Hardware Reconfigurable Device Market Size, Share and Trend Analysis, By Component (Transceiver ICs, Processor/MCU, Antenna, Power Management ICs, Others), By Range (Short-range, Medium-range, Long-range), By Resolution (Low, Medium, High), and By End-Use, and By Region, Forecast 2025-2032

Hardware Reconfigurable Device Market Overview and Key Insights:

The global hardware reconfigurable device market size reached USD 1,542.8 million in 2024 and is expected to register a revenue CAGR of 12.7% during the forecast period. Increasing AI/ML and edge computing adoption, growth in 5G and telecom infrastructure deployment, and rising demand for high-performance computing accelerators are key factors driving revenue growth in the hardware reconfigurable device market.

Market Drivers:

Growth in 5G and telecom infrastructure deployment is driving revenue growth of hardware reconfigurable device market. Telecom operators globally require highly adaptive, high-performance technology to support the expanding data traffic, low-latency requirements, and different network operations. According to the GSMA, 5G networks are expected to cover one-third of the world’s population by 2025, and they will account for over 51% of mobile connections by 2029, rising to 56% by 2030.

Reconfigurable devices, such as FPGAs and system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, allow operators to dynamically optimize network operations, accelerate signal processing, and integrate multiple protocols on a single platform. In addition, these devices enable telecom operators to scale rapidly by reducing capital investment. This, in turn, supports multi-vendor ecosystems and accelerates the launch of 5G services.

Moreover, rising demand for energy-efficient high-performance computing is further fueling the revenue growth of the market. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), data center electrical consumption is expected to more than quadruple by 2030, reaching 945 TWh, owing to increasing AI & ML workloads. Businesses and industries can utilize these reconfigurable devices to enhance power efficiency and flexibly assign computational resources, while avoiding high energy expenses.

Market Opportunity:

Rapid procurement of hardware reconfigurable devices in electric vehicles (EVs) and autonomous vehicle systems is expected to drive significant revenue growth over the forecast period. Globally, EV and autonomous technologies are evolving; as a result, the automakers rely more on flexible hardware to fulfill the complex computing needs of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS).

According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), personal vehicles are expected to benefit primarily from advanced driver-assistance features rather than full autonomy, with L2 and L2+ technologies projected to dominate new car sales by 2030. This enables automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to deploy new features such as collision avoidance, lane-keeping assistance, and adaptive cruise control without rewiring the entire electrical architecture.

Moreover, the rapid growth in EV adoption is driving strong demand for reconfigurable devices. According to IEA, Global electric vehicle sales exceeded 17 million in 2024, marking more than 25% growth compared to 2023. Deploying reconfigurable electronics in EVs allows manufacturers to offer improved energy economy and efficiently manage changing computational workloads. This increases higher-value solutions for consumers, and this, in turn is projected to drive revenue growth by 2032.

Current Innovation:

Reconfigurable computing is emerging as a major trend in the hardware reconfigurable device market. AI and high-performance computing (HPC) are becoming increasingly critical across several sectors. Organizations globally are deploying sophisticated computational workloads, while traditional data centre architectures are based on fixed-function CPUs, GPUs, and ASICs. These fixed-function architectures struggle to balance performance, flexibility, and efficiency. This heterogeneity increases power consumption and imposes overheads that reduce cost-effectiveness and scalability.

Reconfigurable computing overcomes these commercial issues by allowing for flexible hardware designs that dynamically adjust to individual workloads. Compared to static systems, these devices allow data centres to improve resource use by minimizing energy consumption and costs. The flexibility of reconfigurable devices enables businesses to integrate various workloads on a single platform. This overall minimizes the requirement for over-provisioning and duplicate hardware investments.

Restraints & Challenges:

The hardware reconfigurable device market is currently facing significant restraints owing to escalating geopolitical tensions and supply chain vulnerabilities, which directly impact production capabilities and revenue growth. Manufacturing of a hardware reconfigurable device relies heavily on a global supply chain involving raw materials, specialized equipment, and components such as gallium, germanium, antimony, high-precision lithography tools, FPGA dies, and advanced packaging materials.

On December 23, 2024, the United States expanded its Section 301 trade restrictions on China. In response, Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group (FMSH), a major China-based IC design company, was added to the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Entity List with the strict Footnote 4 (FN4) label. These restrictions are creating supply bottlenecks and driving up production costs for manufacturers dependent on cross-border materials.

Product Type Segment Insights and Analysis:

Based on the product type, the hardware reconfigurable device market is segmented into Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Reconfigurable Computing Platforms, System-on-Chip (SoC) Solutions, and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS).

Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) account for the highest revenue share in 2024. PLDs are playing a pivotal role in driving revenue growth in the hardware reconfigurable device market. PLDs make it possible to arbitrate multiple CAN buses, which can save up to 94% of board space and allow for smaller, more efficient designs. The devices also use one-time programmable (OTP) non-volatile memory (NVM) to run logic functions through lookup tables. This lets them use less than 1µA (microampere) of quiescent current and 50% less active power than similar products.

