Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Microcontroller Market Starts to grow

Looks like the effects of the economic downturn is over as far as the micro-controller market is concerned. According to this report the market is slat3d to grow to $18.5 billion by 2015. It has already increased by 14% to $12.3 billion compared to 2009. That's encouraging. considering that the micros get into so many segments of the industry that indirectly shows the growth in other areas and corresponding growth in the demand for these devices.

Renesas holds the number 1 spot in terms of market share according to the same report. It is at 29% followed by Freescale at 10%. Other players in this market area include Infineon Technologies, Microchip Technology, and Fujitsu etc.

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