPGA package), "this is a direct result of, will make the cooling function of notebook computer is greatly reduced." Zhang Zhiheng said.

Zhang Zhiheng also stressed to reporters, found in this problem, he has repeatedly and Intel China area a technical aspects of high-level contact, and the source for grinding CPU issue no comment, but to "change welding plug-in package", is that the CPU is a manufacturer of bulk purchasing products, and follow the manufacturer's requirements, Intel provides services for its modification.

Intel denies immediately

Yesterday afternoon, Intel Chinese company sent a reporter to the official statement on the matter, the statement said, "Intel has always been to ensure product quality and safety in the first place, and attach great importance to the protection of the rights and interests of consumers. To this end, we have long been providing consumers with appropriate measures to ensure their rights and interests are protected."

Intel China Public Relations Manager Liu Xiaojie told reporters that the report on the matter, Intel first denied. Miss Liu admitted earlier in the market does have found some unscrupulous traders, overclocking on the Intel desktop CPU by illegal means, and then the CPU altered sales, while in the field of mobile CPU, never found such a situation.

Miss Liu said, Intel product sales channels currently in the mainland only by OEM (computer manufacturer) or Intel dealer, store two, as long as consumers through legal channels to buy these products, Intel China company can guarantee the quality of their products.

Intel said in a statement to reporters, Intel to provide consumers with the CPU identity using the web site, consumers can at any time to the website recognition software, to verify the authenticity of identification has to do to buy a desktop or notebook computer CPU. In addition, if consumers believe that the purchase of Intel products have quality problems, according to the relevant provisions of the state to the seller to request three packs (repair, replacement, return) service.

As for what Zhang Zhiheng said, "the top of the technical aspects of Intel China," Liu said, according to the current Intel in the internal investigation, no one (for him) to make such a reply." But she also said that Intel will further investigate the matter.

Benefits behind the black hand

In fact, Intel is not the first accused of chip manufacturers. As early as the beginning of this year, the police seized the area in Taiwan, after the sale of someone polished AMD company CPU.

Why is it that the international chip giant is frequently plagued by "false" storm? Analysys International analyst Wang Tao said, from the low-end notebook the impact on the market, relatively small manufacturers profit margins, some manufacturers will make shoddy products to the market. He told reporters, on the other hand also can not rule out the chip manufacturer partners, OEM factory brand "fraudulent use of cry up wine and sell vinegar" behavior may exist.

Wang Tao said, to prevent a similar situation, chip manufacturers products may flow to strengthen supervision; integrity, qualification assessment and response to the agents, consumers in the purchase of the product, can not see the price, but also to consider the overall performance and brand reputation.