As per a recent study “Microcontrollers Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth and Forecast, 2012 - 2018” published by Transparency Market Research, the global demand for microcontrollers is expected to rise from 10.64 billion units in 2011 to 29 billion units by 2018. To achieve this, the market will register healthy growth, at a CAGR of 16.0%, from 2012 to 2018. The market that was valued at US$15.7 billion in 2011 in terms of revenue is expected to reach US$28.49 billion in 2018 which shall entail growth at a CAGR of 9.0% from 2012 to 2018. Based on extensive study and in-depth analysis the study forecasts a steady rise in demand and growth traction to be witnessed by the global Microcontroller (MCU) market in the next five years. However, the report also states that the market operations might as well face occasional hindrances given the moderately fragmented nature of the industry and the sheer volume of operations carried out by participants vying for m...