[citation][nom]lordstormdragon[/nom]If you look carefully, the data here reflects only revenue, not chips sold. And of course Intel with the highest profit margin and most inflated prices would be on top. It would be interesting to see the per-chip data or per-sku data, however - not that Intel didn't sell a ton of chips, obviously! But just because there's always more to the story when statistics are involved. Always.[/citation]
Good point but the total amount of chips can also be confusing, Intel makes CPU's, the most complicated and expensive of all chips produced, which compared to Samsung who produces a wide range of chips, most of which are not CPU's and use less die space can be cheaper but large volumes.
I think revenue is the key here and since Intel does not rely on other manufacturers to produce chips, they can increase profits.