CPU shortage: Intel profits by selling chip 'scraps'
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Intel's Q1 2026 earnings report revealed an unexpected profit margin increase, partly due to the sale of CPUs that would have previously been classified as waste. In chip manufacturing, the quality of chips cut from the same wafer varies, with those from the central area performing better and those from the edges having more defects. Intel has rebranded low-quality, defective chips as lower-tier SKUs and sold them at reduced prices to meet strong market demand for CPUs.