Its market share in chip shipments hit 22.3% in Q1
fter five quarters of declining market share, Advanced Micro Devices gained ground in chip shipments over chief rival Intel during the first quarter of 2009, IDC said on Tuesday.
AMD saw its market share in processor shipments reach 22.3% during the first quarter of 2009, gaining 4.6% of the market compared with the fourth quarter of 2008. Intel lost 4.7% of the total market to reach a 77.3% share, IDC said in a survey.
AMD saw its market share increase because of a pricing advantage over Intel and a strong increase in desktop shipments, said Shane Rau, research director at IDC. Sequentially, AMD chip shipments increased 13% while Intel's shipments declined 16 percent.
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fter five quarters of declining market share, Advanced Micro Devices gained ground in chip shipments over chief rival Intel during the first quarter of 2009, IDC said on Tuesday.
AMD saw its market share in processor shipments reach 22.3% during the first quarter of 2009, gaining 4.6% of the market compared with the fourth quarter of 2008. Intel lost 4.7% of the total market to reach a 77.3% share, IDC said in a survey.
AMD saw its market share increase because of a pricing advantage over Intel and a strong increase in desktop shipments, said Shane Rau, research director at IDC. Sequentially, AMD chip shipments increased 13% while Intel's shipments declined 16 percent.
More: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132939