Embedded Processor Market
According to VDC’s Embedded Systems Practice, embedded processor unit shipments in 2008 were over 10 billion in the year ended 2008. Embedded processor categories included embedded CPUs, DSPs, FPGAs, and MCUs. The vast majority of this embedded processor market are microcontrollers, which are low-cost autonomous embedded processing units used in embedded applications that have lower-end [...]
Embedded Software Engineering Market Statistics
VDC Research’s Embedded Systems Market Statistics reports offer a detailed, vertical-by-vertical analysis of key embedded industries. The provides estimates for the Total Market for Embedded Software Engineering (TMESE), which VDC believes represents more than $25 billion worldwide. The TMESE calculation stems from recent upgrades to VDC’s Embedded Systems Market Statistics Model. This model also provides [...]
White Papers – 2009.02.08
Recent additions to our white papers directory: Benefits of Embedded Database This white paper discusses the benefits of incorporating an embedded database into applications for embedded, intelligent, and mobile devices Near Field Communication in the Real World – Moving to System on Chip Integration This paper outlines the business case for NFC integration and highlights [...]
VDC Embedded Real-time and Mobile Application Operating Systems Study
Venture Development Corporation (VDC) recently released their Embedded/Real-time and Mobile Application Operating Systems study. According to VDC, the overall embedded software code base is growing at a rate of approximately 9% per year. VDC concludes that system complexity is driving the need for greater amounts of software content per project. VDC expects projects using commercial [...]
532-MHz Freescale i.MX31 EEMBC Benchmark Scores
The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) recently published certified benchmark scores for the ARM processor-based Freescale i.MX31 multimedia applications processor. Tested with the ARM RealView RVCT 3.1 build 559 compiler, the new results supersede a previous set of certified scores using a GCC version 3.43 compiler. The 532-MHz Freescale i.MX31 was tested in an out-of-the-box [...]
VDC Releases Embedded Linux Research
According to a recently published research by Venture Development Corporation (VDC), embedded systems manufacturers and their suppliers are driving the development of open source and industry-specific standards around Linux as a means to increase availability of more robust underlying solution platforms and development environments. The new standards enable OEMs to reduce development costs and time-to-market [...]
Google Android and the Wireless Ecosystem
Mobile Consumer Lab and Mind Commerce recently published a report about Google’s Android. The 55-page report, entitled “Google Android and the Wireless Ecosystem” looks through the hype and cynicism that has surrounded Google’s official unveiling of Android and analyzes the significance of Android versus competitive platforms such as Symbian, Windows Mobile and MontaVista, as well [...]
IMEC Digital UWB Transmitter
IMEC’s 90nm CMOS digital UWB transmitter is the first ever published IEEE 802.15.4a standard-compliant transmitter. It covers all the frequency bands of the standard up to 10GHz and is especially suited for application in low-power wireless sensor networks. The transmitter outperforms state-of-the-art low-power narrowband transmitter implementations.
IMEC SCALDIO Wideband SDR Transceiver
The IMEC SCALDIO is a wideband software-defined radio (SDR) transceiver. It can be programmed to operate with all current and future cellular, WLAN, WPAN, broadcast and positioning standards in the frequency range between the 174MHz and 6GHz. The multi-mode SDR transceiver has a power consumption and CMOS chip area comparable to current state-of-the-art single mode [...]
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