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Embedded Market Study, 2013 2013 EMBEDDED MARKET STUDY Essential to Engineers DATASHEETS.COM | DESIGNCON | DESIGN EAST & DESIGN WEST | EBN | EDN | EE TIMES | EMBEDDED | PLANET ANALOG | TECHONLINE | TEST & MEASUREMENT WORLD 2013 Embedded Market Study 2 UBM Tech Electronics’ Brands Unparalleled Reach & Experience UBM Tech Electronics is the media and marketing services solution for the design engineering and electronics industry. Our audience of over 2,358,928 (as of March 5, 2013) are the executives and engineers worldwide who design, develop, and commercialize technology. We provide them with the essentials they need to succeed: news and analysis, design and technology, product data, education, and fun. Copyright © 2013 by UBM. All rights reserved. 2013 Embedded Market Study 5 Purpose and Methodology • Purpose: To profile the findings of the 2013 results of EE Times Group annual comprehensive survey of the embedded systems markets worldwide. Findings include types of technology used, all aspects of the embedded development process, tools used, work environment, applications, methods and processes, operating systems used, reasons for using and not using chips and technology, and brands and chips currently used by or being considered by embedded developers. Many questions in this survey have been trended over two to five years. • Methodology: A web-based online survey instrument based on the previous year’s survey was developed and implemented by independent research company Wilson Research Group from January 18, 2013 to February 13, 2013 by email invitation • Sample: E-mail invitations were sent to subscribers to UBM/EE Times Group Embedded Brands with one reminder invitation. Each invitation included a link to the survey. • Returns: 2,098 valid respondents for an overall confidence of 95% +/- 2.13%. Copyright © 2013 by UBM. All rights reserved. 2013 Embedded Market Study 6 Disclaimer The following information is the property of UBM Tech, a division of United Business Media, LLC. UBM retains ownership of all rights, including intellectual property rights, in and to the Database, the Survey questionnaires and the Survey results. No claims are allowed without the expressed written permission of either Alex Wolfe ([email protected]) or David Blaza ([email protected]) at UBM, LLC. Copyright © 2013 by UBM. All rights reserved. 2013 Embedded Market Study 7 In which region of the world do you reside? US & Canada 61.1% Europe 20.0% Asia 12.7% Middle/South America 3.0% Australia 1.8% Africa and Near East 1.3% 2013 (N = 1,914) Copyright © 2013 by UBM. All rights reserved. 2013 Embedded Market Study 8 How many employees does your company have at all locations? 43.7 Under 100 42.4 16.0 100-499 15.6 6.1 500-999 6.3 10.2 1,000-4,999 10.0 5.4 5,000-9,999 6.9 2013 N=2025 4.3 10,000-19,999 3.5 2012 N=1547 20,000 or more 12.1 Average Number of Employees 13.3 2013 = 3,965 2.1 Don't know 2.0 2012 = 4,856 Copyright © 2013 by UBM. All rights reserved. 2013 Embedded Market Study 9 My job function includes: Writing firmware/sftwr for embedded systems 56.9% Hardware/software integration 56.6% Debugging firmware/software 55.3% Architecture selection/specification 50.8% Firmware/software design or analysis 45.4% Project management 45.0% Debugging hardware 43.2% Prototype testing 39.9% Firmware/software testing 39.7% Device programming 39.1% Designing hardware for embedded systems 36.9% System design 33.7% Hardware/software co-design 26.7% Board layout/design 24.9% Hardware/software co-verification 19.0% Connected device design 8.9% 2013: Average number SoC (system-on-chip) design 6.8% of years out of school = Other 3.4% 19.7 years 2013 (N = 2,020) Copyright © 2013 by UBM. All rights reserved. 2013 Embedded Market Study 10 For what types of applications are your embedded projects developed? 33% Industrial cntrls & automation 33% 31% 23% Consumer electronics 23% 24% 23% Communications/networking 25% 26% 17% Medical 16% 17% 17% Automotive 15% 18% 17% Electronic instruments 15% 15% 16% Aero/Military (Net) 17% 17% 11% Computers and peripherals 12% 14% 9% Security 10% 8% 8% Power generation and utilities 7% 6% 8% Video & imaging 9% 10% 7% Transportation 2013 (N=2080) 6% Audio 7% 6% 2012 (N=1670) 6% Government & municipal 7% 6% 2011 (N=1885) 6% M2M 7% Other 10% 8% Copyright © 2013 by UBM. All rights reserved. CURRENT EMBEDDED DESIGN ENVIRONMENT 2013 Embedded Market Study 12 My current embedded project is: 2013 (N = 2091) 44% 2012 (N = 1,704) New to the 44% 2011 (N = 1,883) world; a new 43% 2010 (N = 1,559) project from 2009 (N = 1,550) scratch 43% 42% 56% An upgrade or 56% improvement 57% to an earlier or existing project 57% 58% Copyright © 2013 by UBM. All rights reserved. 