VDC is pleased to announce the publication of its annual outlook for the global market for embedded CPUs, MCUs and FPGAs. This research is an invaluable strategic and tactical planning tool for chip, tool, and board vendors.
Hightlights include:
- We expect ARM to continue to take CPU market share from Intel in the years to come, though Intel will succeed in defending its position in high-performance applications.
- Xilinx will cede FPGA market share to growing competitors Altera, Lattice Semiconductor, and Microsemi – who all stand to benefit from strong global demand for communications equipment, and OEMs’ continued migration away from ASICs.
- The MCU market will grow rapidly, with the automotive sector representing an increasingly large share of the market.
- Heterogeneous computing will drive big changes in the markets for all discrete processing technologies. As integrated architectures are used to consolidate functionality and boost processor efficiency, traditional vendors will need to deploy new business strategies to drive growth and margins.
- The importance of tools when selecting a chip will drive additional M&A activity, as large chip vendors swallow smaller tool providers. Potentially attractive acquisition targets include DDC-I, IAR, or Lauterbach.
- The market for these embedded processing technologies (CPUs, MCUs and FPGAs combined) will grow to over $US 40 billion by 2017, at a compound annual growth rate of 6.9% overall.
To learn more download the executive brief now or see our recent press release here.
Embedded Processor Revenues (2012-2017)
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