Original design manufacturer (ODM) Compal has warned that shortages of selected Intel processors may continue until the second half of 2019, pushing prices up - and claims Intel is keeping its customers in the dark.

Rumours that Intel has been struggling to produce enough processors to meet demand circled for some time before being confirmed in a TrendForce report earlier this month. Now, the company's customers are starting to speak up on the matter - starting with original design manufacturer (ODM) Compal Electronics.

During a speech quoted by Taiwanese technology site DigiTimes, an outlet known for its own contributions to the rumour mill but whose article directly quotes the man, Compal president and chief executive Martin Wong confirmed that there are indeed shortages of Intel processors in the market, and that said shortages may not be resolved until the second half of 2019 - a delay big enough to impact laptop shipments for the traditionally-lucrative winter period.

Wong told attendees that Intel's communications on the matter have been lacking, claiming that the company has not provided 'a clear schedule' towards supply finally meeting demand. The company is also concentrating on its high-end Xeon and Core family processors, leaving those building systems for the lower end of the market bereft.

Other ODMs and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) named as confirming the impact of the shortages include ODMs Inventec, Quanta, and Wistron, which has cut its shipment forecasts from 5-10 percent to sub-five percent, and Acer, which has stated that the shortages are impacting the whole market rather than individual brands.

Intel has not yet provided public commentary on the shortage, but is known to be shifting production of some chipset models to previous-generation process nodes in order to free up production capacity for processors.