AMD, Intel CPU sales fell steeply in January, claim

Ouch! No one likes to see sales fall down on their face. And this is certainly true when it comes to the highly competitive world of CPU manufactures like AMD and Intel. Not to fret though, they will ride out that rough month. They always do.

World sales of PC processors fell by 28 per cent in January compared to the same month a year ago.

That, said Handelsbanken Capital Markets, reflected Intel’s profit warnings about a build up of stock in Q4 of last year.

In report to its clients, the firm said that average selling prices fell below $80, suggesting that the inventory build up was in notebook PC processors.

Nevertheless, every cloud has a silver lining. Handelsbanken analyst Bruce Diesen said sales of DRAM bounced back in January and flash memory remained buoyant. Not so good news for spot prices, however. DRAM prices stayed weak. Source: The Inquirer

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