Digital Signal Processor Market By Number of Cores (Single-core, Multi-core); By Type (DSP Multiprocessors on a die, 32-bit Floating Point, 16-bit Fixed Point); By End User Industry (Consumer Electronics, Automotive, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Aerospace & Defense, Others) - Global Demand Analysis & Opportunity Outlook 2027

Global Digital Signal Processor Market Overview

A digital signal processor is the microprocessor which carries out heavy mathematical computation by scientific manipulation and performs functions such as addition, multiplication, subtraction and division to analyze the information. Digital signal processor is widely used in aerospace, communication, military and various other consumer & industrial applications. Engineers are crafting digital signal processors with operating in isolation, multiple cores and with higher efficiency.

Market Size and Forecast

The digital signal processor market, in terms of value, is estimated around USD 9.8 Billion in 2017 and expected to grow rapidly during the forecasted period at a CAGR of around 8.7%. Digital signal processor is preferred over analog signal processers as they can carry out heavy mathematical computations. Digital signal processors (DSP) are very quick in processing information and can use that information for use in numerous applications. 

North America holds the largest market share in terms of revenue due to the major use of digital signal processor in healthcare, automotive, and consumer electronics. Significant investment in research, production and development of digital signal processor leads to the growth of digital signal processor market in this region. Advancement in electronics and semiconductor companies which developed low cost hardware equipped with advance features and capabilities contributed to the growth of digital signal market.

Asia Pacific is anticipated to be the fast growing market of digital signal processors.  Asia Pacific is the leading market for electronics manufacturing and wide use of digital signal processors in electronics industry expected to foster the growth of Asia Pacific digital signal processors market. In this region, a skilled labor at lower cost is easily available which results to the high production of digital signal processor. Europe is expected to show a lucrative growth during the forecasted period due to the high demand for electronics product which directly results in the growth of digital signal processor market in this region.

Market Segmentation

Our-in depth analysis of the global digital signal processor market includes the following segments:

By Number of Cores

• Single-core
• Multi-core

By Type

• DSP Multiprocessors on a die
• 32-bit Floating Point
• 16-bit Fixed Point

By End-User Industry

• Consumer Electronics
• Automotive
• Healthcare
• Manufacturing
• Aerospace and Defense
• Others

By Region

Global digital signal processor market is further classified on the basis of region as follows:

• North America (U.S. & Canada) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis
• Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Rest of Latin America) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis
• Europe (U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Hungary, BENELUX, Turkey Rest of Europe) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis
• Asia-Pacific (China, India, Japan, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Rest of Asia) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis.
• Middle East and Africa (GCC, Israel, North Africa, South Africa, Rest of Middle East) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis

Growth Drivers and Challenges

Digital signal processor is highly efficient and has low cost. Due to the low cost of digital signal processor they are also being used in low cost electronic devices. These are the factors which are anticipated to drive the growth of digital signal processors market during the forecasted period. Next generation technologies such as big data and Internet of Things combined with innovative computing algorithms is projected to create huge opportunities for digital signal processors market.

Technological advancement and developments in wireless infrastructure are also the major factors which are driving the growth of digital signal processor market globally. Raise in data traffic and use of internet protocol (IP) cameras for video surveillance also increasing the demand for digital signal processors. Due to the lower cost of digital signal processor they are preferred to build high performance communication systems. In IoT, digital signal processor is used for low data rate LTE and LPWAN standards to ensure flexibility and low power to support multiple standards in a single device. Digital signal processors with vision processing capabilities are widely used in automotive industry for object detection and recognition purposes. Digital signal processor market faces some challenges such as lake of skilled labor and complexity with designing and programming the complex architecture of digital signal processors. Designing low cost digital signal processors is a tough task for engineers as they have to maintain the balance between performance and cost.

Key players

• Altera Corporation 
• Company Overview
• Key Product Offerings
• Business Strategy
• SWOT Analysis
• Financials
• Freescale Semiconductor
• Infineon Technologies AG
• Renesas Electronics Corporation
• Xilinx
• NXP Semiconductors
• Texas Instruments Incorporated
• Samsung
• Fujitsu
• Intel Corporation
• Analog Devices, Inc.

Scope and Context

Overview of the Parent Market

Analyst View

Segmentation

The global digital signal processor market is segmented as follows:

• By Number of Cores Type Market Size & Y-O-Y Growth Analysis
• By Type Market Size & Y-O-Y Growth Analysis
• By End User Industry Type Market Size & Y-O-Y Growth Analysis
• By Region Type Market Size & Y-O-Y Growth Analysis

Market Dynamics

Supply & Demand Risk

Competitive Landscape

Porter’s Five Force Model

Geographical Economic Activity

Key Players (respective SWOT Analysis) and their Strategies and Product Portfolio

Recent Trends and Developments

Industry Growth Drivers and Challenges

Key Information for Players to establish themselves in current dynamic environment.