The sensors to be used in the Internet of Things will be the ones that will boost the sales of microprocessor manufacturers over the next few years.
This is the prediction made by the consulting firm KPMG for 2015, according to a report by Venture Beat. 155 companies participated in the KPMG survey and according to the data collected, their main revenues will come, in the next few years, from sensors, from applications big data and medical equipment.
Also, in the long term, the research showed that significant revenue for the industry will come from the areas of biometric devices, embedded technology in cars and robotics.
Pervasive in the report is optimism about the path of the Internet of Things, as it is believed that many manufacturers, such as Intel, have reduced it to a basic priority of planning their. After all, the report as a whole is more positive than the corresponding one last year, reflecting the greater optimism of the specific industrial sector.
More than 80% of respondents said they expect revenue and profit growth over the next few years. Approximately 61% of respondents expect the sensor sector (for cars, video applications, touch screens, wearables and for Internet of Things) to grow significantly during 2015.
66% of the companies that participated in the KPMG survey believe that the medical industry will be a "great opportunity" in the years to come. Also, 62% considers that network and telecom products will have the most growth in 2015.
It is also estimated that cloud, big data and wireless / mobile applications will make a significant contribution to the revenue of processors.
Finally, the executives of the companies estimate that the US, China and India will continue to be the most important markets for the next three years. 87% of microprocessor companies had revenue over one billion over 2014.
Source: pestaola.gr
