Customer deposits and supply shortages indicate that demand currently exceeds Intel's ability to ship, giving it near-term pricing support and revenue visibility. The $1.7 billion in customer prepayments signals that buyers are willing to commit capital upfront to secure allocation—a sign of relative customer dependence during the shortage period.
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It held on this filing. No finding was written because nothing in it bore on the reason — the sentences it was read against are below.
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the claims it rests on
“In Q1 2026, we entered into long-term arrangements with customers that included deposits totaling $1.7 billion, which were reflected within other accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities, and for which the related cash was received in Q2 2026”
“Market demand exceeded our available product supply in Q2 2026 due to capacity constraints at our factories and industry-wide supply constraints”
“We expect these industry-wide shortages of substrates, memory and other critical components to persist into next year, which may limit our ability to fully meet customer demand”
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demand-based pricing actions language
“The majority of the increase in ASPs was driven by a higher mix of premium products sold in Q2 2026 and YTD 2026, with demand-based pricing actions contributing to a lesser extent, in part to offset higher input costs.”