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Market Overview for VME Technology

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VITA has released its "2008 State of the VME Technology Industry" Whitepaper, containing viewpoints from the executive director.


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VITA strives to bring a variety of market information to its members and the user community. The following are samples of some of the latest information from some of our VITA Media Partners.

For more insight into VME Technology including VXS, VPX, and XMC, be sure to also review the latest in published articles.

The following information is from third parties and may not represent official VITA viewpoints. Third party sources are identified for reference. VITA assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information.

Venture Development Corporation (VDC)

Since 1982, VDC has operated a regularly scheduled market intelligence program examining established and emerging global markets for embedded slot Single Board Computers, CPU Blades, mezzanine cards, Computers-on-Modules (COMs), "stackable" architectures such as PC/104, and other related technologies. Reports emphasize granular, accurate market estimating and forecasting, as well as detailed segmentation across vertical and application markets.

The Merchant Computer Boards for Embedded/Real-Time Applications (MCBREA) is the flagship research report for Embedded Computing from VDC. The report consists of a series of volumes on several related topics. Subscribers can select the volumes that best fit their individual market analysis needs.

The following information is excerpted from the 14th edition of this report. Contact VDC to get more details and the latest reports.

Exhibit I
VME Single Board Computers and Blades, Segmented by VME Architecture, 2005 & 2007
(% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
2005 Total: US$ 439.6 Million 2007 Total: US$ 435.9 Million
Exhibit II
VME Single Board Computers and Blades, Segmented by Switch Fabric Use, 2005 & 2007
(% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
2005 Total: US$ 439.6 Million 2007 Total: US$ 435.9 Million
Exhibit IV
VME SBCs, Segmented by Mezzanine Sites, 2005 & 2007
(% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
2005 Total: US$ 439.6 Million 2007 Total: US$ 435.9 Million

Electronic Trend Publications (ETP)

With an ever-growing list of technologies, form factors, application markets, and participants, the worldwide merchant market for open-standard, embedded computing products is becoming increasingly complex. An incorrect assessment of this market's direction can quickly turn a major player into an also-ran. To help you evaluate the future direction of this market, Electronic Trend Publications is pleased to present: The Merchant Embedded Computing Market, 2007 Edition.

The chart below is from information in the 2006 edition. See full report for details by industry and function.