The new price list was issued just a few days after Intel announced its financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2009. During an earnings call, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said the PC market segment was showing signs of stabilizing, which could improve the company's chip business in the upcoming quarters.

However, Intel's chip revenue fell during the second quarter. Revenue from chips that go into servers, desktops and workstations was $3.4 billion, down from $4.1 billion a year earlier. Revenue from chips used in laptops and other mobile products was $2.55 billion, a drop from $2.74 billion last year.