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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS 2012: EMBEDDED HARDWARE & SYSTEMS
OPPORTUNITIES & FORECASTS THROUGH 2016
Research Summary:
Some recent insights from our ongoing coverage of the Embedded Hardware & Systems market include: The Communications / Networking market is engaged in a period of dynamic change that is redefining the sector's processing requirements; FPGAs & Linux are redefining embedded market growth requirements; The smart grid is creating new opportunities for embedded processors; Single board computers are enabling next-generation computing for military / aerospace applications; The Institute for Supply Management's PMI index continues to demonstrate isolated pockets of regional growth, suggesting that new project starts and sustained unit shipments will maintain embedded market growth in 2012. VDC’s Strategic Insights 2012: Embedded Hardware & Systems Market research program will continue to analyze these emerging trends as well as provide data and insights that will help you to identify, define, prioritize, plan and attack the best market opportunities.
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TRACK 1: FASTFORWARD: INSIGHT FOR LEADERS
| Topic Number | Topic Title | Publication Date | Complimentary Executive Brief |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecting the Next 10 Billion Devices: Professional Service Opportunities for Embedded Technology Leaders | Apr 2012 | Register to view |
| 2 | CleanTech: The Next Big Opportunity in Embedded? | Sep 2012 | Register to view |
| 3 | Securing Your Place in the Evolving Internet of Things Ecosystem | Q1 2013 | Not yet available |
| 4 | Next Generation Memory & Storage Solutions for Smarter Systems | Q1 2013 | Not yet available |
| Custom Data Cuts and Analyses Available. Contact Us For Details. | |||
TRACK 2: EMBEDDED PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES
| Topic Number | Topic Title | Publication Date | Complimentary Executive Brief |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microcontroller Units (MCUs) | May 2012 | Register to view |
| 2 | DSPs, GPUs & Media Processors | May 2012 | Register to view |
| 3 | Mobile Processing Platforms & SoCs | Jul 2012 | Register to view |
| 4 | PLDs & FPGAs | Q1 2013 | Not yet available |
| 5 | Aggregate Analysis – Global Embedded Microprocessor Market | Oct 2012 | Register to view |
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TRACK 3: EMBEDDED COTS SYSTEMS
| Topic Number | Topic Title | Publication Date | Complimentary Executive Brief |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North America | May 2012 | Register to view |
| 2 | European Union | Q1 2013 | Not yet available |
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TRACK 4: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES & CRITICAL TRENDS
| Topic Number | Topic Title | Publication Date | Complimentary Executive Brief |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Embedded Systems Integration Services | Oct 2012 | Register to view |
| 2 | Migrating to the Embedded Cloud | Mar 2012 | Register to view |
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Complimentary Research Related to This Product and The Markets It Covers
| Webcasts | VDC webcasts are produced and delivered by VDC's leading analysts and provide a special opportunity to learn from their deep market knowledge. The content is drawn from recently completed research programs, and is specifically designed to provide actionable ideas and insights to industry participants. Listen to pre-recorded wecasts now, or sign up for an upcoming live event! | |
| Event Name: | The M2M Show is Only Beginning | Listen Now! |
| Overview: | VDC has surveyed thousands of likely embedded ecosystem OEM participants and found approximately 200 engineers and technical managers that were well versed in M2M. Over 2/3 of them were currently deploying M2M and using it to support their products and customers. An additional 20% did not cite current M2M deployments but indicated that they had definite plans within the next few years. As appropriate, we then surveyed for details on the current and future plans and technical needs and issues as well as some of the market drivers. During this QuickCast, VDC's David Laing will discuss the results of those surveys on M2M. | |
| Date/Time: | 1/9/2013 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen) | |
| Length: | 9 | |
| Event Name: | Massive Data Traffic Drives Technology Change | Listen Now! |
| Overview: | VDC has a new research series called Voice of The Customer: Rich Media & Big Data in Embedded Systems. The goal of this research is to identify how the trends around massive data traffic, particularly rich media intensive traffic, is influencing embedded hardware demands from OEMs and service providers. These trends are forcing customers to re-evaluate old assumptions about what level of information is available to them and how to structure hardware to gain the best access to this information. In today's QuickCast, VDC's Jonathan Hastings discusses Big Data. | |
| Date/Time: | 11/1/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen) | |
| Length: | 11 | |
| Event Name: | Winning Service Strategies for Embedded System Suppliers | Listen Now! |
| Overview: | VDC expects the total market for services will reach $10 billion in the next 5 years. Technical Support/ Maintenance, one of the 5 covered services in the VDC report, has the lowest growth rate at 4.9% and this makes sense for several reasons. Despite this, we feel that there are methods for improving the level and predictability of revenues in this services segment. During this QuickCast, VDC's David Laing will make a few observations and recommendations that can allow an embedded hardware supplier to cost effectively improve their support services in ways that customers will value and pay for. | |