2013 Embedded Market Study 13 What does the upgrade or improvement include? 55% New or different software features 58% 40% New or different processor 44% 22% New or different system logic 21% 15% New or different analog components 2013 (N = 1,159) 14% 2012 (N = 941) 12% New or different operating system 13% Mandatory changes because of discontinued 21% hardware or software 22% Base = Those whose current project is an upgrade/improvement Copyright © 2013 by UBM. All rights reserved. 2013 Embedded Market Study 14 Which of the following capabilities are included in your current embedded project? 68% 70% Real-time capability 72% 73% 75% 55% 58% Networking capability 58% 59% 59% 52% Analog signal processing (added 2013) 40% 43% Project rugged / envirnmntly resistant 42% 42% 44% 40% 38% Wireless capability 38% 38% 2013 (N = 2,090) 33% 36% 37% 2012 (N = 1,704) Battery-powered 37% 38% 35% 2011 (N = 1,886) 7% 9% 2010 (N = 1,559) Other 8% 8% 2009 (N = 1,550) Copyright © 2013 by UBM. All rights reserved. 2013 Embedded Market Study 15 If wireless, what wireless interfaces does your current embedded project include? 54% Wi-Fi 55% 53% 24% Bluetooth Classic 22% 24% Cellular 25% 29% 20% Zigbee 24% 23% 17% Bluetooth LE/Smart 15% 10% Unlicensed 2.4-GHz band 9% 11% 9% NFC 8% 8% 900 MHZ 10% 12% 8% Proprietary 11% 7% 7% Wi-Fi Direct 7% 5% AM or FM radio 7% 7% 5% Infrared 6% 7% 5% 2013 (N = 817) 315/433 MHZ 7% 7% 5% 2012 (N = 640) Custom 3% 4% 2011 (N = 714) 3% ANT Only answers 3% or above are shown Copyright © 2013 by UBM. All rights reserved. 2013 Embedded Market Study 16 How many people are on your embedded project team? Team 2013 = 14.6 2013 (N = 2,041) - Software Engineer = 4.0 - Hardware Engineer = 2.9 - Firmware Engineer = 2.7 - QA/Test Engineer = 2.0 - Systems/Integrator = 1.5 - Other Engineer = 1.5 Team 2012 = 15.9 2012 (N = 1,625) - Software Engineer = 4.9 - Hardware Engineer = 3.7 - Firmware Engineer = 3.1 - QA/Test Engineer = 2.4 - Systems Engineer = 1.8 Note: Data excludes outliers 1000+ Copyright © 2013 by UBM. All rights reserved. 2013 Embedded Market Study 17 What is your development team’s ratio of total resources (including time/dollars/manpower) spent on software vs. hardware for your embedded projects? 60.6% Average total resources 61.9% 62.0% devoted to software 61.3% 2013 (N = 2,075) 62.4% 2012 (N = 1,675) 39.4% Average total resources 38.1% 2011 (N = 1,878) 38.0% devoted to hardware 38.7% 2010 (N = 1,542) 37.6% 2009 (N = 1,536) Copyright © 2013 by UBM. All rights reserved. 2013 Embedded Market Study 18 How long did the last project you completed take to finish? 35% 33% 6 months or less 33% 36% 30% 35% 35% 7 – 12 months 35% 33% 35% 15% 15% 13 – 18 months 15% 15% 17% 2013 (N = 1,985) Avg: 12.4 mos 9% 9% 19 – 24 months 9% 2012 (N = 1,634) Avg: 12.5 mos 9% 10% 2011 (N = 1,822) Avg: 12.2 mos 6% 8% 2010 (N = 1,494) Avg: 12.2 mos 25 months or more 7% 7% 2009 (N = 1,514) Avg: 13.2 mos 8% Copyright © 2013 by UBM. All rights reserved. 2013 Embedded Market Study 19 Was that project completed . 5% 4% •In 2013, 43% of all projects Ahead of schedule 4% finished “ahead of” or 4% “on” schedule, and 57% 38% 38% finished late or cancelled -- On schedule 39% almost the same as the 40% previous 3 years. 28% 29% Late by 1 – 2 months 26% 29% 18% 17% Late by 3 – 6 months 19% 17% 5% 6% Late by 6 – 12 months 6% 5% 2% 1% Late by 13 – 18 months 1% 2013 (N = 2,055) 2% 2% 2012 (N = 1,658) 2% Late by more than 18 months 1% 1% 2011 (N = 1,859) 3% 3% Canceled 3% 2010 (N = 1,525) 3% Copyright © 2013 by UBM. All rights reserved. 2013 Embedded Market Study 20 My current embedded project is programmed mostly in: 60% 65% C 62% 60% 21% 20% C++ 22% 20% 5% 5% Assembly language 5% 6% 3% 2% Java 2% 3% 2% C# 2% 1% MATLAB 2% 2013 (N = 2,075) 2% 2% 1% 2012 (N = 1,675) LabVIEW 1% 2% 2011 (N = 1,876) 1% Python 2010 (N = 1,542) 1% 2% .NET 1% 3% 4% 3% Other 3% 3% Note: C#, Python and Ada were added in 2013. Ada was under 1%. Copyright © 2013 by UBM. All rights reserved. 2013 Embedded Market Study 21 My next embedded project will likely be programmed mostly in: 55% 60% C 58% 56% 22% 24% C++ 25% 23% 4% 4% Java 3% 4% 4% 3% Assembly language 3% 4% 3% C# 2% 2% LabVIEW 1% 2% 2013 (N = 2,071) 2% MATLAB 2012 (N = 1,667) 2% Python 2011 (N = 1,871) 1% 2010 (N = 1,537) 2% .NET 2% 4% 1% UML or other modeling… 4% 4% Other 3% 4% Note: C#, Python and Ada were added in 2013.
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