Rambus, meanwhile, says time is on its side. A technological Tower of Babel is the worst-case scenario. The PC industry has traditionally been driven by Intel's technical innovations and its role in establishing uniform standards. That way, the fastest growth for everyone was assured. Now, with Intel struggling to coordinate the efforts of other players, the PC business could get bumpier.
Quanta is Taiwan's largest notebook maker, and also makes motherboards and desktop-PC systems.
It was easier to test and ramp up production. With more product diversification, we will need more effort in design. But DRAM companies notoriously can't cooperate with each other. It was Intel, he says, that typically would help manufacturers agree to common equipment specifications. One has to realize that Intel's actions are really about market growth, not power for power's sake.