What Fueled The Previous Growth In The Embedded Processors Market?
The embedded processors market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The market size for embedded processors has experienced robust growth in the recent past. An increase from $26.78 billion in 2024 to $29.19 billion in 2025, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.0%, is projected.
This growth during the historic period is due to factors such as the rising demand for wearable technology, the advancement in autonomous vehicle technology, the arrival of industry 4.0, a boost in the need for smart home gadgets, and heightened security concerns surrounding connected devices.
What Can Be Expected from the Embedded Processors Market?
The embedded processors market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The market size for embedded processors is anticipated to witness robust expansion in the forthcoming years, escalating to a worth of $41.02 billion in 2029 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9%.
The surge during the prediction period is led by factors such as industrial automation expansion, enhanced consumer electronics demand, necessary energy efficiency measures, increased adoption of cloud computing, and growth in network connectivity. The forecast period will also see dominant trends like the spread of the internet of things (IoT), progress in intelligent consumer electronics, automotive industry innovations, development of healthcare apparatus, and the broadening of telecommunications infrastructure.
What Are the Critical Driver Fuelling The Embedded Processors Market's Growth?
The increase in demand for personal electronic devices is anticipated to spur the expansion of the embedded processors market. Personal electronic devices including smartphones, TVs, laptops and home appliances like those used for entertainment, communication or domestic utilities, are growing in demand due to increased disposable incomes, wider adoption of smart devices, and the digital lifestyle trend. Embedded processors, which offer efficient, low-power and specialized computing capabilities, are crucial for these devices aiding in improved functionality and performance. In February 2024, Uswitch Limited, a UK-based service for comparison and switching, reported that the UK began 2022 with 71.8 million smartphone users, surpassing the population by 4.2 million and marking a growth of about 2.6 million or 3.8% from 2021. Furthermore, it's projected that by 2025, the UK population will be 68.3 million and 95% of that, which translates to around 65 million people, are expected to be smartphone users. Hence, the expanding consumer electronics sector is fuelling the growth of the embedded processors market.
How Is The Embedded Processors Market segmented?
The embedded processors market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Type: Microprocessor, Microcontroller, Digital Signal Processor, Embedded Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Other Types
2) By Architecture: ARM, x86, MIPS, RISC-V
3) By Number Of Bits: 16 Bit, 32 Bit, 64 Bit, Other Number Of Bits
4) By Applications: Consumer Electronics, Automotive and Transportation, Industrial, Healthcare, Information Technology (IT) And Telecom, Aerospace and Defense, Other Applications
Subsegments:
1) By Microprocessor: General-Purpose Microprocessors (GPM), Application-Specific Microprocessors (ASP), Graphics Processing Units (GPU)
2) By Microcontroller: 8-bit Microcontrollers, 16-bit Microcontrollers, 32-bit Microcontrollers
3) By Digital Signal Processor: General-Purpose DSP, Application-Specific DSP, Programmable DSP
4) By Embedded Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA): Low-Power FPGA, High-Performance FPGA, Mid-Range FPGA
5) By Other Types: System-on-Chip (SoC), Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Neural Processing Unit (NPU)
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What New Trends Are Influencing The Embedded Processors Market?
Major companies operating in the embedded processors market are focusing on developing technologically advanced products, such as adaptive SoCs, to offer flexibility, allowing for real-time reconfiguration to meet varying performance requirements, reduce power consumption, and enhance overall system efficiency in diverse applications. Adaptive SoCs are integrated circuits combining programmable logic and fixed hardware, allowing dynamic reconfiguration to optimize performance and functionality based on specific application needs. For instance, in February 2024, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., a US-based semiconductor company, launched the Embedded+Architecture. The unique feature of the Embedded+ integrated compute platform lies in its combination of AMD Ryzen Embedded processors with Versal adaptive SoCs on a single integrated board, offering scalable and power-efficient solutions that accelerate time-to-market for original design manufacturers (ODMs). This architecture enables ODMs to reduce qualification and build times, eliminating the need for additional hardware and R&D resources. Using a common software platform, Embedded+ allows ODMs to develop designs with low power consumption, compact form factors, and extended lifecycle, making it ideal for medical, industrial, and automotive applications.
Who Are the Key Players In The Embedded Processors Market?
Major companies operating in the embedded processors market are:
• Samsung Electronics Co.
• Intel Corporation
• Qualcomm Technologies Inc.
• Broadcom Inc.
• Fujitsu Ltd.
• NVIDIA Corporation
• Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
• Texas Instruments Inc.
• MediaTek Inc.
• STMicroelectronics
• Infineon Technologies AG
• NXP Semiconductors NV
• Analog Devices Inc.
• Renesas Electronics Corp.
• Microchip Technology Inc.
• Marvell Technology Inc.
• ROHM Semiconductor Co. Ltd.
• Silicon Labs Inc.
• Nordic Semiconductor
• ADLINK Technology Inc.
• 4D Systems
• Alif Semiconductor
• Cypress Technology Co. Ltd.
• GHI Electronics LLC
• Amulet Technologies LLC
What Is The Most Dominant Region In The Embedded Processors Market?
North America was the largest region in the embedded processors market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the embedded processors market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
