Worldwide PC Microprocessor Unit Shipments Up 7.4% Year Over Year in the First Quarter of 2011; IDC Upgrades 2011 Forecast to 10.3% Growth

from an extra calendar week," said Shane Rau, director of Semiconductors: Personal Computing research at IDC. "Both Intel and AMD grew unit shipments sequentially, which indicates some decent strength in their new platforms. Due to the first full quarter...