Electronic systems that use CPUs or processing platforms to perform a specific function that is known up-front, are generally known as embedded systems. This is especially so when they are neither used nor perceived as computers [240]. Embedded systems are widely deployed in consumer products that we use everyday, such as TV sets, automobiles, mobile phones. In fact, International Data Corporation (IDC) reports that of the nearly 2 billion microprocessor chips manufactured each year, over 95% go into non-PC “embedded” devices.
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(2007). Introduction. In: Ma, Z., et al. Systematic Methodology for Real-Time Cost-Effective Mapping of Dynamic Concurrent Task-Based Systems on Heterogeneous Platforms. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6344-2_1
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