1 – 2010 VDC Research Group, Inc. Embedded Hardware & Systems Practice

Multicore Exhibit for May RTC

Biggest Challenges/Gaps Encountered Using

Multicore Processors(Percentage of Embedded Developer Respondents Identifying)

Software Development Tools 73.1%

Programming Model 64.2%

Software Drivers and Middleware 46.3%

Performance Analysis 41.8%

Download/Connection Speed 35.8%

Cross Triggering 29.9%

System Visibility 20.9%

Trace 13.4%

Other 1.5%