EMBEDDED COTS SYSTEMS IN MILITARY, AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE APPLICATIONS, 2007 A MARKET DEMAND ANALYSIS VOLUME 01: NORTH AMERICAN MERCHANT COMPUTER BOARDS MARKET ASSESSMENT

SUMMARY

RESEARCH OVERVIEW:

• Pages: 214
• Exhibits: 175
• Profiled Companies: 12
• Primary Sources/Telephone Sample Size: 70
• Primary Sources/Web Survey Sample Size: 250
• Market Forecast Coverage: 2006-2011
• Regional Market Coverage: North America

DETAILED OVERVIEW:

VDC's Embedded COTS Systems in Military, Aerospace and Defense - Volume 1: North American Merchant Computer Boards Market Assessment comprises an examination of the present and future North American markets for the COTS products listed below. Included are current market sizes (base year 2006) and forecasts through year 2011, along with brief descriptions of selected technologies. Trends are identified, markets analyzed, and strategies recommended.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• COMBINED NORTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN COTS BOARD MARKET
• THE NORTH AMERICAN COTS BOARD MARKET
• LEADING NORTH AMERICAN COTS BOARD SUPPLIERS
• THE NORTH AMERICAN COTS SLOT CARD AND BLADE MARKET
• LEADING NORTH AMERICAN COTS SLOT CARD SUPPLIERS
• THE NORTH AMERICAN COTS VME BOARD MARKET
• LEADING NORTH AMERICAN COTS VME SUPPLIERS
• THE NORTH AMERICAN COTS COMPACTPCI MARKET
• LEADING NORTH AMERICAN COTS COMPACTPCI SUPPLIERS
• THE NORTH AMERICAN COTS MEZZANINE/DAUGHTER CARD MARKET
• LEADING NORTH AMERICAN COTS MEZZANINE/DAUGHTER CARD SUPPLIERS
• NORTH AMERICAN COTS MEZZANINE/DAUGHTER CARD ARCHITECTURES
• LEADING NORTH AMERICAN COTS PMC AND XMC SUPPLIERS

II SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

• SCOPE
• Definitions of Terms
• Segmentation
• METHODOLOGY
• Supply Side Research
• Demand Side Research

III INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• HISTORICAL MILESTONES
• ADVANTAGES OF COTS
• COTS DEFINITION AND CRITERIA
• VDC Definition
• Specifications and the Key to COTS
• What Isn't COTS?
• THE COTS PROCESS
• Stage I - Identification and Confirmation of Need
• Stage II - Specification
• Stage III -Quotation or Bid, Contractor Selection, Allocation of Funds
• Stage IV - Manufacturing through Delivery
• INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS
• Specifiers and Decision Makers
• Technology Providers
• TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
• HyperTransportTM Consortium
• InfiniBandTM Trade Association (IBTA)
• PC/104 Embedded Consortium
• PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG)®
• PCI Special Interest Group (PCI SIG)®
• PXI Systems Alliance (PXISA)
• RapidIO® Trade Association
• VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA)®
• VXIbus Consortium
• SIGNIFICANT RECENT MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

IV DEFENSE EXPENDITURES & OUTLOOK

• NORTH AMERICAN DEFENSE SPENDING
• DOD BUDGETS

V NORTH AMERICAN COTS BOARDS

• COMBINED COTS BOARD MARKET
• REGIONAL COTS BOARD MARKETS
• NORTH AMERICAN COTS BOARD MARKET
• Product Types
• End-User Services
• Electronics Platform Classifications
• Electronics Mission Classifications
• RoHS Compliance
• Life Cycles
• Distribution Channels
• Customer Classes
• Leading COTS Board Suppliers

