XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: sfuld@alumni.cmu.edu.invalid   
      
   On 8/4/2025 11:46 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Mon, 4 Aug 2025 18:07:48 +0300, Michael S wrote:   
   >   
   >> Majority of the world is embedded. Ovewhelming majority of embedded is   
   >> 32-bit or narrower.   
   >   
   > Embedded CPUs are mostly ARM, MIPS, RISC-V ... all of which are available   
   > in 64-bit variants.   
      
   I recently looked this up and it confirmed my earlier information.   
   Unfortunately, I can't find the reference.  :-(   
      
   The plurality of embedded systems are 8 bit processors - about 40   
   percent of the total.  They are largely used for things like industrial   
   automation, Internet of Things, SCADA, kitchen appliances, etc.  16 bit   
   account for a small, and shrinking percentage.  32 bit is next (IIRC   
   ~30-35%, but 64 bit is the fastest growing.  Perhaps surprising, there   
   is still a small market for 4 bit processors for things like TV remote   
   controls, where battery life is more important than the highest performance.   
      
   There is far more to the embedded market than phones and servers.   
      
      
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