Jon Peddie Research: big swings continue in the market for graphics add-in boards (AIBs)

Posted by Jon Peddie on November 26th 2007 | Permalink
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TIBURON, CA—November 26, 2007 —What a difference a couple of quarters can make in the dynamic market for graphics add-in boards (AIBs). Q1’07 was downright ugly, not so much with respect to units but very much so in the context of revenue and ASPs. Volume was down just modestly, but ASPs and revenue (street) were way down, off 21.2% sequentially and a huge 39.8% year-to-year. Q2’07 showed an expected bounce back to respectability, with a modest year-over-year (YoY) increase in both units and market value. But in this dynamic market, there’s not much in the way of status quo. Q1 saw…