| Date/Time: | 11/1/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen) | |
| Length: | 11 | |
| Event Name: | SoCs & Mobile Platforms: Redefining the Embedded Processor | Listen Now! |
| Overview: | The embedded processor markets are utilizing more System-on-Chip (SoCs) than ever before. This is primarily due to the mobile devices revolution which is creating demands that did not exist previously for lower power consumption and small footprint. In the era of connected intelligent systems, battery life is a key performance metric as is the size of a handheld device. During this QuickCast, VDC's Jonathan Hastings discusses how the SoC market is evolving and where suppliers should focus to maximize their ability to capitalize on this market opportunity. | |
| Date/Time: | 9/14/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen) | |
| Length: | 10 | |
| Event Name: | FPGAs: Enabling the Mobile Consumer | Listen Now! |
| Overview: | FPGAs have continued to proliferate into more applications and end devices as the Internet-of-Things continues to expand. FPGAs offer a number of advantages from a technical and cost perspective. One of the more obvious advantages from a technology standpoint is that FPGAs are reprogrammable. This gives the device developer needed flexibility and helps ultimately reduce the time to market. Then from a commercial standpoint, FPGAs differentiate themselves from the traditional ASICs through their lack of Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) costs. During this QuickCast, VDC’s Jonathan Hastings discusses how the FPGA market is continuing to evolve and where suppliers should focus to maximize their ability to capitalize on this market opportunity. | |
| Date/Time: | 8/10/2012 N/A (Recording Available. Click Link Above to View/Listen) | |
| Length: | 11 | |
| Research Notes | VDC Research Notes present compelling data, insights and ideas related to our research coverage. Our Research Notes are generally focused on specific trends, issues and opportunities that are of great interest to a given market, and that have the potential to significantly impact the rate and direction of market growth. | |
| Document Title: | Do OEMs Actually Need Integrated M2M Solutions? | |
| Publication Date: | Jun, 2012 | |
| Excerpt: | Based on the continued extension of intelligence into embedded devices and peripherals, VDC is observing a range of new verticals that offer substantial opportunities for new classes of microcontrollers, or MCUs. In this Research Note, we discuss one such example from our coverage of the MCU market: smart metering. | |
| Page Count: | 2 | |
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| Document Title: | FPGAs: Forging Ahead into Consumer Applications | |
| Publication Date: | Aug, 2012 | |
| Excerpt: | Field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) have evolved tremendously over the past few years. From their humble roots as a prototyping tool, FPGAs have matured into key members of the embedded processor catalog and are enabling new technologies across a wide spectrum of applications. While the communications and military & aerospace markets remain the FPGA vendors’ bread and butter, a new push towards consumer-oriented products is underway. The big question now is which FPGA company will capitalize most on this opportunity. | |
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| Document Title: | Climb the Value-Added Ladder with these Integration Service Strategies | |
| Publication Date: | Nov, 2012 | |
| Excerpt: | The embedded market for integration services is dynamic and competitive, at present. But many of the embedded board types are being commoditized. As a result, it is increasingly difficult to differentiate many non-proprietary embedded board types and capture a reasonable margin. Systems, on the other hand, will be much more lucrative particularly if they have customized hardware features and pre-loaded and tested software. | |
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| Document Title: | FPGAs: Forging Ahead into Consumer Applications | |
| Publication Date: | Feb, 2012 | |
| Excerpt: | As the embedded hardware markets become increasingly commoditized, there is a greater opportunity around embedded services. The embedded services market is undergoing fascinating changes as new competitors traditionally in the IT space move into it, and traditional embedded companies move up the value chain to incorporate additional services alongside their flagship hardware products. | |
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| Document Title: | Do OEMs Actually Need Integrated M2M Solutions? | |
| Publication Date: | Jan, 2013 | |
| Excerpt: | Although approximately 66% of OEMs cited current M2M deployments and an additional 20% said they expect to deploy within two years, the main growth period has not even started. The reason: many of these initial M2M deployments were proof-of-concept and involved only a few applications or machines. We now expect the next wave of M2M deployments to include a far greater number of turnkey solutions, which often provide M2M related product suppliers with higher revenues and increased profit margins than the more commoditized sub-components from which they are assembled. Turnkey solutions can also be a source of recurring revenues from categories such as managed services. | |
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