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2009 Embedded Market Study Table of Contents Methodology and Respondent Characteristics 3 Current Embedded Environment 10 Embedded Design Process 22 Operating Systems 31 Microprocessors 46 FPGAs and Custom Logic 65 Outsourcing 70 3 2009 Embedded Market Study Methodology • Fieldwork: Web survey conducted from February 5 – 26, 2009 • Returns: 1,565 completed surveys 95% +/- 2.5% confidence overall • Sample: • E-mail invitation of subscribers to TechInsights Embedded Brands… • Embedded Systems Design (ESD) • Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) • EE Times • Embedded.com • Embedded Systems Design Europe Copyright © 2009 by UBM / TechInsights All rights reserved. 4 2009 Embedded Market Study Disclaimer The following information is the property of Embedded Systems Design and TechInsights, a division of United Business Media, LLC. TechInsights will retain ownership of all rights, including intellectual property rights, in and to the Database, the Survey(s) questionnaires and the Survey results. No claims are allowed without the expressed written permission of either Richard Nass ([email protected]) or David Blaza ([email protected]) of Embedded Systems and EE Times. Copyright © 2009 by UBM / TechInsights All rights reserved. 5 2009 Embedded Market Study Breakout of respondents by TechInsights brand Embedded Syst ems Desi gn Subscr i ber s 53% Embedded Syst ems Conf er ence 23% attendees embedded.com 12% EETi mes 7% ESD Eur ope 5% 2009 N=1554 Copyright © 2009 by UBM / TechInsights All rights reserved. 6 2009 Embedded Market Study In which region of the world do you reside? US: W est Coast 24.4% US: M idW est 15.3% US: Nor t heast 11.9% US: M id- At lant ic 10.0% US: Sout hwest 7.2% US: Sout heast 6.0% US: Central Mountain 5.4% US: Ter r it or ies 0.5% Eur ope 11.1% Asia (India, SE, East) 3.6% Can ad a 1.9% Lat i n Amer i ca 1.4% 2009 (N = 1,497) Near East 0.5% US and Territories = 81% Africa 0.4% Australia 0.2% Copyright © 2009 by UBM / TechInsights All rights reserved. 7 2009 Embedded Market Study How many employees does your company have at all locations? Copyright © 2009 by UBM / TechInsights All rights reserved. 8 2009 Embedded Market Study My job function includes: Writing firmware/ sw embedded sys 64% Hardware/ software integration 63% Debugging firmware/ software 63% Architecture selection/ spec. 57% Firmware/ sw design/ analysis 51% Project management 49% Debugging hardware 49% Prototype testing 45% Firmware/ software testing 42% Device programming 41% Syst em desi gn 39% Designing hw for embedded sys 35% Hardware/ software co-design 24% Boar d l ayout / desi gn 22% Hardware/ software co-verification 18% 2009 N=1507 Connected device design 9% SoC desi gn 8% Other 3% Copyright © 2009 by UBM / TechInsights All rights reserved. 9 2009 Embedded Market Study For what types of applications are your embedded projects developed? 30% Industrial control & automation 28% 24% Data Comm/ Telecom 24% 22% Co n su mer el ect r o n i cs 18% 16% Electronic instruments 12% 16% Aerospace 15% 15% Medical 13% 15% Automotive 15% 13% Military 15% 12% Computers and peripherals 11% 8% Vi deo & i magi ng 9% Government & municipal 8% 9% 2009 (N=1,542) 7% Secur i t y 7% 2008 (N = 1,079) 5% Power generation and utilities 5% 5% Audio 6% 9% Other 9% Copyright © 2009 by UBM / TechInsights All rights reserved. CURRENT EMBEDDED DESIGN ENVIRONMENT 11 2009 Embedded Market Study My current embedded project is: 42% 2009 (N=1,550) New to the world; 46% 2008 (N = 1,079) a new project from 39% 2007 (N = 998) scratch 2006 (N = 1,186) 44% 2005 (N = 1,625) 48% 58% An upgrade or 54% improvement to an 61% earlier or existing project 56% 52% Copyright © 2009 by UBM / TechInsights All rights reserved. 12 2009 Embedded Market Study What does the upgrade or improvement include? 78% 81% New or different software features 79% 75% 54% 55% New or different processor 56% 54% 41% 39% New or different system logic 41% 47% Base = Those whose current project 33% is an upgrade/improvement 36% New or different analog components 32% 2009 (N = 895) 36% 2008 (N = 582) 27% 28% 2007 (N = 663) New or different operating system 32% 29% 2006 (N = 629) 26% Mandatory changes because of 22% discontinued hardware or software 28% 27% Copyright © 2009 by UBM / TechInsights All rights reserved. 