VI NORTH AMERICAN COTS SLOT CARDS & BLADES

• TOTAL COTS SLOT CARD AND BLADE MARKET - NORTH AMERICA
• Bus Architectures
• Leading Slot Card and Blade Vendors
• VME BOARDS
• Functional Types
• VME Architectures
• VME Board Configurations
• VME Board Ruggedization Classes
• VME Expansion Boards
• VME Single Board Computers - Unit Volumes and Pricing
• VME Single Board Computers - CPU Types
• VME Single Board Computers - Multiple Processors
• VME Single Board Computers - Operating System Use
• VME Single Board Computers - Mezzanine Sites
• VME Single Board Computers - XMC Site Switch Fabric Protocol Layers
• VME DSP Boards - DSP Processor Configurations
• VXS/VPX Boards - Backplane Switch Fabrics
• Leading VME Board Vendors
• COMPACTPCI BOARDS
• Functional Types
• CompactPCI Architectures
• CompactPCI Board Configurations
• CompactPCI Board Ruggedization Classes
• CompactPCI Expansion Boards
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - Unit Volumes and Pricing
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - CPU Types
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - Multiple Processors and Cores
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - Operating System Use
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - Mezzanine Sites
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - XMC Site Switch Fabric Protocol Layers
• CompactPCI DSP Boards - DSP Processor Configurations
• Leading CompactPCI Board Vendors
• ATCA BLADES

VII NORTH AMERICAN COTS MEZZANINE & OTHER DAUGHTER CARDS

• TOTAL COTS MEZZANINE CARDS MARKET - NORTH AMERICA
• Leading Mezzanine Card Vendors
• PMC CARDS
• PMC Card Configurations
• PMC Card Ruggedization Classes
• PMC Cards - Functional Types
• PMC Processor Cards - CPU Types
• PMC Processor Cards - PrPMC Compliance
• PMC Processor Cards - Operating System Use
• PMC DSP Cards - Processor Types
• XMC CARDS
• XMC Card Configurations
• XMC Card Ruggedization Classes
• XMC Cards - Functional Types
• XMC Cards - Operating System Use
• Leading Vendors of PMC and XMC Cards
• AMC CARDS

VIII COTS BOARDS USER DATA

• DEMAND SIDE DATA
• Respondent Demographics
• Projects Begun, Team Sizes, Customers
• Electronics Platform and Mission Classifications
• Board Sourcing
• Number of Computer Platforms Used
• Bus Architectures/Form Factors
• VME Platform Types Used
• CompactPCI Platform Types Used
• Backplane Switch Fabric Usage
• Switch Fabric Usage between Boxes
• Functional Board Types
• CPU Usage on SBCs
• CPU Configurations on SBCs
• DSP Configurations on DSP Boards
• Ruggedized Board Usage
• VITA 47 Compliance
• Board Cooling Methods
• Board Target System Cooling
• Board Target System Working Environment (Ranges)
• Board Target System Environmental Protection
• Board Target System Reliability Enhancements
• Board Target System OS/RTOS Use
• Board Target System Application Software
• Software Development Tools Importance
• RoHS Compliance
• Sources for Learning about COTS Computer Board Products

IX OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• OVERALL MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH
• COTS
• COTS OPPORTUNITIES
• Supply, Maintenance and Logistics
• The Captive Market
• ROHS
• COTS TRENDS, OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: PRODUCTS
• Platforms
• Passive Backplane Architectures
• Switch Fabric Use
• Board Functional Types
• Silicon
• Operating Systems
• TECHNOLOGY REFRESH AND INSERTION, OBSOLESCENCE MANAGEMENT, DIMINISHING MATERIAL SUPPLY (DMS) AND MATERIALS SHORTAGES (MS)
• SALES AND MARKETING, DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT
• X VE NDOR PROF ILE S
• AITECH DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC.
• CURTISS WRIGHT CONTROLS EMBEDDED COMPUTING
• GE FANUC INTELLIGENT PLATFORMS
• GENERAL MICRO SYSTEMS
• KONTRON AG
• MERCURY COMPUTER SYSTEMS
• NALLATECH INC.
• PENTEK, INC.
• PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
• THALES COMPUTERS
• THEMIS COMPUTER
• VMETRO

