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A shortage of the latest Intel laptop PC microprocessors appears to be worsening and could cause some PC vendors to delay the rollout of new laptop computers, chip distributors and industry researchers say.

The shortfall is in Intel's new laptop microprocessors codenamed Arrandale, including some Core i3 and Core i5 chips. The shortage has caused chip buyers to bid the price of the microprocessors up to a 20 percent premium over contract prices on the open market, according to U.S. chip distributor Converge. The shortage hit in March and will last throughout April, the company added in a monthly research report.

A dearth of the chips could cause delays in the rollout of sleek new laptops by three months or more, according to securities researcher CLSA Asia Pacific Markets. It could also give Intel's main rival, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), a chance to win market share in supplying microprocessors for laptops, the fastest growing segment of the PC business.

"It is unusual to find a device shortage that cannot be solved in the open market," Converge said. Most laptop manufacturers have been able to keep up with demand by using older Intel Montevina processor family chips, the distributor said, but "we also believe the Arrandale shortage must ease soon or it will have a prolonged effect.

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