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1/22/08 at 8:31pm
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According to data research firm IDC, worldwide processor shipments grew 8.5% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2007 to reach record levels for the second quarter in a row. DigiTimes has the complete rundown, here's a snippet:

Shipments of processors designed for PC servers stood out in the quarter, growing 17% sequentially. Shipments of processors for mobile PCs grew 10.3%, while processors for desktop PCs grew 6.5%. IDC analysis also reveals that, within each form factor, the percentage of high-end and mainstream processors grew at the expense of low-end processors. For example, in the desktop processor segment, high-end and mainstream processors represented 87.1% of processors shipped in the fourth quarter of 2007, up from 84.6% in the third quarter.
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