APPENDIX: FY 2006 PRIME CONTRACTOR DATA

LIST OF EXHIBITS

I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• I-1 Combined North American and European Union COTS Merchant Board Shipments and Projections, 2006-2011 (US$ in Millions)
• I-2 Regional COTS Merchant Board Markets, North America & European Union, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• I-3 North American COTS Merchant Board Shipments and Projections by Product Type, 2006 & 2008 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• I-4 Leading Vendors of COTS Merchant Boards, North America, 2006
• I-5 North American COTS Slot Card & Blade Shipments and Projections, 2006-2011 (US$ in Millions)
• I-6 North American COTS Slot Card & Blade Shipments and Projections by Primary Bus Architecture, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• I-7 Leading Vendors of COTS Merchant Slot Cards & Blades, North America, 2006
• I-8 North American COTS VME Board Shipments & Projections, SBCs vs. Expansion Cards, 2006-2011 (US$ in Millions)
• I-9 Leading Vendors of COTS VME Boards, North America, 2006
• I-10 North American COTS CompactPCI Board Shipments & Projections, SBCs vs. Expansion Cards, 2006-2011 (US$ in Millions)
• I-11 Leading Vendors of COTS CompactPCI Boards, North America, 2006
• I-12 North American COTS Mezzanine/ Daughter Card Shipments and Projections, 2006-2011 (US$ in Millions)
• I-13 Leading Vendors of COTS Mezzanine / Daughter Cards, North America, 2006
• I-14 North American COTS Mezzanine / Daughter Card Shipments and Projections by Mezzanine Architecture, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• I-15 Leading Vendors of COTS PMC & XMC Cards, North America, 2006

III INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• III-1 The COTS Process
• III-2 Industry Structure

IV DEFENSE EXPENDITURES & OUTLOOK

• IV-1 2006 Military Expenditures of the Three Major North American Countries (US$ in Billions)
• IV-2A FY 2006 DoD Discretionary Total Obligational Authority (TOA) Direct Budget Plan by Title, including projections (US$ in Billions)
• IV-2B FY 2007 DoD Discretionary Total Obligational Authority (TOA) Direct Budget Plan by Title, including projections (US$ in Billions)
• IV-2C FY 2008 DoD Discretionary Total Obligational Authority (TOA) Direct Budget Plan by Title, including projections (US$ in Billions)
• IV-3A FY 2006 DoD Discretionary Total Obligational Authority (TOA) Direct Budget Plan by Service, including projections (US$ in Billions)
• IV-3B FY 2007 DoD Discretionary Total Obligational Authority (TOA) Direct Budget Plan by Service, including projections (US$ in Billions)
• IV-3C FY 2008 DoD Discretionary Total Obligational Authority (TOA) Direct Budget Plan by Service, including projections (US$ in Billions)
• IV-4 DoD Discretionary Total Obligational Authority (TOA) Direct Budget Plan by Title, FY 2005, FY 2011 (Percentage of Total Budget)
• IV-5 DoD Discretionary Total Obligational Authority (TOA) Direct Budget Plan by Service, FY 2006, FY 2013 (Percentage of Total Budget)
• IV-6 FY 2006, 2007, 2008 DoD Information Technology/National Security Systems Budget by Department Category (US$ in Billions)
• IV-7 FY 2005, 2006, 2007 US Department of Homeland Security Budget (US$ in Billions)
• IV-8 FY 2008 US Department of Homeland Security Budget by Organization (Percent of Total Budget)
• IV-9 Military Expenditures of Selected Countries and Regions compared to those of the United States, 1996 & 2006 (Percentages of US Expenditures)
• IV-10 Military Expenditure CAGRs for Selected Countries and Regions, 1996-2006 (Calculated with Year 2000 Constant US Dollars)

