CPU Shipments Grow Year-over-Year amid Lowering Demand Towards PCs

From X-bit Labs: Even though the demand for personal computers softened in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago, shipments of central processing units (CPUs) actually increased year-over-year, according to new data from IDC. Not only microprocessor market grew year-over-year, but it also managed to outgrow shipments in the fourth quarter.

Worldwide PC microprocessor shipments in the first calendar quarter of 2011 (Q1 2011) grew, compared to both Q4 2010 (+1.6% quarter over quarter) and to Q1 2010 (+7.4% year over year), according to the latest PC microprocessor market share study from International Data Corp. (IDC).

"The first quarter, which is usually weak, was strong in terms of unit shipments, but surely benefitted from an extra calendar week. Both Intel and AMD grew unit shipments sequentially, which indicates some decent strength in their new platforms. Due to the first full quarter shipping their Sandy Bridge and Fusion microprocessors with integrated graphics processors (IGP), processors with IGP grew to slightly over 50% of market shipments for the first time," said Shane Rau, director of semiconductors: personal computing research at IDC.

In Q1 2011, PC processor vendor shares overall were remarkably stable. Intel commanded 80.8% unit shipments and AMD earned 18.9%, both flat compared to Q4 2010. VIA Technologies had 0.2% market share.

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