Magnetic Sensors--Emerging Technology Developments

Table of Contents

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Scope and Methodology

• 1. Scope
• 2. Research Methodology

Research Overview and Key Findings

• 1. Research Overview
• 2. Key Findings

2. MAGNETIC SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES--PRINCIPLES; APPLICATIONS; AND TRENDS

Technology Snapshot

• 1. From Compasses to GMR Read Heads
• 2. Vector and Scalar Magnetometers

Types of Magnetic Sensor Technologies

• 1. Low-Field Vector Sensors
• 2. Earth' s Field Vector Sensors
• 3. High-Field Vector Sensors
• 4. Scalar Magnetometers

Applications Analysis; Trends; and Issues

• 1. Assessment of Applications
• 2. Trends and Issues

3. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Academia--Global Developments

• 1. Chip-Scale Magnetic Sensor--National Institute Of Standards and Technology--USA
• 2. Sensor Based on Ballistic Magnetoresistance--State University of New York at Buffalo--USA
• 3. Giant Magnetoimpedance Sensors--University of Paris--France
• 4. Magnetic Biosensor for Detecting Highly Dangerous Bacterial Species--University of Marburg--Germany
• 5. Using Cheap Noncryogenic Sensors for Cryogenic Applications--Laboratorio Oficial de Metroloxia de Galicia--Spain
• 6. Automatic Calibration Techniques for Hall Sensors--Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne--Switzerland
• 7. Bioapplication of High-Temperature SQUID Sensor--Tyohashi Institute of Technology--Japan
• 8. Breakthrough for Nanomagnetic Measurement--Center for Material Elaboration and Structural Studies--France
• 9. The Tongue Drive--North Carolina State University at Raleigh--USA
• 10. Dual-Axis Magnetic Field Sensor System for Electronic Compasses--University of Lecce--Italy
• 11. A Step Closer to Superconductor Memories--Augsberg University--Germany
• 12. Bridging Magnetic and Electronic World--University of Twente--Netherlands
• 13. Bose-Einstein Condensates Sensors--Heidelberg University--Germany

Corporates--Global Developments

• 1. Advances in Catheter Tracking--Ascension Technology Corporation--USA
• 2. State-of-the-Art Miniature Sensor Chip--Sick AG--Germany
• 3. Very High Resolution Position Sensor--Renishaw--USA
• 4. Low-Voltage Hall Sensors--Allegro Microsystems Inc.--USA
• 5. Magnetic Linear Position Sensor--iC Haus--Germany
• 6. Sensors for Extreme Environments--Siemens AG--Germany
• 7. Wear-Resistant Sensors and New Mounting Systems- Balluff--Germany

4. TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION FACTOR ANALYSIS

Driving Factors

• 1. Automobiles
• 2. Hard Disk Read Head
• 3. Miniaturization and Integration
• 4. Demand for Hall Sensors; Some Opportunities for AMR Sensors
• 5. Biomedical Applications
• 6. Emerging Applications

Major Restraints and Challenges

• 1. Complexity and Cost
• 2. Problems Arising from Miniaturization
• 3. Challenges Related to SQUID Sensors

In the Near Term

• 1. Miniaturization and Integration
• 2. Hall Sensors--The Industry Workhorse
• 3. GMI Effect
• 4. Is SQUID Going to Be Big?

5. KEY CONTACTS AND SELECTED PATENTS

Key Contacts

• 1. Academia
• 2. Industry

Key Patents Related to this Sector

• 1. Patents I
• 2. Patents II

6. DECISION SUPPORT DATABASE

Decision Support Database Tables - Automobiles; Aerospace; and Military

• 1. Car Production--World (1999 to 2006)
• 2. Number of Commercial Ships--World (1999 to 2006)
• 3. Number of Military Ships--World (1999 to 2006)
• 4. Number of Submarines--World (1999 to 2006)

Decision Support Database Tables - Geophysical Location System

• 1. Mining and Mineral Exploring Companies
• 2. Number of Mining and Mineral Exploration Companies--World

Decision Support Database Tables - Medical

• 1. Mortality due to Circulatory Diseases--World (1999 to 2006)
• 2. Mortality due to Coronary Heart Disease--World (1999 to 2006)