DUBLIN, Ireland—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Sept. 28, 2005—
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c24949) has announced the
addition of Semiconductor Markets & Applications: Affordable Soc: 4
and 8-Bit MCU Demand in Applications 2004-2009 to their offering
Propelled by the communications and consumer market segments,
microcontrollers continue to bring sizeable revenues. The worldwide
MCU units shipped between 2004 and 2009 are expected to increase at an
annual CAGR of 10.3.
Year 2004 finally delivered an upside for 4 and 8-bit
microcontrollers that justifies some degree of optimism. These
microcontrollers will continue to grow in unit shipments at an overall
pace corresponding to a CAGR of approximately 8.0%, but the ASP
erosion steals much of the anticipated revenue glory.
In 2009, revenues from the 4 and 8-bit microcontroller category
will be led by the consumer market segment, followed by
transportation, and then by computer and electronic data processing
(computer and EDP). This forecast has taken into account the continued
blurring of boundaries between different solutions that are competing
for the attention of system designers: microcontrollers (MCUs) compete
with application-specific standard products (ASSPs), inexpensive field
programmable gate-arrays (FPGAs), application-specific integrated
circuits (ASICs), ASIC/FPGA hybrids, ASICs with field-programmable
cores, combinations of microprocessors (MPUs) and separate ASIC chips,
and others.
This report provides a bit-wise MCU forecast and then provides a
market overview, detailed data by market segment, and a forecast for
over 100 applications for both 4-bit and 8-bit MCUs.
For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c24949
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Research and Markets
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Senior Manager
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