Prominent is working to develop integrated PLDs, which further supports the revenue share of the market. For instance, on 10^th October, 2024, Texas Instruments launched a range of integrated PLDs that can be programmed directly at the engineer’s desk. With up to 40 logic functions on a single chip, these devices allow engineers to implement complex designs rapidly using a graphical design tool. This eliminated the requirement for extensive coding and reduced development time.

Application Segment Insights and Analysis:

Based on the application, the hardware reconfigurable device market is segmented into Data Centers, High-Performance Computing (HPC), Internet of Things (IoT), AI and ML, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Image and Video Processing, and Others.

Data Centres account for a substantial revenue share in 2024. The increase in demand for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads is making it even more important to have hardware that can handle an extensive amount of processing power and is flexible and energy-efficient. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), data centres are responsible for over 95% of global internet traffic, providing instantaneous continuity of connectivity for billions of people, and underlying an accelerating ecosystem of cloud services, streaming services, and enterprise applications.

FPGAs and programmable SoCs, as hardware reconfigurable devices, address these challenges by offering flexible, high-performance architectures optimized for specific workloads such as AI inference, data analytics, and digital signal processing. This adaptability allows data centres to consolidate resources, reduce redundant hardware, and achieve higher throughput per watt by improving energy efficiency.

End-Use Segment Insights and Analysis:

Based on the end-use, the hardware reconfigurable device market is IT & Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Industrial, Healthcare, and Others.

Industrial segment is expected to register a significant revenue CAGR by 2032. Hardware reconfigurable devices are increasingly adopted in leveraging reconfigurable hardware devices for energy-efficient and high-performance artificial intelligence applications. Industrial organizations are increasingly seeking flexible computing to address complex workloads such as predictive maintenance, quality inspection, process automation, and AI-based analytics.

Moreover, several companies are working on the development of an industrial hardware reconfigurable device, which is expected to generate revenue growth over the projected period. For instance, on March 12, 2025, a Chinese AI research team achieved a global milestone by training a cutting-edge video-generation model, FlightVGM, on an off-the-shelf V80 FPGA industrial chip from AMD. The system achieved a 30% performance boost and 4.5 times greater energy efficiency compared to Nvidia’s RTX 3090 GPU.

Geographical Outlook:

The Hardware Reconfigurable Device Market is strategically segmented by geography to provide a comprehensive understanding of regional market dynamics. Discover demand analysis, emerging trends, and growth opportunities shaping market performance across different regions and countries.

Asia Pacific Hardware Reconfigurable Device Market:

The Asia Pacific region accounts for largest revenue share in 2024. Rising demand for hardware reconfigurable devices such as FPGAs, CLPDs, and SoCs for emerging applications such as high-performance computing (HPC), data centers are propelling revenue growth in this region. According to the ADB estimate, East and Southeast Asia account for more than 80% of worldwide semiconductor output.

Countries in this region, such as China, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, play important roles in the hardware reconfigurable device market. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is further boosting the prospects of this market. According to Vietnam’s Minister of Planning and Investment, there were 174 foreign-invested semiconductor projects in December 2024, with a total registered capital of around USD 11.6 billion.

Moreover, strategic investments and policy support are also driving revenue growth in this region. On September 3, 2025, the Government of India announced a commitment of USD 18 billion across 10 semiconductor projects. This initiative is supported by the USD 9.1 billion Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme.

These government schemes are creating a robust foundation for domestic manufacturing and component localization. In addition, on January 6^th, 2025, NXP Semiconductor is making an investment with a commitment exceeding USD 1 billion toward R&D and a target to generate 8-10% of global revenue from India within five years.

North America Hardware Reconfigurable Device Market:

North America is projected to register a revenue CAGR of 14% by 2032. Data centers around the United States are acquiring advanced hardware reconfigurable devices to develop artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructures. According to studies, the United States now has around 5,388 data centers. The increasing usage of cloud computing and high-performance computing (HPC) is supporting revenue growth over the forecast period.

Rising FPGA-based solutions and local production capabilities are accelerating long-term market revenue growth of the U.S. hardware reconfigurable device market. On March 11^th, 2025, Silicom Ltd. secured a major design contract with a U.S.-based cybersecurity leader through its Altera-based 400G FPGA Smart Card solution. The partnership is projected to generate USD 3 million annually.

In addition, Positron is raising USD 23.5 million on February 12^th, 2025. This is a critical step toward expanding the country’s FPGA-based AI computing ecosystem. Positron supports a totally U.S.-controlled supply chain by producing its servers locally with Altera Agilex 7 FPGAs, as well as meeting the rising demand for sustainable and cost-effective datacenter infrastructure. This will contribute to long-term revenue growth in this region.

Additionally, government aid for tax incentives has fueled revenue growth in this region. The U.S. government introduced the Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research (STAR) Act of 2024 to strengthen US leadership and worldwide competitiveness in semiconductor design. The United States government is granting a 25% investment tax credit to promote US chip design businesses. This, in turn, is expected to generate significant revenue expansion over the projected period.