V NORTH AMERICAN COTS BOARDS

• V-1 Combined North American and European Union COTS Merchant Board Shipments and Projections, 2006-2011 (US$ in Millions)
• V-2 Combined North American and European Union COTS Merchant Board Shipments and Projections by Product Type, 2006-2008 (US$ in Millions)
• V-3 Regional COTS Merchant Board Markets, North America & European Union, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• V-4 Regional COTS Merchant Board Shipments, Normalized Growth Curves, 2006-2011 (Dollar Volume Shipments Normalized to Year 2006 Levels)
• V-5 Regional COTS Merchant Board Market CAGRs, 2006-2011
• V-6 North American COTS Merchant Board Shipments and Projections by Product Type, 2006-2008 (US$ in Millions)
• V-7 North American COTS Merchant Board Shipments and Projections by Product Type, 2006 & 2008 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• V-8 North American COTS Merchant Board Shipments by Product Type, 2006-2011 (US$ in Millions)
• V-9 North American COTS Merchant Board Shipments, Normalized Growth Curves by Product Type, 2006-2011 (Dollar Volume Shipments Normalized to Year 2006 Levels)
• V-10 North American COTS Merchant Board Shipments by End User Service. 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• V-11 North American COTS Merchant Board Shipments by Electronics Platform Classification, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• V-12 North American COTS Merchant Board Shipments by Electronics Mission Classification, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• V-13 North American COTS Merchant Board Shipments, Estimated RoHS Compliance, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• V-14 COTS Merchant Board Products, Average Years Offered (% of Vendor Respondents Answering)
• V-15 COTS Merchant Board Products, Average EOL Notice in Months (% of Vendor Respondents Answering)
• V-16 COTS Merchant Board Products, Support After EOL (Years) (% of Vendor Respondents Answering)
• V-17 North American COTS Boards Shipments by Distribution Channel, 2006 &2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• V-18 North American COTS Boards Shipments by Consuming Customer Class, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• V-19 Leading Vendors of COTS Merchant Computer Boards (all types), North American Market, 2006 (Estimated Market Shares)

