IDC Forecasts Double Digit Growth for Wireless LAN Semiconductor
The worldwide wireless LAN (WLAN) semiconductor market is expected to pass the $4 billion mark by 2012 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.8%. While PCs will remain the largest application segment for WLAN semiconductors, mobile phone applications will grow at a CAGR of 49.3% and become the second-largest category for WLAN semiconductor revenue by 2012. IDC expects the MIMO-enhanced 802.11n technology to be the next growth driver for this market as the higher throughput and range provide a great opportunity for new applications and usage models.
Holst Centre Welcomes Solvay to Research Program
The international chemical and pharmaceutical group Solvay signs an agreement to become part of the research network of Holst Centre, an open-innovation initiative by IMEC (Belgium) and TNO (The Netherlands). Flexible organic electronics – or systems-in-foil – will in the future be driven by an industry producing, laminating and combining a variety of smart foils.
Electronics.ca Publishes Microcontroller, Microprocessor, DSP Report
Findings from the recently published report on 32/64-bit Microcontrollers (MCUs), Embedded Microprocessors (eMPUs) and General Purpose DSPs suggest steady and on-going growth for this market, despite the current economic uncertainties particularly affecting confidence in the US, Europe and Japan. Total revenues are forecast to reach $8.6 billion in 2008, up from $8.1 billion in 2007, and to grow steadily in each year over the period to 2013 to $14.2 billion, a CAGR approaching 10%.
VDC Research Group Publishes Report on Software, System Modeling Tools
Recently published research by VDC Research Group indicates that the automotive industry will represent the largest vertical market, as a percentage of total market revenue, for software and system modeling tools by 2010. VDC defines the software and system modeling tool market to include both standard (UML, SysML, SDL, etc.) and proprietary (MATLAB, SCADE, LabVIEW, etc.) language-based modeling solutions intended to facilitate the process of developing embedded software and systems.
ABI Research Expects Embedded Cellular Modem Sales to Grow
Although embedded cellular modem sales have been slow to take off, momentum is building for increased sales, according to a recent study from ABI Research. One recent development is the GSMA's Mobile Broadband Service Mark initiative which, backed by media spending of $1 billion, will create awareness of laptops with embedded connectivity.
System Architecture Design, Specification Causing Failures
A recently released study from VDC Research reveals that failures in system architecture design and specification may, in many cases, be the underlying causes of failures in software engineering and system integration. VDC's survey of embedded engineers (based on a mix of various project types including hardware, software, and system designs) suggests that system integration, along with firmware and application development/test, are typically key areas of delay among late projects. Meanwhile, project management/planning and system architecture design and specification are most commonly cited as significant contributors to project delay.
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