Europe Hardware Reconfigurable Device Market:

Europe is expected to contribute a significant revenue share in 2024. Investments in the semiconductor industry are predicted to accelerate revenue growth throughout the projection period. The European Commission worked with Member States to implement the Chips Act. Under the new act, semiconductor manufacturing and R&D businesses have pledged to invest USD 87 billion.

Strategic investments in critical space technologies are accelerating Europe’s industrial competitiveness and long-term revenue growth. The EU is directing substantial funding into the Space Research and Innovation Work Programme, under the Horizon Europe programme (2021-2027). The European Commission’s threefold strategy, implemented by DG DEFIS, is impactful. The development of cutting-edge space EEE components supports the creation of a resilient, homegrown industrial base capable of serving both civil and defense markets.

Also, the growing use of hardware reconfigurable devices in the building of 5G networks across Europe is driving sales growth in this market.  According to the GSM Association, 5G usage in Europe is expected to reach 80% by 2030. In March 2025, nine EU Member States formed the Semiconductor Coalition, a key step toward increasing collaboration within Europe’s hardware reconfigurable device value chain. 

Competition Analysis:

The Hardware Reconfigurable Device Market is characterized by numerous players, with major players competing across segments and regions. The list of major players included in the Hardware Reconfigurable Device Market report is:

• STMicroelectronics N.V.
• NXP Semiconductors N.V.
• Infineon Technologies AG
• Intel Corporation
• Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
• Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
• Broadcom Inc.
• Microchip Technology Inc.
• Texas Instruments Incorporated
• GOWIN Semiconductor Corp.
• Synopsys, Inc.
• Efinix, Inc.
• Renesas Electronics Corporation
• Altera Corporation
• Andes Technology Corporation

Strategic Developments in the Hardware Reconfigurable Device Market:

• On 7^th October, 2025, Efinix has expanded its Titanium FPGA family for AI-focused applications. Leveraging TSMC’s advanced 16/12-nm process technology, these latest FPGAs deliver up to two million logic elements and feature high-speed transceivers capable of 25.8 Gbps. Designed to meet the demands of industries handling massive data streams at the edge, the new devices provide superior performance while maintaining stringent power efficiency and a compact footprint.
• On 15^th September, 2025, Intel Corporation acquired a 51% stake in the company from Altera Corporation. Intel will retain a 49% stake in Altera, allowing it to benefit from Altera’s future growth while maintaining focus on its core operations. Valued at USD 8.75 billion, the transaction grants Altera operational independence and positions it as the world’s largest pure-play FPGA (field-programmable gate array) semiconductor solutions provider.

Key Advantages for Stakeholders:

Navistrat Analytics’ industry report provides an in-depth quantitative analysis of various market segments, historical and current trends, market forecasts, and dynamics within the global market. The historical years covered in this report are 2022 to 2023, with 2024 serving as the base year for market size calculations. The forecast period extends from 2025 to 2032.

The report includes an executive summary and a comprehensive overview of market drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges (DROC), along with insights into regulatory standards. It features detailed analyses such as PORTER’s Five Forces, SWOT, and PESTLE, as well as assessments of technological trends and the competitive landscape.

PORTER’s Five Forces analysis helps stakeholders evaluate the impact of new entrants, competitive rivalry, supplier power, buyer power, and substitution threats, enabling them to assess the level of competition and the attractiveness of the global market. The competitive landscape provides stakeholders with a clear understanding of the current market positions of key players, offering valuable insights into their competitive environment.

Scope And Key Highlights of The Hardware Reconfigurable Device Market Report:

The Hardware Reconfigurable Device Market report offers a detailed analysis of market size, including historical revenue (in USD Million) data for 2022-2023 and revenue forecasts for 2025-2032 across the following segments:

• Product Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Million; 2022-2032)
  • Programmable Logic Devices (PLD)
    • Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
    • Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD)
    • Simple Programmable Logic Device (SPLD)
  • Reconfigurable Computing Platforms
  • System-on-Chip (SoC) Solutions
  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS)
• Memory Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Million; 2022-2032)
  • SRAM
  • Flash
  • Anti-Fuse
  • EEPROM

• Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Million; 2022-2032)
  • Data Centers
  • High-Performance Computing (HPC)
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • AI and ML
  • Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
  • Image and Video Processing
  • Others

• End-Use Outlook (Revenue, USD Million; 2022-2032)
  • IT & Telecommunications
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Aerospace & Defense
  • Automotive
  • Industrial
  • Healthcare
  • Others

• Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million; 2022-2032)
  • North America
    1. U.S.
    2. Canada
    3. Mexico
  • Europe
    1. Germany
    2. France
    3. U.K.
    4. Italy
    5. Spain
    6. Benelux
    7. Nordic Countries
    8. Rest of Europe
  • Asia Pacific
    1. China
    2. India
    3. Japan
    4. South Korea
    5. Taiwan
    6. Oceania
    7. ASEAN Countries
    8. Rest of APAC
  • Latin America
    1. Brazil
    2. Rest of LATAM
  • Middle East & Africa
    1. GCC Countries
    2. South Africa
    3. Israel
    4. Turkey
    5. Rest of MEA

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