VI NORTH AMERICAN COTS SLOT CARDS & BLADES

• VI-1 North American COTS Slot Card & Blade Shipments and Projections, 2006-2011 (US$ in Millions)
• VI-2 North American Slot Card & Blade Shipments and Projections by Primary Bus Architecture, 2006-2008 (US$ in Millions)
• VI-3 North American COTS Slot Card & Blade Shipments and Projections by Primary Bus Architecture, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-4 North American COTS Slot Card & Blade Shipments by Primary Bus Architecture, 2006-2011 (US$ in Millions)
• VI-5 North American COTS Slot Card & Blade Shipments by Primary Bus Architecture, Normalized Growth Curves, 2006-2011 (Dollar Volume Shipments Normalized to Year 2006 Levels)
• VI-6 Leading Vendors of COTS Merchant Slot Cards (all types and architectures), North American Market, 2006 (Estimated Market Shares)
• VI-7 North American COTS VME Board Shipments & Projections, SBCs vs. Expansion Cards, 2006-2011 (US$ in Millions)
• VI-8 North American COTS VME Board Shipments & Projections, SBCs vs. Expansion Cards, Normalized Growth Curves, 2006-2011 (Dollar Volume Shipments Normalized to Year 2006 Levels)
• VI-9 North American COTS VME Board Shipments and Projections by VME Architecture, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-10 North American COTS VME Board Shipments and Projections by Degree of Customization, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-11 North American COTS VME Board Shipments and Projections by Board Size, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-12 North American COTS VME Board Shipments and Projections by Temperature Rating, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-13 North American COTS VME Board Shipments and Projections by Shock & Vibration Resistance, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-14 North American COTS VME Board Shipments and Projections by Cooling Method, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-15 North American COTS Convection Cooled VME Board Shipments and Projections by Ruggedization Class, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-16 North American COTS Conduction Cooled VME Board Shipments and Projections by Ruggedization Class, 2006 & 2009 (US$ in Millions) (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-17 North American COTS VME Board Shipments and Projections by Chip Package Type, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-18 North American COTS VME Board Shipments and Projections by Conformal Coating Use, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-19 North American COTS VME Expansion Card Shipments and Projections by Functional Type, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-20 North American COTS VME SBC Unit Shipments & Pricing, 2006
• VI-21 North American COTS VME SBC Shipments and Projections by CPU Type, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-22 North American COTS VME SBC Shipments and Projections by Number of CPU Cores, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-23 North American COTS VME SBC Shipments and Projections by Number of Discrete Processors, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-24 North American COTS VME SBC Shipments and Projections by Operating System Use, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-25 North American COTS VME SBC Shipments and Projections, RTOS vs. Non-RTOS Use, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-26 North American COTS VME SBC Shipments and Projections, Mezzanine Sites, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-27 North American COTS VME SBC Shipments with XMC Sites, Switch Fabric Protocol Layer, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-28 North American COTS VXS / VPX Board Shipments, Backplane Switch Fabric, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-29 North American COTS VME DSP Board Shipments, DSP Processor Configuration, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-30 Leading Vendors of COTS VME Merchant Boards (all types), North American Market, 2006 (Estimated Market Shares)
• VI-31 North American COTS CompactPCI Board Shipments & Projections, SBCs vs. Expansion Cards, 2006-2011 (US$ in Millions)
• VI-32 North American COTS CompactPCI Board Shipments & Projections, SBCs vs. Expansion Cards, Normalized Growth Curves, 2006-2011 (Dollar Volume Shipments Normalized to Year 2006 Levels)
• VI-33 North American COTS CompactPCI Board Shipments and Projections by CompactPCI Architecture, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-34 North American COTS CompactPCI Board Shipments and Projections by Degree of Customization, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-35 North American COTS CompactPCI Board Shipments and Projections by Board Size, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-36 North American COTS CompactPCI Board Shipments and Projections by Temperature Rating, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-37 North American COTS CompactPCI Board Shipments and Projections by Shock & Vibration Resistance, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-38 North American COTS CompactPCI Board Shipments and Projections by Cooling Method, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-39 North American COTS Convection Cooled CompactPCI Board Shipments and Projections by Ruggedization Class, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-40 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments) North American COTS Conduction Cooled CompactPCI Board Shipments and Projections by Ruggedization Class, 2006 & 2009 (US$ in Millions)
• VI-41 North American COTS CompactPCI Board Shipments and Projections by Chip Package Type, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-42 North American COTS CompactPCI Board Shipments and Projections by Conformal Coating Use, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-43 North American COTS CompactPCI Expansion Card Shipments and Projections by Functional Type, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-44 North American COTS CompactPCI SBC Unit Shipments & Pricing, 2006
• VI-45 North American COTS CompactPCI SBC Shipments and Projections by CPU Type, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-46 North American COTS CompactPCI SBC Shipments and Projections by Number of CPU Cores, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-47 North American COTS CompactPCI SBC Shipments and Projections by Number of Discrete Processors, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-48 North American COTS CompactPCI SBC Shipments and Projections by Operating System Use, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-49 North American COTS CompactPCI SBC Shipments and Projections, RTOS vs. Non-RTOS Use, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-50 North American COTS CompactPCI SBC Shipments and Projections, Mezzanine Sites, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-51 North American COTS CompactPCI SBC Shipments with XMC Sites, Switch Fabric Protocol Layer, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-52 North American COTS CompactPCI DSP Board Shipments, DSP Processor Configuration, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VI-53 Leading Vendors of COTS CompactPCI Merchant Boards (all types), North American Market, 2006 (Estimated Market Shares)
• VI-54 North American ATCA Blades Shipments & Projections, CPU vs. Expansion Blades, 2007-2011 (US$ in Millions)
• VI-55 North American COTS ATCA Blade Shipments & Projections, CPU vs. Expansion Blades, Normalized Growth Curves, 2007-2011 (Dollar Volume Shipments Normalized to Year 2007 Levels)

