Many signs , in the opinion of different analysts, indicate the beginning of computer market restoration in the passed block. Furthermore, the third quarter traditionally demonstrates an increase in the sales volumes , since the season back-to-school is usually accompanied by an increase in the computers demand from the side of private individuals and companies.
In comparison with the previous block, the deliveries volumes of microprocessors in the natural expression grew by 23%! This almost two times higher than the indices, typical for this period. The market for microprocessors in the same time grew by 14%.
The mobile processors remain the locomotive of market: their sales volumes increased by 35,7% - here enter the processors Intel atom, utilized in netbook. The market for x86-server compatible processors grew by 12,2%, and desktop processors proved to be in the tail with 11,4% increase.
The majorities of netbook, released in the third quarter, was sold in the territory of China.
For Intel company, it was possible in the third quarter to increase its market share by 2,2% to 81,1% in the natural expression. AMD Portion decreased by 2%, now it is equal to 18,7%. VIA companies in the natural expression reached 0,2% of market for microprocessors .
If we examine each segment of market individually, dynamics will be the following. In the mobile segment Intel increased its portion to 88% (+1,1%), AMD decreased its presence on the market to 11,9% (- 0,7%), and in VIA portion was reduced to less than 0,2%. In the server segment Intel increased it portion to 90,4% (+0,5%), remaining falls : AMD to 9,6% (- 0,5%). Finally, in the desktop segment Intel portion is 72,2% (+2%), AMD company has 27,4% (- 1,9%), and VIA is satisfied by 0,3% of market for desktop processors.
In this year in the world can be sold more than 300 ml processors - this is 1,9% greater than in the past year. However, IDC analysts report that it still early to speak about the restoration of global processor market . An explosion in sales of processors in China cannot continue infinitely. IN USA the prospects for market development are still misty, it is impossible to exclude certain correction in the first quarter of the following year.