Close
  • Latest News
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
Read Down
Sign in
Close
Welcome!Log into your account
Forgot your password?
Read Down
Password recovery
Recover your password
Close
Search
Logo
Logo
  • Latest News
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
More
    Home Latest News
    • PC Hardware

    AMD Passed by Qualcomm, Samsung on MPU List

    By
    Jeff Burt
    -
    May 22, 2013
    Share
    Facebook
    Twitter
    Linkedin

      Advanced Micro Devices continues to try to grow its product portfolio, but the company is still being dogged by the contracting worldwide PC market.

      Most recently, market research firm IC Insights reported that in 2012, AMD fell from second to fourth place among the world’s top microprocessor vendors, overtaken by Qualcomm and Samsung Electronics, both of which make chips based on the ARM architecture for the mobile device market. AMD had been solidly in second place behind Intel since the 1990s, the analysts said in the May 20 report.

      According to IC Insights’ survey, Intel, with $36.9 billion in sales, continued to hold a commanding 65.3 percent share of $56.5 billion microprocessor market, followed by Qualcomm’s 9.4 percent and Samsung’s 8.2 percent. AMD’s market share fell to 6.4 percent.

      The numbers are indicative of the rapidly changing computing environment, where consumers and business users alike increasingly are opting for smartphones and tablets over notebooks and desktop PCs. In IC Insights’ list of the 10 microprocessor vendors for 2012, only Intel and AMD offer x86-based chips that run in such systems as PCs and mainstream servers. The other chip makers—including Nvidia and Texas Instruments—make mobile processors based on the ARM architecture.

      Qualcomm, with $5.3 billion in sales, is the top vendor of ARM-based mobile chips. Samsung makes chips for its own tablets and smartphones, but 83 percent of its $4.6 billion in sales were from its work in making SoCs for Apple’s popular iPhone and iPad tablets, according to IC Insights.

      AMD’s market share was as high as 9.6 percent in 2010, but has steadily fallen since, with $3.6 billion in revenues. Like other tech giants such as Intel, Hewlett-Packard and Dell, AMD is looking to expand its reach to reduce its reliance on the PC market. AMD’s Rory Read and other executives are targeting such markets as ultramobile devices, dense and energy-efficient servers, embedded devices and semi-custom chips.

      AMD is looking to such new accelerated processing units (APUs) as “Richland” for notebooks and tablets, “Temash” for Windows 8-based tablets and hybrid devices and “Kabinin” for low-cost PCs, convertibles and hybrids.

      Despite the falling PC sales worldwide, AMD’s Read told analysts and journalists in an April 18 conference call that the PC market—where more than 360 million units are shipped every year—will continue to be important to his company.

      “The PC market will remain an important business for AMD for years to come,” Read said. “The PC is far from dead.”

      Jeff Burt
      Jeffrey Burt has been with eWEEK since 2000, covering an array of areas that includes servers, networking, PCs, processors, converged infrastructure, unified communications and the Internet of things.

      MOST POPULAR ARTICLES

      Cybersecurity

      Visa’s Michael Jabbara on Cybersecurity and Digital...

      James Maguire - May 17, 2022 0
      I spoke with Michael Jabbara, VP and Global Head of Fraud Services at Visa, about the cybersecurity technology used to ensure the safe transfer...
      Read more
      Cloud

      Yotascale CEO Asim Razzaq on Controlling Multicloud...

      James Maguire - May 5, 2022 0
      Asim Razzaq, CEO of Yotascale, provides guidance on understanding—and containing—the complex cost structure of multicloud computing. Among the topics we covered:  As you survey the...
      Read more
      Big Data and Analytics

      GoodData CEO Roman Stanek on Business Intelligence...

      James Maguire - May 4, 2022 0
      I spoke with Roman Stanek, CEO of GoodData, about business intelligence, data as a service, and the frustration that many executives have with data...
      Read more
      Applications

      Cisco’s Thimaya Subaiya on Customer Experience in...

      James Maguire - May 10, 2022 0
      I spoke with Thimaya Subaiya, SVP and GM of Global Customer Experience at Cisco, about the factors that create good customer experience – and...
      Read more
      IT Management

      Intuit’s Nhung Ho on AI for the...

      James Maguire - May 13, 2022 0
      I spoke with Nhung Ho, Vice President of AI at Intuit, about adoption of AI in the small and medium-sized business market, and how...
      Read more
      Logo

      eWeek has the latest technology news and analysis, buying guides, and product reviews for IT professionals and technology buyers. The site’s focus is on innovative solutions and covering in-depth technical content. eWeek stays on the cutting edge of technology news and IT trends through interviews and expert analysis. Gain insight from top innovators and thought leaders in the fields of IT, business, enterprise software, startups, and more.

      Facebook
      Linkedin
      RSS
      Twitter
      Youtube

      Advertisers

      Advertise with TechnologyAdvice on eWeek and our other IT-focused platforms.

      Advertise with Us

      Menu

      • About eWeek
      • Subscribe to our Newsletter
      • Latest News

      Our Brands

      • Privacy Policy
      • Terms
      • About
      • Contact
      • Advertise
      • Sitemap
      • California – Do Not Sell My Information

      Property of TechnologyAdvice.
      © 2021 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

      Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.

      ×