Abstract
The 2008 Microcontroller market was highly profitable and is predicted to grow
10 percent annually over the forecasted period thanks to numerous applications
in automotive, medical, consumer, communications, and, to a lesser degree,
computer market.
Microcontrollers are single, simple programmable ICs that are designed for
embedded applications and are relatively inexpensive to produce compared to
more complex and expensive microprocessors used in PCs. Microcontrollers are
typically found in automatically controlled products and devices, including
remote controls such as toys, appliances, power tools, automobile engine
control systems, and office machines. Hybrid automobiles are predicted to be
one major end market for MCUs over the next several years as many of the
technologies used in “green” vehicles, such as hybrids, are
managed through MCUs. Smart cards are another surging market for
microcontrollers, as revenue in this segment is growing at a compound annual
growth rate of 14 percent.
MCUs are a critical piece of the overall semiconductor industry and accounted
for $13.7 billion in total worldwide revenue and 10.8 billion units shipped in
2008. Revenue is predicted to experience strong average growth of 10 percent
until 2014 due to increasing shipment numbers combined with consistently
falling ASPs.
Table of Contents
Significant Findings
Microcontroller Market Share
- Renesas Technology
- Freescale Semiconductor
- NEC
- Fujitsu
- Infineon Technologies
- Microchip
- Texas Instruments
Methodology
Databeans Market and Product Segmentation Definitions
- Market Segmentation
- Product Segmentation
Table of Figures
- Figure 1: Worldwide Microcontroller Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and
ASP)
- Figure 2: 2008 Worldwide Microcontroller Revenue Share by Supplier
- Figure 3: 2008 Worldwide Consumer Microcontroller Revenue Share by Supplier
- Figure 4: 2008 Worldwide Computer Microcontroller Revenue Share by Supplier
- Figure 5: 2008 Worldwide Wireless Microcontroller Revenue Share by Supplier
- Figure 6: 2008 Worldwide Wired Microcontroller Revenue Share by Supplier
- Figure 7: 2008 Worldwide Automotive Microcontroller Revenue Share by
Supplier
- Figure 8: 2008 Worldwide Smart Card Microcontroller Revenue Share by
Supplier
- Figure 9: 2008 Worldwide Industrial and Other Microcontroller Revenue
Share by Supplier
Table of Tables
- Table 1: Worldwide Microcontroller Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and
ASP)
- Table 2: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Microcontroller Revenue Share by Supplier
- Table 3: 2007 and 2008 Americas Microcontroller Revenue Share by Supplier
- Table 4: 2007 and 2008 Europe Microcontroller Revenue Share by Supplier
- Table 5: 2007 and 2008 Japan Microcontroller Revenue Share by Supplier
- Table 6: 2007 and 2008 Asia Pacific Microcontroller Revenue Share by
Supplier
- Table 7: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Consumer Microcontroller Revenue Share by
Supplier
- Table 8: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Computer Microcontroller Revenue Share by
Supplier
- Table 9: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Wireless Microcontroller Revenue Share by
Supplier
- Table 10: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Wired Microcontroller Revenue Share by
Supplier
- Table 11: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Automotive Microcontroller Revenue Share
by Supplier
- Table 12: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Smart Card Microcontroller Revenue Share
by Supplier
- Table 13: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Industrial and Other Microcontroller
Revenue Share by Supplier
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