Discover the microcontrollers, DSP, & IP core chip market that is expected to grow at 6.96% CAGR to 2020

A microcontroller contains a processor core, memory, and programmable input/output peripherals, which means small computer on a single integrated circuit. Microcontrollers are used in devices which have automatic control functions such as medical devices, power tools, and smart homes devices.

Any control system is brainless without microcontrollers. A DSP can be used for the enhancement of signal strength and also for the signal filtering purpose.

DSP is majorly used for processing the digital signal to provide the needed signal strength. An IP (Intellectual Property) core is a revolution in the electronic design, which is a reusable unit or logic, cell, or a chip layout design and is an Intellectual Property of one party, which may be licensed to another party or can be used and owned and used by a single party alone.

In semiconductor, technology changes vary rapidly, so chip manufacturers decided to go for third party to reduce the cost and time to market. Adoption of third party IP core chips has created and is continuously creating demand of IP core chips.

IP vendors rapidly adopt changes in technology and apply these changes in their design to sell it to chip manufacturers. This helps the chip manufacturers to save their cost, time to market, and stay ahead in the intense competition.

Some of the key players in microcontrollers, DSP, & IP core chip market include Analog Devices, Inc. (U.S.), Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (U.S.), STMicroelectronics N.V. (Switzerland), Panasonic Corp. (Japan), Infineon Technologies AG (Germany), Renesas Electronics Corp (Japan), Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (U.S.), Texas Instruments Inc. (U.S.), Xilinx, Inc. (U.S.), Altera Corp. (U.S.), ARM Holdings PLC (U.K.), Cadence Design Systems (U.S.), and Ceva Inc. (U.S.).

In semiconductor, technology changes vary rapidly, so chip manufacturers decided to go for third party to reduce the cost and time to market. Adoption of third party IP core chips has created and is continuously creating demand of IP core chips.

IP vendors rapidly adopt changes in technology and apply these changes in their design to sell it to chip manufacturers. This helps the chip manufacturers to save their cost, time to market, and stay ahead in the intense competition.