Abstract
Sensors and MEMS, ICs on micro or nano-scale, are a major piece of the overall
semiconductor market and widely used in numerous different end segments. This
is a growing market, as the processes to make semiconductor technology even
smaller and more precise continually improve.
Databeans classifies the sensors market into three primary categories of
products: temperature sensors, pressure sensors, and magnetic field sensors.
The leading suppliers of sensors include Bosch, Infineon, and Freescale, which
all focus heavily on the automotive market, with most revenue coming from
actuators and temperature sensors.
Microelectromechanical systems or “MEMS” are sensor, actuator, or
structural devices produced on a nano scale. They usually consist of a central
unit that processes data, the microprocessor and several components that
interact with the outside such as micro sensors. MEMS devices are used in
numerous situations including as accelerometers in automobiles, optical
switching and alignment in data communications, displays, pressure sensing
(including internal blood pressure sensors), actuators (such as MEMS
resonators, bio-MEMS, and microphones), and microfluidic. Top MEMS suppliers
include Hewlett Packard (market leader for microfluidic MEMS), Texas
Instruments, and Robert Bosch.
Total sales of both MEMS and sensors combined will reach $9.2 billion in
global 2010 sales and reach 9.2 billion units shipped. Average sales growth of
10 percent annually will cause this market to reach $15.2 billion by 2015.
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