Intel will see strong growth for its x86 chips in mobile PC processors and server processors, with moderate growth for desktop PC processors over the next several years, reports In-Stat. Overall, shipments of Intel processors will rise from 153 million units in 2004 to 241 million in 2009, the high-tech market research firm says.
“Key trends will be shifts to dual-core processors for PCs, and multi-core processors for servers, to increase performance while maintaining or decreasing chip power consumption,” says Jim McGregor, In-Stat analyst. “ASPs for all platforms have increased with the economic recovery and will continue to increase with these shifts before price degradation begins.”
A recent report by In-Stat found the following:
A shift to low-cost PC processors to further reduce the cost of PCs and address the needs of emerging markets will continue.
The mobile IA-32 architecture will be the technology driver for all PCs and IA-32 server processors beginning in 2H06.
A new generation of processors that feature on-chip, core-to-core communication and shared cache will make inroads.
