Intel, AMD Sign Long-Term Server CPU Deals with Chinese Clients as Prices Surge
The contracts lock in purchase volumes for more than a year as data-centre demand and export controls tighten supply, Reuters reported.
- U.S. chipmakers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are signing two-year supply commitments with Chinese server customers, locking in purchase volumes as data-center processor prices surge.
- AI data center construction is driving demand for CPUs beyond Nvidia-style graphics processors, with Intel lead times reaching six months earlier this year for some products.
- Prices for certain server CPU products in China have risen more than 40% since the start of the year, while contracts guarantee volume but do not lock in fixed prices, leaving buyers exposed.
- AMD raised its server CPU market forecast to more than $120 billion by 2030, citing strong demand for agentic AI workloads as buyers prioritize guaranteed supply over cost stability.
- A broader memory crunch has driven server component lead times to 40 weeks and beyond, with contract manufacturers warning the supply squeeze now impacts fully built servers, not just AI accelerators.
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Intel, AMD sign deals with Chinese clients
BEIJING — US chipmaking giants Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are signing longer-term purchase commitments with Chinese server customers for data-center processors as prices surge, two people familiar with the talks said.
Intel, AMD sign server CPU deals with Chinese firms
US chipmaking giants Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are signing longer-term purchase commitments with Chinese server customers for data-centre processors as prices surge, two people familiar with the talks say.
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