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Intel and AMD to see peak microprocessor sales in 2008, says IC Insights |
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Aug 23, 2007 at 03:53 PM |
 Market research firm IC Insights believes that during the industry's next cyclical peak growth year of 2008, MPU sales are projected to grow 17 percent reaching $40.3 billion. Due to solid demand for personal computers in 2007, microprocessor sales are now expected to increase 4 percent to $34.5 billion compared to $33.2 billion in 2006, when MPU dollar volume fell 5 percent.
The timing couldn't be better for both Intel and AMD, as they prepare to launch a slew of new MPUs centering on new quad core designs and migration to next generation processes.
DSPs, once regarded as a technology bound for ubiquitous use, have remain bogged down in another difficult year, according to IC Insights. DSP sales are expected to decline 5 percent in 2007 due to inventory corrections in cell phone equipment markets.
However, in 2008, the DSP market is forecast to recover and display a 13 percent increase to $8.9 billion, according to IC Insights' new report.
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| Senior Technical Program Manager (Dublin, Ireland, 02/04/2008) | | Senior Embedded Design Support Engineer (Shannon, Co Clare, Ireland, 19/03/2008) | | Embedded Support Engineer (Intel Shannon, Co Clare, Ireland, 19/03/2008) | | Senior Component Design Engineer (Intel Shannon, Co Clare, Ireland, 19/03/2008) | | Sales Administrator (Tempe, 21/08/2007) |
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