The success of plane-table computers apple iPad makes processors producers design for obtaining some dividends. If we do not examine the group of ARM associates producers, in which it is possible to conditionally include NVIDIA company with its processors tegra, then three important processors producers will remain: AMD, Intel and VIA.
AMD Company already stated that in the following year will appear the plane-table computers on base of hybrid processors with bobcat architecture. VIA Company is already specialized in the release of processors and integrated chipset for mobile devices with moderate energy consumption level , when desired someone of its partners can adapt VIA products for the needs of plane-table computers segment.
Intel chapter, Mr. Paul otellini, at the yesterday's encounter with investors gives much attention to the prospects for plane-table computers segment. Thus, according to the company leader , now in the world are daily produced about million of computers, and this quantity will be doubled in the next four years. To 2015 Intel expect yearly to release about billion of processors for different devices.
The market for netbook, according to the estimations of Intel chapter, still did not exhaust its increase potential . In this year the segment will grow by more than 20%, subsequently the average annual increase rate will compose 15%. The yearly sales volume of netbook will reach 40 million pieces and it will grow further.
The plane-table computers, in Intel chapter opinion , in the total sales volume will represent not such considerable proportion, as it seems for many. Plane-table computers should be considered auxiliary devices for information perception , whereas netbook and desktop computers are oriented to information input. Nevertheless, the market for plane-table computers must grow to 73-88% per year, reaching the yearly sales volume at the level of 50-60 million pieces.