Intel takes on AMD's market share

Global sales of processors fell in the fourth quarter of 2010 against. But sales were well over 2010. Intel did in 2010, a little market share from AMD to grab. For 2011, growth is expected once again. This is the beginning of 2011 are disappointing due to delays around AMD Fusion and Intel's Llano Sandy Bridge processor, reports research firm IDC.

Global sales of the number of processors dropped in the fourth quarter of 2010 increased 21 percent from the same period in 2009. But in the year 2010 was 17.1 percent of processors sold. Revenues grew up by 26.7 percent to $ 36.3 billion.

There was particularly strong demand for high performance processors for mobile PCs. Sales of mobile processors grew by 26.2 percent of x86 server processors with 28.1 percent and desktop processors with 6.2 percent. Of all processors shipped in 2010 was 54.1 percent a mobile processor. In 2009 this was 50.2 percent.

Market shares

IDC reports that Intel in the fourth quarter of 2010 approximately 80.8 percent market share. That's an increase of 0.4 percent. AMD now has a market share of 18.9 percent. That is down 0.4 percent. For the full year 2010 saw its market share to Intel 1.1 percent increase to 80.7 percent. AMD saw its market share in 2010 down by 1.1 percent to 19 percent, according to IDC. In third place isVIA Technologies, with a market share of 0.3 percent.

Intel has 86.4 percent market share in 2010 in mobile processors. That is down 0.4 percent. AMD has 13.3 percent market share, an increase of 0.4 percent. In the segment of processors for servers / workstations, Intel has a market share of 93 percent. That's an increase of 3.1 percent. AMD has 7 percent market share. That is a loss of 3.1 percent. In the area of ​​processors for desktops, Intel has a market share of 72.1 percent. This represents growth of 1.1 percent. AMD has 27.6 percent market share. That is a loss of 1.2 percent.

2011

Both AMD and Intel in early 2011 to deal with setbacks. AMD announced last January at the launch of its new Fusion Llano processor to slow down. Shortly afterwards called Intel chipsets back to the Sandy Bridge processor contain . Still, IDC expects that by 2011 the number of shipped mobile, desktop and x86 server processors with 10.1 percent growth. The growth is especially in processors for servers and business notebooks, according to market research firm.