Friday, 26 October 2007

Graphics Processors Increasingly Embedded In PC Chipsets

A growing trend in PC design is the integration of graphics processors in chipsets, reports In-Stat. Although high performance graphics willcontinue to be offered in both integrated and standalone versions, the …

A growing trend in PC design is the integration of graphics processors in chipsets, reports In-Stat. Although high performance graphics will
continue to be offered in both integrated and standalone versions, the majority of general business and consumer graphics processors will
transition to integrated implementations, the high-tech market research firm says.

"With chipsets now sporting functions such as memory control, USB, 1394, and now graphics, they are growing into much more than their humble beginnings as glue logic," says Ian Lao, In-Stat analyst.

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:

* Consumer desktop PC chipset revenue growth is forecast to be 11.2% in 2007, rising to 14.8% in 2008.
* Consumer notebook PC chipset revenue growth is forecast to be 27% for 2007.
* Notebooks are not likely to see dual graphics processor implementations due to form factor and current power consumption issues.