VII NORTH AMERICAN COTS MEZZANINES & OTHER DAUGHTER CARDS

• VII-1 North American COTS Mezzanine & Daughter Cards by Mezzanine Architecture, 2006-2011 (US$ in Millions)
• VII-2A North American COTS Mezzanine Cards, Normalized Growth Curves, 2006-2011 (Dollar Volume Shipments Normalized to Year 2006 Levels)
• VII-2B North American COTS XMC and AMC Cards, Normalized Growth Curves, 2006-2011 (Dollar Volume Shipments Normalized to Year 2006 Levels)
• VII-3 Leading Vendors of COTS Mezzanine / Daughter Cards (all architectures and types), North American Market, 2006 (Estimated Market Shares)
• VII-4 North American COTS PMC Card Shipments and Projections by Degree of Customization, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-5 North American COTS PMC Card Shipments and Projections by Temperature Rating, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-6 North American COTS PMC Card Shipments and Projections by Shock & Vibration Resistance, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-7 North American COTS PMC Card Shipments and Projections by Cooling Method, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-8 North American COTS Convection Cooled PMC Card Shipments and Projections by Ruggedization Class, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-9 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments) North American COTS Conduction Cooled PMC Card Shipments and Projections by Ruggedization Class, 2006 & 2009 (US$ in Millions)
• VII-10 North American COTS PMC Card Shipments and Projections by Chip Package Type, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-11 North American COTS PMC Card Shipments and Projections by Conformal Coating Use, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-12 North American COTS PMC Card Shipments and Projections by Functional Type, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-13 North American COTS PMC Processor Card Shipments and Projections by CPU Type, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-14 North American COTS PMC Processor Card Shipments and Projections by Number of CPU Cores, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-15 North American COTS PMC Processor Card Shipments and Projections by VITA 32 (PrPMC) Compliance, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-16 North American COTS PMC Card Shipments and Projections, Estimated Host Operating System Use, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-17 North American COTS PMC Card Shipments and Projections, Estimated RTOS vs. Non-RTOS Use, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-18 North American COTS PMC DSP Card Shipments and Projections by DSP Processor Type, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-19 North American COTS XMC Card Shipments and Projections by Degree of Customization, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-20 North American COTS XMC Card Shipments and Projections by Temperature Rating, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-21 North American COTS XMC Card Shipments and Projections by Shock & Vibration Resistance, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-22 North American COTS XMC Card Shipments and Projections by Cooling Method, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-23 North American COTS Convection Cooled XMC Card Shipments and Projections by Ruggedization Class, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-24 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments) North American COTS Conduction Cooled XMC Card Shipments and Projections by Ruggedization Class, 2006 & 2009 (US$ in Millions)
• VII-25 North American COTS XMC Card Shipments and Projections by Chip Package Type, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-26 North American COTS XMC Card Shipments and Projections by Conformal Coating Use, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-27 North American COTS XMC Card Shipments and Projections by Functional Type, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-28 North American COTS XMC Card Shipments and Projections, Estimated Host Operating System Use, 2006 & 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-29 Leading Vendors of COTS PMC & XMC Cards (all architectures and types), North American Market, 2006 (Estimated Market Shares)
• VII-30 North American COTS AMC Card Shipments and Projections by Functional Type, 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)
• VII-31 North American COTS AMC Card Shipments and Projections, Estimated Platform Use, 2009 (% of Dollar Volume Shipments)

