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HP was the biggest chip buyer in 2007

Hewlett-Packard bought $15 billion worth of semiconductors in 2007, more than any other company in the world, market researcher Gartner said Monday.

The top 10 chip purchasers combined for $91 billion last year, just a 1 percent rise over 2006, Gartner said in its Semiconductor DQ Monday Report. Most, 38 percent, of the world's semiconductors went into data processing gear last year, while communications took 35 percent of all chips, and consumer goods claimed 20 percent. Chips made for industrial use accounted for 5 percent of global chip revenue, while automotive chips were just 2 percent.

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Posted by | Wed, Feb 27, 2008 - 02:56 AM