By VERNE G. KOPYTOFF, NY Times
Computer makers have been forced to shut down some of their assembly lines because of a design flaw in chips produced by Intel. Dell and Hewlett-Packard have both stopped producing several models of personal computers to await a modified version of the chipset. Intel chipsIntel disclosed the problem in its Series 6 chipset, known as Cougar Point, on Monday after discovering that around 5 percent of the chips may fail over the typical three-to-five-year lifespan of a computer. The defect has caused a cavalcade of problems for computer makers, which have had to stop shipping several models already in production and to delay introducing some new models.
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