Number of Microprocessors in embedded devices
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From: Mike Fletcher on 4 Nov 2009 09:14 Hi, This is more a marking question but I am wondering if there is somewhere an "official" figure that tells how many of the produced microprocessors are employed in embedded devices and how many in desktop machines? Thanks, Mike
From: Boudewijn Dijkstra on 4 Nov 2009 10:43 Op Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:14:06 +0100 schreef Mike Fletcher <Mike.Fletcher(a)hotmail.com>: > Hi, > > This is more a marking question but I am wondering if there is somewhere > an "official" figure that tells how many of the produced microprocessors > are employed in embedded devices and how many in desktop machines? The border between these categories is a bit vague. I can imagine desktop machines with embedded microprocessors and embedded devices that are part of desktop PCs. -- Gemaakt met Opera's revolutionaire e-mailprogramma: http://www.opera.com/mail/ (remove the obvious prefix to reply by mail)
From: 42Bastian Schick on 4 Nov 2009 11:46 On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:14:06 +0000, Mike Fletcher <Mike.Fletcher(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >This is more a marking question but I am wondering if there is somewhere >an "official" figure that tells how many of the produced microprocessors >are employed in embedded devices and how many in desktop machines? Not that I have real figures, but AFAIK a BMW 7 has more then 20 MCUs. Take all the other car manufactures gives already a huge number of MCU. The embedded CPU market out-numbers the desktop (i.e. x86) market by far (in quantities). -- 42Bastian Do not email to bastian42(a)yahoo.com, it's a spam-only account :-) Use <same-name>@monlynx.de instead !
From: Walter Banks on 4 Nov 2009 11:58 Mike, In desktop machines alone there are easily a half dozen or more embedded processors. Keyboards both ends Mouse power management If it is a laptop many rechargeable batteries have one Disk drives 1 -3 High end cars 70-100 embedded processors Many cars have desktop sized processors as part of the solution Engine controllers (PowerPC's) Ford Handsfree controllers and radio voice operated functions run a form of Windows CE In terms of processors volume desktops are a small volume less than 1% of the total Regards Walter.. -- Walter Banks Byte Craft Limited http://bytecraft.com Mike Fletcher wrote: > Hi, > > This is more a marking question but I am wondering if there is somewhere > an "official" figure that tells how many of the produced microprocessors > are employed in embedded devices and how many in desktop machines? > > Thanks, > Mike
From: ChrisQ on 4 Nov 2009 12:52
Mike Fletcher wrote: > Hi, > > This is more a marking question but I am wondering if there is somewhere > an "official" figure that tells how many of the produced microprocessors > are employed in embedded devices and how many in desktop machines? > > Thanks, > Mike I read somewhere that total volume in 2008 was over 10 billion embedded processors of all types, including fpga's. There's at least one in the keyboard of a desktop machine, at least one in the hard drive and maybe one or two in other peripherals. Total volume in that segment probably in the millions, not billions though. Google for more of a breakdown... Regards, Chris |