Comments on: Stat Shot: Have Chips Sales Hit Bottom? http://gigaom.com/2009/05/01/stat-shot-have-chips-sales-hit-bottom/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:04:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: titanas http://gigaom.com/2009/05/01/stat-shot-have-chips-sales-hit-bottom/#comment-209670 Sat, 02 May 2009 18:06:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=47950#comment-209670 I’m wondering if singe chip solutions will lower revenue as well because of their lower price when compared to let’s say 3 single chips (WiFi, Bluetooth, FM, whatever)

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2009/05/01/stat-shot-have-chips-sales-hit-bottom/#comment-209669 Fri, 01 May 2009 20:31:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=47950#comment-209669 I’m saying that the rise in handset and PC chips may not be enough to offset the continued pain in other markets, which means that there’s no certainty that global chip sales will grow. They could stay flat. IF they sink, I don’t think they’ll sink a lot given that PCs and cell phones are such a large end market for chips.

]]> By: Dee http://gigaom.com/2009/05/01/stat-shot-have-chips-sales-hit-bottom/#comment-209668 Fri, 01 May 2009 19:25:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=47950#comment-209668 So are you saying that the Palm Pre and new iPhone, as well as others (Android) won’t push a pick-up later this year?

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2009/05/01/stat-shot-have-chips-sales-hit-bottom/#comment-209667 Fri, 01 May 2009 18:07:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=47950#comment-209667 Dee, this data includes worldwide semiconductor sales. While PC sales may have hit bottom, there are plenty of other industries such as telecommunications and automotive that are still lagging. So we may not see real growth until other industries pick up, although PC and handset sales are some of the encouraging signs I point to.

]]> By: Dee http://gigaom.com/2009/05/01/stat-shot-have-chips-sales-hit-bottom/#comment-209666 Fri, 01 May 2009 17:12:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=47950#comment-209666 Stacey, you have got to be kidding – “there’s no evidence that chip sales will continue growing in the near term.”

Acer said today that they will be shipping their computers with Windows 7 in October -
http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217201135&subSection=News

The machines will have to already be loaded with chips, so look for a big pick-up in chip sales in the next few months – across the board from Acer, Dell, HP, etc.

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