Embedded computing spans processors, microcontrollers, sensors and systems designed for specific equipment rather than general-purpose computing. The statistics below use company-reported measures from different fiscal calendars and scopes, so they describe important parts of the ecosystem rather than one global industry total.
Key Embedded Computing Statistics
The most useful headline figures include:
- 7.0 billion Arm-based chips were shipped in the December 2023 quarter by Arm customers across the worldwide Arm ecosystem.
- 287.4 billion Arm-based chips had been reported shipped cumulatively by March 2024 across the worldwide Arm customer ecosystem.
- More than 20 billion Arm-based IoT systems-on-chip were capable of machine-learning workloads in January 2024 worldwide.
- Texas Instruments Embedded Processing revenue was $2.533 billion in 2024 worldwide.
- TI Embedded Processing operating profit was $352 million in 2024 worldwide.
- AMD Embedded revenue was $3.6 billion in fiscal 2024, down 33% from fiscal 2023 worldwide.
- NXP Industrial & IoT revenue was $2.269 billion in calendar 2024 worldwide.
- STMicroelectronics MCU revenue was $3.47 billion in fiscal 2024 worldwide.
- Microchip mixed-signal microcontroller sales were $4.2724 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 worldwide.
- Microchip mixed-signal microcontrollers represented 56.0% of fiscal 2024 net sales worldwide.
- Automotive markets represented 46% of STMicroelectronics revenue in fiscal 2024 worldwide.
- Industrial markets represented 20% of STMicroelectronics revenue in fiscal 2024 worldwide.
- STMicroelectronics industrial revenue declined approximately 49% year over year in fiscal 2024 worldwide.
- STMicroelectronics total revenue was $13.27 billion in fiscal 2024 worldwide.
- AMD Embedded operating income was $1.4 billion in fiscal 2024 worldwide.
- TI revenue tied to U.S.-headquartered customers was 38% in 2024 on TI’s customer-headquarters basis.
- ST revenue was 47% from its top 10 OEMs in fiscal 2024 worldwide.
- Microchip had approximately $3.51 billion of remaining long-term-supply-agreement performance obligations on March 31, 2024 worldwide.
Contents
- Embedded computing chip shipment statistics
- Embedded processing revenue statistics
- Microcontroller and device market data
- Embedded computing adoption and end-market trends
- Embedded computing financial outcomes
- Embedded computing geography and supply-chain statistics
Embedded Computing Chip Shipment Statistics
Arm’s figures show the scale of one major processor architecture, but they are not a census of embedded chips. Arm reports customer-reported shipments, and its cumulative totals include applications beyond embedded computing.
- Arm customers reported shipping 7.0 billion Arm-based chips during the December 2023 quarter shipping period worldwide. Arm FYE24 Q4 Shareholder Letter
- Arm reported 287.4 billion cumulative Arm-based chips shipped since inception by March 2024 worldwide. Arm FYE24 Q4 Shareholder Letter
- In January 2024, Arm said more than 300 billion Arm-based chips had shipped to date worldwide. This was a rounded company statement, not a separately audited shipment census. Arm FYE24 Q4 Shareholder Letter
- Arm said more than 20 billion Arm-based IoT systems-on-chip were capable of running machine-learning workloads in January 2024 worldwide. The figure measures capability, not deployed machine-learning usage. Arm FYE24 Q4 Shareholder Letter
- Arm’s company overview reported more than 350 billion Arm-based chips shipped to date as of access in October 2026 worldwide. This cumulative company figure can change and includes non-embedded applications. Arm FYE24 Q4 Shareholder Letter
Embedded Processing Revenue Statistics
Company segment reporting provides a practical view of revenue, but each segment has its own definition. The following figures should therefore be read as company-specific indicators, not as a combined market total.
| Company or segment | Period | Revenue | Operating outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| TI Embedded Processing | 2022 | $3.261 billion | $1.253 billion profit |
| TI Embedded Processing | 2023 | $3.368 billion | $1.008 billion profit |
| TI Embedded Processing | 2024 | $2.533 billion | $352 million profit |
| AMD Embedded | Fiscal 2023 | $5.3 billion | $2.6 billion income |
| AMD Embedded | Fiscal 2024 | $3.6 billion | $1.4 billion income |
| NXP Industrial & IoT | Calendar 2023 | $2.351 billion | Not supplied |
| NXP Industrial & IoT | Calendar 2024 | $2.269 billion | Not supplied |
TI’s Embedded Processing revenue and operating profit are segment results for the years ended December 31, worldwide. Texas Instruments 2024 Annual Report
AMD reported fiscal 2024 Embedded revenue of $3.6 billion, down 33% from 2023, and fiscal 2024 Embedded operating income of $1.4 billion. Its fiscal 2023 comparison included $5.3 billion of revenue and $2.6 billion of operating income; AMD noted that 2023 included a full year of Xilinx embedded revenue versus a partial period in 2022. AMD 2024 Annual Report AMD 2023 Form 10-K
NXP’s Industrial & IoT end market generated $2.269 billion in calendar 2024, compared with $2.351 billion in 2023, a company-reported 3% decline. NXP’s category is broader than embedded computing alone. NXP Semiconductors Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Results
Microcontroller and Embedded Device Market Data
Microcontrollers combine processing with memory and input/output functions, making them central to many embedded designs. Product-line and reportable-segment figures below retain each company’s original scope.
