Embedded secure MCU shipment to double by 2017
IHS has forecasted the shipment of embedded secure MCUs (which is also called as cybersecurity MCUs) to rise to 529 million units in 2017. This analysis excludes smartcards. See the picture below showing forecast of global shipments of cybersecurity MCUs in all applications excluding smartcards.
Due to the security risk in embedded systems, the microcontrollers are integrated with features such as cryptography acceleration, secure-key storage and management and secure boot of computing systems. Security embedded MCUs are used in variety of products and electronic devices, from PCs and servers, to electronic peripheral devices and medical consumables, to a broad range of systems that engage in M2M communications. “Cybersecurity MCUs are playing a key role in defending a world that is increasingly at risk from hackers, cyberattacks, and counterfeit products,” said Sam Lucero, senior principal analyst covering M2M & the Internet of Things for IHS. “Because they are the principal hardware element enabling security in a diverse range of applications, cybersecurity MCUs will see widespread usage and fast growth in the coming years.” IHS classifies cybersecurity MCUs into the application areas of trusted platform modules (TPM), authentication and M2M. Below is the analysis ...
Due to the security risk in embedded systems, the microcontrollers are integrated with features such as cryptography acceleration, secure-key storage and management and secure boot of computing systems. Security embedded MCUs are used in variety of products and electronic devices, from PCs and servers, to electronic peripheral devices and medical consumables, to a broad range of systems that engage in M2M communications. “Cybersecurity MCUs are playing a key role in defending a world that is increasingly at risk from hackers, cyberattacks, and counterfeit products,” said Sam Lucero, senior principal analyst covering M2M & the Internet of Things for IHS. “Because they are the principal hardware element enabling security in a diverse range of applications, cybersecurity MCUs will see widespread usage and fast growth in the coming years.” IHS classifies cybersecurity MCUs into the application areas of trusted platform modules (TPM), authentication and M2M. Below is the analysis ...
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