How will AMD’s ATI purchase will impact Nvidia?
Oct 29, 2006 in Electronics, Finance, Semiconductors
AMD’s recent purchase of ATI for $5.4 billion, which is scheduled to be completed in early 2008, will have a huge impact on an industry dominated by a few players. Intel is by far the largest supplier of computer graphics, due integrated graphics included in OEM laptops and desktops as part of their popular chipsets. The discrete graphics portion of the market is roughly held in equal portions by ATI and Nvidia. This balance has historically oscillated around the 50% market which each company taking the lead momentarily in 6 month product cycles. (more…)