Intel and AMD retain market share in 2Q10 amid fast growth
Intel and Advanced Micro Devices in the second quarter maintained their market share positions in the global microprocessor business amid fast industry growth, reflecting the intense competition among the two companies, according to iSuppli. Dominant supplier Intel in the second quarter accounted for 80.4% of global microprocessor revenues, down from 80.7% in the second quarter of 2009 when the company’s share reached a four-year high. On a sequential basis, Intel gained 0.1 points of share from the 80.3% it held in the first quarter of 2010.
Global microprocessor revenues in the second quarter of 2010 rose 34% from the same period in 2009. The annual increase reflects the PCs market’s dramatic recovery from the dismal conditions seen in the second quarter of 2009, when global PC shipments declined by 4.3% compared to a year earlier. In contrast, PC shipments in the second quarter of 2010 increased by 22.8% from the same quarter in 2009. Meanwhile, technology as measured from the second quarter evolved significantly during the past 12 months. Approximately 38 percent of notebook PC microprocessors shipped in the second quarter were graphics-enabled microprocessors, up significantly from 2009.
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