Crisis or no crisis, the x86 processor market is booming, if one believes the figures released by IDC for the last quarter of the year. After several periods of famine, he would sign even a return to "normal seasonal" with an increase of 31.3% over one year. On the full year, the market rose 2.5% in volume, but lost 7.1% in value, representing a total turnover of 28.6 billion dollars.
"For the third quarter, the modest increase recorded in the fourth quarter indicates that the market recovers its normal seasonal variations," said Shane Rau, an analyst in charge of semiconductors at IDC. "The significant increase over fourth quarter 2008 shows that the market has exceeded the recession."
Intel is still very far ahead, with 80.5% of deliveries made in the last quarter of 2009. AMD followed with 19.4%, an increase of 0.7% over the previous quarter, while VIA represents 0.2% of deliveries.
In the market called "mobile x86 processors for notebooks, Intel's shares rise to 86.8%, against 12.8% for AMD. The server side, the advance is more marked, with 89.9% to 10.1% against Intel for AMD. It is on the market of processors for desktop and workstations as the challenger proved the most aggressive. Over the period studied, it would have made 28.8% of shipments, up 2.3%, against 71% for Intel.
The battle could intensify during 2010, boosted by encouraging prospects. IDC states and expect an increase of about 15% over the year. To establish his leadership, Intel will rely on its latest range of processors to 32 nanometers engraved and fitted with integrated graphics controller. Pending the arrival of its first six-core chip, scheduled for the second quarter (II X6 Phenom), AMD is projected to expand its product lines, focusing on entry and mid-range segments in which the offer is likely to rival that of Intel.
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