Microcontroller Market

Microcontroller Market Outlook - 2027

The global microcontroller market size was valued at $16.49 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach $42.19 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 11.50% from 2020 to 2027.  

Microcontroller is a type of processor on a single integrated circuit, containing memory, processor, and input /output peripheral. They are installed in automatically controlled products and electronic devices such as remote controls, office machinery, home appliances, power tools, toys, and other embedded systems. Technology used in microcontroller ensures smooth management of electronic devices and prevents error occurrence activities. As a result of benefits mentioned above, microcontrollers are expected to gain popularity among communication, retail, automotive, and other industries. In addition, consumer goods, growth in the automotive market, and increase in adoption of new technologies such as touch screen and timer among others contribute to growth of the microcontroller industry.

A microcontroller is used to control a fail-safe system, manage electrical control unit functions, and automotive fault tolerant systems, where it informs the error that occurs in a vehicle (accelerator, anti-lock brake interface, and broken lights). For instance, it highlights fault tolerance, if a vehicle loses its grip on snow filled roads. Under such conditions, the incident is sensed by sensor microcontrollers, which then activate the anti-clock braking when a driver hits brakes. Hence, microcontroller is a fundamental part of the automotive industry. The automotive industry has registered significant growth in the last decade, owing to rise in income level and standard of living. 

Factors such as rapid developments and innovations in the automotive sector, owing to high adoption of internet of things (IoT) are responsible for recent developments in the automotive industry. In addition increase in trend of working through automated machinery and equipment, surge in scope of electronic products, and technology upgradation propels the demand for development of new products and solutions. Various industry verticals such as automobiles, smartphones, and healthcare aid the microcontroller market growth by incorporating touch-sensing capabilities in designs. Many microcontroller manufacturers are investing a good amount of share in developments and setting applications to enhance product accessibility. However, the major restraint for the market is its operational failures in extreme climatic conditions such as extreme cold and extreme heat. In such conditions the consumer needs to shift to mechanical devices. The demand for electric and hybrid vehicles is expected to increase in the future and untapped geographical regions are expected to provide several opportunities for microcontroller market to grow globally.  

The global microcontroller market is analyzed by product type, application, and region. By product type, it is fragmented into 8-bit microcontroller, 16-bit microcontroller, and 32-bit microcontroller. By application, it is categorized into automotive, consumer electronics, industrial, medical devices, military & defense, and others.      

By region, the global microcontroller market trends are analyzed across North America (the U.S., Canada, and Mexico), Europe (the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, and rest of Asia-Pacific), and LAMEA (Latin America, Middle East, and Africa). Asia-Pacific accounted for the highest share in 2019, owing to adoption of IoT across several applications such as smart appliances, industrial automation, home automation, smart grids, and smart cities. North America was the second largest contributor, in terms of revenue, and is expected to witness significant growth during the forecast period, owing to growth in portable electronic systems such as personal computers, tablets, and smartphones have contributed to the microcontroller market growth significantly. 

Top Impacting Factors

The most prominent factors that drive the microcontroller market growth are rapid developments and innovations in the automotive sector; increase in trend of working through automated machinery and equipment, surge in scope of electronic products, and technology upgradation propels the demand for development of new products and solutions. However, operational failures in extreme climatic conditions is anticipated to hamper growth of the market. Moreover, high demand for electric and hybrid vehicles are expected to offer lucrative opportunities for growth of the microcontroller industry in future. 

Competition Analysis

Competitive analysis and profiles of the major microcontroller market players, such as Analog Devices, Inc., Panasonic Corporation, Microchip Technology Inc., Renesas Electronics Corporation, NXP Semiconductor, STMicroelectronics N.V., Infineon Technologies AG, Texas Instruments Incorporated, and Zilog, Inc. are provided in this report.  Market players have adopted various strategies such as product launch, collaboration, business expansion, product expansion, partnership, and acquisition to expand their foothold in the microcontroller industry.

Covid-19 Impact Analysis

Global microcontroller market has been significantly impacted by the covid-19 outbreak. The new projects throughout the world have stalled which in turn have the significant demand in the several industries including automotive, consumer electronics, industrial, medical devices, military & defense, and others. 

The COVID-19 has been impacted severely on the globally automotive and consumer electronics. The symptoms include a large scale manufacturing interruptions across Europe, disruption in Chinese parts exports, and the closure of assembly plants in the U.S., which may hinder the market for microcontrollers.

Key Benefits For Stakeholders 

• This study comprises analytical depiction of the global microcontroller market size along with the current trends and future estimations to depict the imminent investment pockets. 
• The overall microcontroller market analysis is determined to understand the profitable trends to gain a stronger foothold.  
• The report presents information related to key drivers, restraints, and microcontroller market opportunities with a detailed impact analysis. 
• The current microcontroller market forecast is quantitatively analyzed from 2019 to 2027 to benchmark the financial competency.   
• Porter’s five forces analysis illustrates the potency of the buyers and the microcontroller market share of key vendors.  
• The report includes the market trends and the market share of key vendors.

 Microcontroller Market Report Highlights