Rising AMD K8-compatible chipset shipments for notebooks helped Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) reach gross margins of 31.35% in the first quarter, up 9.45-percentage points on year, according to the company.

SiS claims it attained a 37% share in the AMD chipset market since the fourth quarter of last year, and the company is optimistic about increasing its market share in the second quarter, on strong notebook chipset shipments.

The company’s chipset shipments for notebooks are expected to contribute 20% to its total revenues in the second quarter, up three-percentage points on quarter, the company indicated. In addition, a tight supply of its M760 chipset should ease after the middle of May, the company noted.

SiS has forecast that its total chipset shipments will surpass nine million units in the first half of this year. The maker shipped 4.6-4.7 million chipsets in the first quarter, achieving more than half of the goal. For 2005, SiS has projected its chipset shipments will grow 10-15% on year to 23.1-24.2 million units.

By: DocMemory
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