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

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