13 2009 Embedded Market Study Are any of the following included in your current embedded project? 75% 74% Real- time capability 77% 76% 59% 61% Networking capability 57% 59% Project 44% 47% rugged/ environmentally 43% resistant 47% 35% 33% Battery- powered 2009 (N = 1550) 34% 35% 2008 (N = 1,081) 2007 (N = 998) 33% 2006 (N = 1,140 ) 32% Wireless capability 34% 33% Copyright © 2009 by UBM / TechInsights All rights reserved. 14 2009 Embedded Market Study How many people are on your embedded project team? Team 2009 = 13.6 2009 (N = - Software Engineer = 6.6 1,518) - Hardware Engineer = 4.3 2008 (N = 1,058) - Firmware Engineer = 2.7 2007 (N = 976) Team 2008 = 15.2 2006 (N = 1,055) - Software Engineer = 8.1 2005 (N = - Hardware Engineer = 4.3 1,506) - Firmware Engineer = 2.8 Team 2007 = 13.6 - Software Engineer = 6.3 - Hardware Engineer = 4.3 - Firmware Engineer = 3.0 Team 2006 = 15.8 Team 2005 = 13.1 Copyright © 2009 by UBM / TechInsights All rights reserved. 15 2009 Embedded Market Study What is your development team’s ratio of total resources (including time/dollars/manpower) spent on software vs. hardware for your embedded projects? 62.4% Tot al r esour ces devoted to 63.8% software 63.8% 37.6% Tot al r esour ces 2009 (N = 1,536) devoted to 36.2% 2008 (N = 1,041) hardware 36.2% 2007 (N = 1,017) Copyright © 2009 by UBM / TechInsights All rights reserved. 16 2009 Embedded Market Study How long did the last project you completed take to finish? 30% 32% 6 months or less 32% 27% 30% 35% 32% 7 – 12 months 34% 33% 34% 17% 17% 13 – 18 months 16% 19% 15% 10% 10% 19 – 24 months 10% 2009 (N = 1,514) 12% 2008 (N = 1,060) 11% 2007 (N = 974) 8% 2006 (N = 1,019) 9% 24 months or more 7% 2005 (N = 1,609) 9% 10% Copyright © 2009 by UBM / TechInsights All rights reserved. 17 2009 Embedded Market Study Was that project completed . 4% 4% 4% Ahead of schedule 3% 4% 37% 41% 39% On schedule 42% 39% 29% 26% 27% Late by 1 – 2 months 25% 25% 19% Average 17% 18% Late by 3 – 6 months 18% lateness: 16% 4.4 months 6% 7% 6% Late by 6 – 12 months 6% 9% 2% 2% 1% 2009 (N = 1,532) Late by 12 – 18 months 2% 3% 2008 (N = 1,073) 2% 1% 2007 (N = 997) 1% Late by more than 18 months 1% 2% 2006 (N = 1,039) 2% 3% 2005 (N = 1,607) 3% Can cel ed 3% 2% In the last year, 57% of all projects finished late, compared to 53% in the previous year. Copyright © 2009 by UBM / TechInsights All rights reserved. 18 2009 Embedded Market Study My current embedded project uses . My next embedded project is likely to use . Currently use 2009 (N = 1,451) Likely to use 2009 (N = 1,447) Curently use 2008 (N = 978) Likely to use 2008 (N = 974) Currently uses 2007 (N = 852) Likely to use 2007 (N = 854) 18% 21% +3% potential SystemC/ "hardware C" 17% 23% increase 17% 20% 15% 20% +5% potential UML 16% 18% increase 15% 23% 12% 15% +3% potential SimuLink/ modeling language 10% 14% increase 12% 18% HW/ SW codesign/ coverification 5% 6% tool 6% 7% 5% 6% 59% 53% None of the above 59% 50% 60% 48% Copyright © 2009 by UBM / TechInsights All rights reserved. 19 2009 Embedded Market Study My current embedded project is programmed mostly in: 62% 60% 63% C 51% 51% 24% 25% 22% C++ 30% 26% 5% 5% 7% Assembly language 8% 8% 2% 2% 1% Ja v a 3% 3% 2% 1% 1% BASIC 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% UM L, M atLab, or l i ke 3% 3% 1% 1% 2009 (N = 1,533) 1% LabVi ew 2% 2008 (N = 1,074) % 2007 (N = 1,011) % XM L 0% 2006 (N = 1,043) 1% 3% 2005 (N = 1,612) 4% Other 4% 5%6% Copyright © 2009 by UBM / TechInsights All rights reserved. 20 2009 Embedded Market Study My next embedded project will likely be programmed mostly in: 59% 57% 59% C 47% 48% 27% 29% 24% C++ 32% 31% 4% 4% 5% Assembly language 6% 5% 2% 2% 2% Ja v a 3% 5% 1% 1% 1% BASIC 1% 2% 2% 2% 2009 (N = 1,532) 3% UM L, M atLab, or l i ke 3% 3% 2008 (N = 1,068) 1% 1% 2% 2007 (N = 1,007) LabVi ew 2% % 2006 (N = 1,043) % 1% 0% XM L 1% 2005 (N = 1,607) 1% 4% 4% Other 5% 5%6% Copyright © 2009 by UBM / TechInsights All rights reserved. 21 2009 Embedded Market Study Does your current project reuse code from a previous embedded project? 90 84 80 78 78 2009 (N = 1,534) 73 70 2008 (N = 1,068) 60 2007 (N = 1,012) 50 2006 (N = 1,012) 40 30 21 20 15 17 11 11 12 10 7 8 4 4 4 6 0 No, all new Yes, r eu sed co d e Yes, r eu sed Yes, r eu sed o p en - so f t war e, n o co d e developed in-house purchased code so u r ce, sh ar ewar e reuse code Note: In 2009 and 2008, 89% reuse code.