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Tom Starnes

Tom Starnes is an analyst for the embedded processor industry with the semiconductor market research firm, Objective Analysis (www.objective-analysis.com) and performs consulting services at Strategy Sanity (www.strategysanity.com). More of his outlook for the industry can be found at www.objective-analysis.com/outlook.html.


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  • Clouds Loom On The 2012 Semiconductor Horizon

    Clouds Loom On The 2012 Semiconductor Horizon

    By Tom Starnes, December 27, 2011

    Objective Analysis forecasts a 10% decline for semiconductors in 2012, a mild recovery around the middle of 2013, and finally strong growth (over 20%) to follow in 2014.

  • How Soon Can The New Decade Start?

    By Tom Starnes, January 07, 2010

  • Microcontrollers Aren't So Simple Anymore

    By Tom Starnes, January 13, 2005

    Traditional automotive and industrial applications markets remain strong and consistent for microcontrollers (MCUs). The 8-bit MCU is still the workhorse, representing nearly 45% of all MCUs shipped. The lowest-price 8-bitters bottomed out around 50 cen

  • Digital ICs> Rich Processor Variety Adds Up To 18% Growth In 2004

    By Tom Starnes, January 12, 2004

    A full year of rather positive growth for embedded microprocessors (MPUs), microcontrollers (MCUs), and digital signal processors (DSPs) is now under our belt, and the general economic picture has improved as well. Gartner Dataquest is forecasting...

  • 16-Bit MCU And DSP Confluence

    By Tom Starnes, January 06, 2003

    Along with 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), there are some very attractive DSPs that perform like MCUs, yet have real DSP capabilities. The typical DSP works on 16-bit data and is managed by a host processor—a microprocessor (MPU) or MCU that sets...