英特爾宣布稱，它將在第四代酷睿處理器（代號(hào)Haswell）推出之后退出傳統(tǒng)臺(tái)式電腦主板業(yè)務(wù)，將重心轉(zhuǎn)移至移動(dòng)產(chǎn)品。
英特爾在對(duì)記者發(fā)布的聲明中表示，“今天我們公司內(nèi)部宣布英特爾臺(tái)式主板業(yè)務(wù)將會(huì)在未來三年內(nèi)逐步解體。我們擁有20年的主板業(yè)務(wù)經(jīng)驗(yàn)，公司將會(huì)重新利用這些技術(shù)和經(jīng)驗(yàn)開發(fā)新興的移動(dòng)產(chǎn)品?！?
這意味著英特爾開始減少對(duì)傳統(tǒng)電腦業(yè)務(wù)的投入，這些資源將重新分配到其它有前瞻性的產(chǎn)品團(tuán)隊(duì)，如最近開發(fā)英特爾NUC（Next Unit of Computing）超小型PC平臺(tái)、超極本、一體機(jī)、平板電腦以及手機(jī)業(yè)務(wù)中。
英特爾表示，“一旦Haswell芯片研發(fā)完成，公司將會(huì)停止研發(fā)新的臺(tái)式主板?！?br>EoXesmc
這就是說，支持Haswell處理器的臺(tái)式電腦主板將是英特爾的最后一批零售級(jí)的主板。當(dāng)然，這并不意味著臺(tái)式電腦的終結(jié)，因?yàn)槠渌靼逯圃焐倘詫?huì)繼續(xù)參與主板市場(chǎng)。
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英特爾臺(tái)式電腦主板部門負(fù)責(zé)把零售級(jí)主板和主板工具推向市場(chǎng)，供DIY和小型PC系統(tǒng)制造商使用。雖然為最終用戶提供的臺(tái)式電腦主板在過去的20年里一直是英特爾的主要產(chǎn)品，但是，微星、華碩、藍(lán)寶石(Sapphire)、華擎科技和技嘉等主板廠商在接口、形狀和增加的功能等方面提供許多選擇。
“華碩、技嘉、MSI以及其他制造商將會(huì)全力支撐英特爾不斷發(fā)展的產(chǎn)品路線，滿足全球消費(fèi)群體對(duì)電腦主板的需求?！庇⑻貭柋硎?，這些主板制造商主要客戶為組裝機(jī)用戶如游戲愛好者。英特爾將會(huì)繼續(xù)為這些頂級(jí)系統(tǒng)提供高性能的電腦芯片。
然而，英特爾不會(huì)把DIY用戶完全關(guān)在門外。用戶還可以為自己的項(xiàng)目購(gòu)買NUC部件和單獨(dú)的NUC主板?！拔覀儠?huì)充分利用英特爾的K SKU處理器和全新第三代英特爾酷睿頂級(jí)性能處理器，大力投資發(fā)燒友熱衷的平臺(tái)?！庇⑻貭柋硎尽?
從關(guān)閉英特爾零售臺(tái)式電腦主板業(yè)務(wù)的資源轉(zhuǎn)換中受益的產(chǎn)品線包括FFRD（Form Factor Reference Design，外形參考設(shè)計(jì)）部門。這個(gè)團(tuán)隊(duì)負(fù)責(zé)英特爾的超極本和一體機(jī)。
英特爾發(fā)言人丹·施耐德（Dan Snyder）稱，英特爾產(chǎn)品路線圖包括34個(gè)不同價(jià)格點(diǎn)的227個(gè)臺(tái)式電腦處理器，將為廣泛的客戶提供臺(tái)式電腦解決方案。
英特爾此番官方宣布停止臺(tái)式電腦主板業(yè)務(wù)引發(fā)外界猜測(cè)稱英特爾將會(huì)停止生產(chǎn)臺(tái)式電腦的主板連接器，即所謂的LGA插座。英特爾拒絕對(duì)此謠言置評(píng)。
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參考英文原文：Intel to discontinue desktop motherboards，by Dylan McGrath
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Intel to discontinue desktop motherboards
Dylan McGrath
SAN FRANCISCO—Intel Corp. plans to stop supplying PC motherboards, with plans to gradually ramp down the business over the next three years, the company said.
"As Intel gradually ramps down its motherboard business we are ramping up critical areas of the desktop space including integration of innovative solutions for the PC ecosystem such as reference design development, NUC and other areas to be discussed later," a spokesman for the company said in an emailed statement.
Intel will not develop any new Intel branded desktop motherboards after completion of Haswell-based fourth generation Core products launch in 2013. The company said it would continue to support all products sold through the warranty period included with the specific product.
Intel has been supplying PC motherboards for more than 20 years. Until recently, Intel said, the business was largely focused on PC tower type designs. The company said the employees focused on PC motherboards would be redistributed to address emerging new form factors, including both desktop and mobile computers. Those engineers will also be refocused to expand Intel’s form factor reference design work and enable the company's partners to develop new computing solutions, Intel said.
With PC sales contracting last year for the first time and 11 years, Intel and other chip vendors are scrambling to capture more market share in non PC businesses. Intel has for years been trying to increase its presence in smartphones and other mobile computing devices, as well as embedded systems.
Intel (Santa Clara, Calif.) said the desktop PC segment continues to be a major focus for the company with hundreds of products across many subsegments and applications. Intel expects the broad and capable desktop motherboard ecosystem—including Asus, Gigabyte, MSI and others—to support Intel’s roadmap and worldwide customer base.
The Intel spokesman declined to comment on the number of employees impacted by the decision to discontinue PC motherboards or the decision's anticipated impact on sales.
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