Intel’s fourth-quarter 2015 financial results have been released recently. The company reported revenue of US$14.9 billion (bn) for the quarter, up 1% compared to Q4 2014 and operating income of US$4.3bn, down 3% from the same time last year. Gross margin shrank 1.1% to 64.3%.
The company’s Client Computing Group took in US$8.8bn, a 1% decline compared to this time last year. According to the company’s CFO commentary, desktop platform volumes (which account for both processors and chipsets) fell 9% year-on-year, but desktop average selling prices rose 9%.
Notebook platform volumes experienced a 10% year-on-year decline, but average selling prices increased 6% on that basis. The company says its tablet volumes fell a precipitous 33% compared to a year ago, but average selling prices were up “significantly.”




