Trade frictions between Washington and Beijing are reviving sales of Intel’s older personal-computer and server chips as customers look for cheaper parts.

A Sino-U.S. trade war that threatens Intel's revenue from its biggest market, China, has become an unlikely driver of demand for the embattled chipmaker's older generation of personal computer and server chips,

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is experiencing a rise in demand for its older-generation PC and server chips as the U.S.-China trade war intensifies, executives revealed after the companys latest earnings release.