Intel closes its Intel Optane memory business

It seems that these are not good times for some of Intel’s divisions. Besides of lag of your Intel Arc graphics cardsintel as well ends its Intel Optane memory business. This has been announced in its earnings report for this second quarter of 2022 and that has confirmed to Tom’s Hardwarethe manufacturer will amortize the 559 million dollars of its inventory for the closure of this division of your business.

Intel already sold its memory and SSD division to Micron almost 2 years ago, ditching this business in favor of feeding other divisions, just as it intends to do by dispensing with the Optane memory business. intel already stopped supplying this type of memory for home PCs, but continued with its division for companies. Intel was the only vendor supplying this product, but a Industry shift towards CXL technologies It has been a key decision for Intel to put an end to this business for companies as well.

Micron, which was part of Intel’s manufacturing partner for the 3D X Point memory used in these memories, pulled out last year. Later he sold to Texas Instrument the factory of these memories, leaving Intel without a firm supplier for its manufacture. It is said that Intel has been supplying Intel Optane thanks to the inventory it acquired before the closure of this factory, but finally has decided to end this division facing the cost of this 559 million dollars in inventory.

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