IDC: Smart Systems Microprocessor Cores to Double to Over 12 Billion by 2015

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04-18-2011
IDC: Smart Systems Microprocessor Cores to Double to Over 12 Billion by 2015
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The International Data Corporation (IDC) announced that its semiconductor research team published a preliminary report saying that smart systems - those with programmable processor cores, high- level operating systems (OSes), and IP-capable connectivity - will consume more than 12.5 billion processor cores representing more than $100 billion in revenue by 2015, more than double the number of cores that shipped in 2010.

Moreover, that number is set to nearly double again by 2020 to an estimated 24.6 billion cores. IDC will issue the findings at the SMART TECHnology World conference, April 19-20, in San Francisco.
IDC's Mario Morales, program VP, Semiconductor and EMS Research, will detail the report's major findings in his keynote presentation, "Smart Tech Market Forecast and 2020 Vision," which kicks off the conference. For the first time, the IDC report and the SMART TECHnology Conference seek to give meaning to the "smart" market by defining its taxonomy and quantifying its size and value.

The IDC report will be the first in a series of quantitative studies that size and forecast the adoption of technologies, including programmable microprocessors, systems on a chip (SoCs), high-level embedded OSes, and pervasive connectivity technologies that embed intelligence into formerly dumbed-down and disconnected embedded systems.

The Smart Technology World Conference is the beginning for companies that are now coming together to define the future of the smart system market opportunity. Join our speakers and market leaders as they provide their perspectives on how the market will evolve and what new devices, technologies, and business models will take hold.

"The Embedded Internet is creating a design paradigm loaded with new opportunities and new responsibilities," said Ton Steenman, VP, Intel Architecture Group and General Manager, Embedded and Communications Group. "This event brings together key thought leaders from across the ecosystem to address these challenges; creating a living lab of innovation for the future of the embedded industry."

"Today we have the tremendous opportunity to transform how embedded technology is understood and utilized as part of a modern enterprise IT strategy by moving beyond traditional, standalone devices," said Kevin Dallas, general manager of the Windows Embedded business at Microsoft. "I look forward to joining other industry leaders to discuss this fundamental shift and presenting an exciting vision for how harnessing the cloud can revolutionize the way embedded devices are built, how we use them, and the value they provide across our work and personal lives."

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