You are confused and your numbers are not relevant.
A great example is 2000/2001, where Intel was scrambling to restart its production investment program in reaction to AMD's terrific success with Athlon. After that, when AMD ran into problems with Thoroughbred in 2002, Intel slashed investment.
The R&D numbers you are using include a broad mix of items that range from bench science to things like advertising for Centrino - that's listed as R&D investment in accounting. The numbers you're showing reflect, for example, Intel deciding to spend ~$1 Billion to try to get into the big screen TV business (when they thought AMD was finished).
A great example is
AMD Rev Intel Additions to Property, Plant, and Equipment
1993 1,648 1933
1994 2,155 2441
1995 2,468 3550
1996 1,953 3024
1997 2,356 4501
1998 2,542 3557
1999 2,857 3403
2000 4,644 6674
2001 3,891 7309
2002 2,697 4703
2003 3,519 3656
2004 5,001 3843
2005 5,848 5818
2006 5,649 5779
2007 6,013 5000 |