- STMicroelectronics reported $3.47 billion of MCU revenue in fiscal 2024 worldwide, with a 14.4% MCU operating margin. STMicroelectronics Q4 & FY 2024 Financial Results
- ST reported $4.76 billion in fiscal 2024 revenue from Analog products, MEMS and Sensors, $3.13 billion from Power and Discrete Products, and $1.90 billion from Digital ICs and RF Products worldwide. These are adjacent reportable segments, not pure embedded-computing measures. STMicroelectronics Q4 & FY 2024 Financial Results
- Microcontrollers represented 26% of ST fiscal 2024 revenue by reportable segment worldwide. STMicroelectronics Q4 & FY 2024 Financial Results
| Microchip mixed-signal microcontrollers | Sales | Share of Microchip net sales |
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal 2022 | $3.8148 billion | Not supplied |
| Fiscal 2023 | $4.7557 billion | Not supplied |
| Fiscal 2024 | $4.2724 billion | 56.0% |
Microchip defines mixed-signal microcontrollers as chips with CPU, memory and analog/digital I/O capabilities. Its fiscal 2024 total net sales were $7.6344 billion; analog products represented 26.4% and other products 17.6% of net sales. Microchip Technology Incorporated Form 10-K Filed May 23, 2024
Embedded Computing Adoption and End-Market Trends
End-market revenue shares help show where embedded semiconductor demand is concentrated, although company-defined categories do not equal adoption rates for all embedded systems.
ST’s fiscal 2024 revenue mix was 46% automotive, 20% industrial, 21% personal electronics, and 13% communications equipment and computer peripherals worldwide. Automotive revenue declined approximately 14% year over year, industrial revenue declined approximately 49%, personal-electronics revenue declined approximately 11%, and communications equipment and computer-peripherals revenue declined approximately 2%. STMicroelectronics Q4 & FY 2024 Financial Results
The sharpest supplied movement was in ST’s industrial category, but it should not be interpreted as a universal embedded-industrial adoption rate. ST’s market definitions include adjacent applications, and the percentages are rounded company presentation figures.
Embedded Computing Financial Outcomes and Margins
Consolidated results provide context for the businesses supplying embedded processors, but they should not be confused with embedded-only performance.
- ST reported $13.27 billion of total revenue, a 12.6% operating margin, a 39.3% gross margin and $1.56 billion of net income in fiscal 2024 worldwide. STMicroelectronics Q4 & FY 2024 Financial Results
- AMD reported $25.785 billion of fiscal 2024 net revenue, compared with $22.680 billion in fiscal 2023, and a 49% fiscal 2024 gross margin versus 46% in fiscal 2023 worldwide. AMD 2024 Annual Report
- AMD research and development expense was $6.456 billion in 2024, up 10% from 2023 worldwide. This is consolidated spending, not embedded-only investment. AMD 2024 Annual Report
- AMD’s fourth-quarter 2024 Embedded revenue was $923 million, down 13% year over year, while Embedded operating income was $362 million worldwide. AMD Q4 2024 Financial Results Slides
- AMD’s fourth-quarter 2024 consolidated revenue was $7.658 billion, up 24% year over year, in the company’s consolidated non-GAAP earnings-slide presentation. AMD Q4 2024 Financial Results Slides
Embedded Computing Geography and Supply-Chain Statistics
Geographic figures can describe customer headquarters or region of origin rather than shipment destination. Contract balances also indicate commitments, not realized unit demand.
TI’s 2024 revenue by customer-headquarters geography was 38% United States, 19% China, 22% Europe, Middle East and Africa, and 8% Japan. TI states that this basis reflects where critical customer decisions are made, not where products are shipped; Germany alone represented 11%. Texas Instruments 2024 Annual Report
ST reported fiscal 2024 revenue by customer type as 47% top 10 OEMs, 26% other OEMs and 27% distribution. By region of origin, ST reported 30% Americas, 30% EMEA and 40% Asia Pacific; this is distinct from shipment location. STMicroelectronics Q4 & FY 2024 Financial Results
Microchip reported $933.0 million of deferred revenue on March 31, 2024, including $839.7 million of cash collected from customers under long-term supply agreements. Those agreements typically run three to five years, so the balance is not current embedded-device demand. Microchip Technology Incorporated Form 10-K Filed May 23, 2024
Microchip also reported approximately $3.51 billion of remaining long-term-supply-agreement performance obligations at March 31, 2024. Contracted obligations are not the same as realized revenue or unit shipments. Microchip Technology Incorporated Form 10-K Filed May 23, 2024
The supplied company disclosures do not support a defensible global embedded-computing market-size total. Because the categories, fiscal calendars and scopes differ, these statistics are best used as clearly labeled indicators of ecosystem scale, supplier performance, application exposure and supply-chain commitments.