Optoelectronic Sensors

Table of Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Scope and Methodology
  • Scope
  • Methodology
• Key Findings
  • Noteworthy Emerging Technologies
  • Noteworthy Applications
  • Assessment of Competition and Industry Challenges

2 TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS VIEWPOINT

• Technology and Applications Analysis
  • Technology Primer
  • Applications Analysis and Trends
• Analysis and Ranking of Application Segments
  • Innovations in Optoelectronic Sensors Used for Consumer Electronics: Impact Analysis
  • Innovations in Optoelectronic Sensors Used for Industrial Applications: Impact Analysis
  • Innovations in Optoelectronic Sensors Used in Medical Applications: Impact Analysis
  • Innovations in Optoelectronic Sensors Used for Defense and Security Applications: Impact Analysis
  • Innovative R&D for Optoelectronic Sensors: Impact Analysis
• Stakeholder Assessment and Analysis; Regulatory Issues
  • Stakeholder Assessment and Analysis
  • Regulatory and Political Factors
• Influential Market Factors
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Analysis
  • Industry Trends

3 TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION FACTOR ANALYSIS

• Analysis of Technology Restraints
  • Regulatory Hurdles
  • Standards Assessment
  • Technology or Product Development Restraints
  • Competing Technologies
• Analysis of Technology Drivers
  • Technology Features and Benefits
  • Adoption Drivers for Optoelectronic Sensors

4 INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN OPTOELECTRONIC SENSORS

• Innovative Developments For Consumer Electronics
  • Capturing Color Using Three Layers of Pixels Embedded in Silicon--USA
  • Eighth-Generation I-Pipe Processing Delivers High-Quality Images for Ultrathin Camera Phones--USA
  • Plug and Play; Digital; and Noncontact IR Temperature Sensors--Belgium
  • RoHS Compliant CMOS Image Sensors are Packaged with Gold in Place of Lead--US and Singapore
  • Shack-Hartman Sensors for Quality Control of Cell Phone Camera Lenses--International
• Innovative Developments For Industrial Applications
  • Chilled Mirror Humidity Sensor is a Primary Measurement Standard--USA
  • Highly Reliable IR Natural Gas Sensor Ready for OEMs--Germany
  • Intelligent Camera-on-a-Chip Developed for Automotive Safety Applications--Belgium
  • Tunable Laser with Signal Precision at Low Cost Now Possible for Seismic Applications--USA
• Innovative Developments For Medical Applications
  • Micro-Optics: Enabling Technology for Advanced Vision Correction--Switzerland
  • Near Infrared Scanner Provides Early Detection of Bleeding in the Brain--USA
  • Performance Advantages of Multimodal Multiplex Spectroscopy--USA
  • Video Capsule Makes Gastrointestinal Screening Painless--Israel
• Innovative Developments For Defense And Security Applications
  • EU Project Goal for "SAFEE" Flying Uses Smart Sensors--Europe
  • Full Earth Staring IR Sensor Being Developed--USA
  • NIST Software Allows Comparison of Fingerprint Scans--USA
  • Panoramic Imaging Technologies Greatly Increase Security--Canada
  • Programmable Smart Sensor Eliminates Intruder False Alarms--Switzerland and USA
• Innovative R&D For Optoelectronic Sensors
  • 800 μ Long Hybrid Silicon Laser Has Potential for Silicon Photonic Chips--USA
  • Black Silicon' s Photoresponse in Visible and NIR Holds Promise for Imaging Applications--USA
  • Fast Detection of Hydrogen with Novel Optical Fiber--Spain
  • Prototype Camera Uses DMD and a Single Photodiode--USA

5 ANALYSIS OF FUNDING SOURCES AND INNOVATION ASSESSMENT

• Venture Capital and Public Sector Funding Analysis
  • Venture Capital Analysis
  • Public Sector Funding Analysis
• Company Funding and Innovation Assessment
  • Company Funding
  • Innovation Assessment

6 PATENTS; DATABASE OF KEY INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS; REFERENCES; AND GLOSSARY

• Key Patents Related to this Sector
  • Patents I
  • Patents II
• DKIP; References; Glossary
  • Contact Details
  • References
  • Glossary

7 DECISION SUPPORT DATABASE

• Decision Support Database Tables
  • Car Production--World (1999 to 2006)
  • Number of Commercial Ships--World (1999 to 2006)
  • Number of Military Ships--World (1999 to 2006)
  • World Electronic Components Contribution to the Electronics Industry (1999--2006)
  • World Medical and Industrial Equipment Contribution to the Electronics Industry (1999--2006)