VIII COTS BOARDS USER DATA

• VIII-1 Board Purchasers' Involvement in COTS Military/Defense Market (Percentage of Board Purchaser Respondents Answering)
• VIII-2 Number of COTS Projects Begun (Percentage of Board Purchaser Respondents Answering)
• VIII-3 Average Number of Engineers per Project (Percentage of Board Purchaser Respondents Answering)
• VIII-4 Customers for Identified COTS Projects, Board Purchasers Responding (Percentage of Identified Projects)
• VIII-5 Electronics Platform Classifications Utilizing Identified COTS Projects, Board Purchasers Responding (Percentage of Identified Projects)
• VIII-6 Electronics Mission Classifications Utilizing Identified COTS Projects, Board Purchasers Responding (Percentage of Identified Projects)
• VIII-7 Role of Board Purchasers' Organizations for Identified COTS Projects (Percentage of Board Purchaser Respondents Answering)
• VIII-8 Design and Manufacture of COTS Computer Boards (Percentage of Identified Projects)
• VIII-9 Number of Separate Computer Platforms (Systems) Included in Identified COTS Projects, Board Purchasers Responding (Percentage of Board Purchaser Respondents Answering)
• VIII-10 Board Usage Within Identified COTS Projects, Segmented by Primary Bus Architectures/Form Factors (Percentage of Identified Projects)
• VIII-11 VME Platform Type Usage in Identified VME COTS Projects (Percentage of Identified VME Projects)
• VIII-12 CompactPCI Platform Type Usage in Identified CompactPCI COTS Projects (Percentage of Identified CompactPCI Projects)
• VIII-13 Backplane Switch Fabric (point-to-point communication in the box) Usage in Identified COTS Projects (Percentage of Identified Fabric-enabled Projects)
• VIII-14 Switch Fabric (point-to-point communication shelf-to-shelf and/or system-tosystem) Usage between Boxes in Identified COTS Projects (Percentage of Identified Fabric-enabled Projects)
• VIII-15 Media Used Most Often to Communicate "Between Boxes" (shelf-to-shelf and/or system-to-system) (Percentage of Board Purchaser Respondents Answering)
• VIII-16 Board Functional Product Type Usage in Identified COTS Projects, Board Purchasers Responding (Percentage of Identified Projects)
• VIII-17 CPU Usage on Slot Single Board Computers or CPU Blades in Identified COTS Projects, SBC Purchasers Responding (Percentage of Identified Projects)
• VIII-18 CPU Configuration Usage on Slot Single Board Computers or CPU Blades in Identified COTS Projects, SBC Purchasers Responding (Percentage of Identified Projects)
• VIII-19 DSP Processing Configuration Usage on DSP Boards in Identified COTS Projects, DSP Board Purchasers Responding (Percentage of Identified Projects)
• VIII-20 Ruggedized Board Usage in Identified COTS Projects (Percentage of Board Purchaser Respondents Answering)
• VIII-21 VITA 47 Compliant Ruggedized Board Usage in Identified COTS Projects (Percentage of Ruggedized Board Purchaser Respondents Answering)
• VIII-22 Board Cooling Usage in Identified COTS Projects, Board Purchasers Responding (Percentage of Identified Projects)
• VIII-23 Board Target System Cooling Usage, Board Purchasers Responding (Percentage of Identified Projects)
• VIII-24 Board Target System Working Environment
• VIII-25 Board Target System Environmental Protection, Board Purchasers Responding (Percentage of Identified Projects)
• VIII-26 Board Target System Reliability Enhancements, Board Purchasers Responding (Percentage of Identified Projects)
• VIII-27 Board Target System OS/RTOS Usage, Board Purchasers Responding (Percentage of Identified Projects)
• VIII-28 Board Target System Applications Software Inclusion (Percentage of Board Purchaser Respondents Answering)
• VIII-29 Importance of Software Development Tools to the Completion of Identified COTS Projects, As Rated by Board Purchaser Respondents (Average Rating Received by Board Purchaser Respondents on a Scale of 1 to 5, where 5 is the Highest Rating)
• VIII-30 Purchased Board RoHS Compliance Requirement Time Frame (Percentage of Board Purchaser Respondents Answering)
• VIII-31 Importance of Sources for Learning about Product, Technical, and Information Concerning COTS Computer Boards (Average Rating Received by Board Purchaser Respondents on a Scale of 1 to 5, where 5 is the Highest Rating)

APPENDIX: FY 2006 PRIME CONTRACTOR DATA

• A-1 Index of 100 Parent Companies which Received the Largest Dollar Volume of DoD Prime Contract Awards Department of Defense, Fiscal Year 2006
• A-2 Top 100 Companies Listed According to net Value of DoD Prime Contract Awards and Category of Procurement Department of Defense, Fiscal Year 2006
• A-3 Top 50 Companies Listed According to Net Value of Prime Contract Awards, Reporting Component, and Category of Procurement Department of the Air Force, Fiscal Year 2006
• A-4 Top 50 Companies Listed According to Net Value of Prime Contract Awards, Reporting Component, and Category of Procurement Departmenet of the Army, Fiscal Year 2006
• A-5 Top 50 Companies Listed According to Net Value of Prime Contract Awards, Reporting Component, and Category of Procurement Departmenet of the Navy, Fiscal Year 2006
• A-6 Top 50 Companies Listed According to Net Value of Prime Contract Awards, Reporting Component, and Category of Procurement Defense Logistics Agency, Fiscal Year 2006
• A-7 Top 50 Companies Listed According to Net Value of Prime Contract Awards, Reporting Component, and Category of Procurement Other Defense Agencies, Fiscal Year 2006