Semicast have released the latest findings from the 2013 edition of their Embedded Processing Service. According to these latest results, the outlook for Power Architecture in embedded processing looks very limited, with the long term future relying almost entirely on Freescale Semiconductor.

According to preliminary findings from the 2013 edition of Semicast’s Embedded Processing Service, Intel was the largest supplier of embedded processors in 2012, just ahead of Qualcomm. Broadcom maintained its position as third largest supplier, while Samsung traded places with Texas Instruments for fourth and fifth respectively.

According to analysis by Semicast Research, Infineon was the leading vendor of semiconductors to the industrial sector in 2012, although its lead over second placed Texas Instruments was cut to just a few tenths of a percentage point. Both companies maintained a clear lead over the next largest vendors, STMicroelectronics and Renesas Electronics, with Analog Devices completing the top five. Semicast calculates that revenues for industrial semicon...

According to the latest analysis by Semicast Research, Renesas Electronics was again the leading vendor of semiconductors to the OE automotive sector in 2012, ahead of Infineon Technologies. STMicroelectronics retained its position as third largest supplier, with Freescale fourth and NXP fifth. Semicast calculates that revenues for OE automotive semiconductors grew by twelve percent to USD 25.5 billion in 2012, while the total semiconductor indus...

Findings from the 2012 edition of Semicast’s 32/64-bit Microcontrollers & Embedded Microprocessors study show ARM and x86 were the leading architectures in this market in 2011. Revenues for 32/64-bit MCUs and embedded MPUs (eMPUs) are estimated to have grown to USD 9.6 billion in 2011, from USD 8.3 billion in 2010.

Findings from the recent Semicast study “Industrial & Medical Semiconductor Service — 2012 Edition” show revenues for semiconductors in the industrial sector are forecast to grow from USD 32.4 billion in 2011 to USD 55.2 billion in 2017, a CAGR of 9.3 per cent.

According to the latest analysis from Semicast Research, Infineon Technologies was the leading semiconductor vendor to the industrial sector in 2011, ahead of Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics. Revenues for semiconductors in the industrial sector have increased by more than fifty per cent in the last two years, to USD 32.4 billion in 2011, with highest revenue growth for analog ICs, LEDs and power discretes.

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas in January saw Intel announce plans to expand into the highly lucrative smartphone and tablet applications processor market, with Lenovo and Motorola Mobility both declaring that they will introduce products using the Intel Medfield processor. As the undisputed leading supplier of the semiconductor industry and with profits and cash reserves greater than many competitors put together, I...

Findings from the latest Semicast report “Automotive Market for Semiconductors — 2012 Edition” suggest the market for OE automotive semiconductors grew to USD 22.7 billion in 2011, from USD 20.8 billion in 2010. Revenues are forecast to increase by twelve per cent to USD 25.5 billion in 2012, although growth is dependent on both rising global light vehicle production volumes and a clear resolution of the European debt crisis. Ho...

Analysis of findings from the recently published Semicast report “Opportunities for ARM in Embedded Processing—2011 Edition” suggest the rapid growth of the ARM architecture is set to continue over the medium term, with annual shipments of ARM-based processors set to match the world’s population this year and forecast to equal twice the world’s population in 2015.

Findings from the Semicast report “Automotive Market for Semiconductors — 2011 Edition” show sales of OE automotive semiconductors grew by almost twenty per cent in 2010, to $20 billion. Steady growth is projected for much of the decade ahead, with sales forecast to almost double to $39 billion in 2017.