Multicore processors expected to dominate embedded computing applications by 2010
Sept. 19, 2008
NATICK, Mass., 19 Sept. 2008.Multicore processors are gaining popularity rapidly in embedded computer motherboard applications, and soon will be the processors of choice in the single-board computer market, according to analysts at market researcher VDC Research Group Inc. in Natick, Mass.
Multi-core processors first appeared in embedded applications two years ago, yet only last year 20 percent of embedded desktop motherboards had multi-core x86 processors, VDC analysts say.
By 2010, however, nearly 50 percent of all embedded desktop motherboards in ATX, microATX, FlexATX, Mini-ITX, and related form factors will have multicore microprocessors, VDC analysts say.
Proliferation of small motherboards, such as Mini-ITX, is speeding the adoption of multi-core processors in the embedded motherboard market. The increased processing performance and power efficiency of multi-core processors also are driving adoption on embedded motherboards.
For more information contact VDC Research online at www.vdcresearch.com.
