Intel Maintains PC Microchip Dominance

The battle for market share persists among semiconductor companies as first-quarter computer data shows continued scraping for mere tenths of percentage points. However, Intel(INTC Quote) and Samsung continued to dominate their respective sectors.

Advanced Micro Devices(AMD Quote) gained three-tenths of a percentage point from the fourth quarter to hold 16.9% of the PC processor market, according to Mercury Research data cited by eWeek. Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, slipped by half a point to 81.7%.

AMD was helped by its Opteron server chips and desktop chips targeted at different segments. From the first quarter last year, AMD has gained 2 percentage points of market share, according to the report. ...