Image Sensor Market Review and Forecast--2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Overall Market
• Applications
• Technology
• Suppliers

SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

• Scope of this Report
• Human Versus Machine Interfaces
• The Imaging Supply Chain
• Methodology
• Time-Shifted Shipments
• Average Prices
• General Assumptions and Notes

CONSUMER MARKET FORECASTS

• Overview
• Convergence
• Cameraphones
• Digital Cameras
• Camcorders
• Videoconferencing and Webcams
• PDA Cameras and Keyboards
• Toys and Game Machines
• Personal Robots
• Optical Mice and Digital Pens
• Scanning Appliances

SPECIALTY MARKET FORECASTS

• Overview
• CCTV and Security Cameras
• Near-Infrared and Night Vision
• Biometrics
• Machine Vision and Inspection
• Intelligent Vehicles and Driver Assistance
• Point-of-Sale Barcode Scanners
• Wireless Endoscopy
• Digital Radiography
• Digital Dental Radiography
• Digital Medical Radiography
• Digital Industrial Radiography
• Scientific
• Astronomy
• Satellites
• Spectroscopy
• Biological and Fluorescence Microscopy
• High-Speed and Other Scientific Applications

TECHNOLOGY TRENDS AND FORECASTS

• Forecasts by Technology
• Industry-Leading Benchmarks
• Technology Developments to Watch
• History and Timeline
• Summary of Image Sensor Types
• CCD vs. CMOS Sensors
• Lithography and Internal/Fabless Models
• True vs. Effective Pixel Count
• Scanning Techniques
• CCD Image Transfer Techniques
• Image Formats
• Dynamic Range and ADC

2004-2005 WORLDWIDE MARKET SHARES

• Area Array Production by Supplier
• Regional Breakout of Area Arrays
• Types of Manufacturers
• CCD Market Shares and Offerings
• CMOS Imager Market Shares and Offerings
• Linear Array Market Shares and Offerings
• X-Ray Sensors, Radiation Hardness, and Backside Illumination
• Foundries
• Contract Back-End Services
• Camera Module Forecast and Offerings

SUPPLIER PROFILES: AREA ARRAYS

• Japan
• North America
• Europe and Israel
• Korea and Taiwan

SUPPLIER PROFILES: LINEAR ARRAYS

LIST OF FIGURES

• History and Forecast of Image Sensor Consumption, 1996-2010
• Unit Sales of Image Sensors by Application Group, 2005
• History and Forecast of Image Sensor Revenues by Application Group, 2004-2010
• Map of Applications According to Volume, Price, and Relative Growth, 2010
• Revenues of Image Sensors by Pixel Type, 2004-2010
• Map of Image Sensor Technologies
• Relationship of Chip and Pixel Size to Manufacturing Cost
• History of CCD and CMOS Pixel Sizes for Leading Suppliers
• Key Supplier Market Shares - Area Arrays, 2005
• Contact Image Sensor Market Shares by Supplier, 2005
• Market Share of Independent CMOS Foundries vs. Internal Production, 2005
• Examples of Supply Chains for Image Sensor Products
• Foundry and Assembly Services in the Supply Chain
• Calibration of Applications with Suppliers
• Effect of Growth Cycles on Image Sensor Production
• Suppliers Introduce New Versions of Products
• Average Prices Reflect the Category Mix
• Unit Production of Image Sensors by Consumer Application, 2005
• History and Forecast of Image Sensor Revenues by Consumer Application, 2004-2010
• Pantech Camcorder-Phone-MP3 Player
• Nokia 6800 Smartphone with Two Embedded Cameras
• Mobile Phone with Embedded Biosensor and Camera from LG and HealthPia
• History and Forecast of Handset Units With and Without Embedded Cameras, 2001-2010
• History and Forecast of Cameraphone Module Unit Share by Pixel Count, 2004-2010
• History and Forecast of Cameraphone Chip Revenues by Pixel Count, 2004-2010
• Sigma SD9 Digital SLR Camera Based on Foveon 10-Megapixel Image Sensor
• History and Forecast of Point-and-Shoot Digital Cameras, 1996-2010
• Assumptions for Unit Sales of Point-and-Shoot Digital Cameras by Pixel Count, 2004-2010
• History and Forecast of Camera Chip Revenues for Point-and-Shoot Digital Cameras by Pixel Count, 2004-2010
• History and Forecast of Chip Revenues for Digital SLR and Point-and-Shoot Cameras, 2004-2010
• Sony Handheld HDTV Single-CMOS Camcorder
• History and Forecast of Camcorder Unit Sales, 1992-2010
• History and Forecast of Image Sensor Revenues for Camcorders by Pixel Count, 2004-2010
• D-Link i2eye Wireless Broadband VideoPhone
• Ciscos IP Videophone
• History and Forecast of PCs and PC Cameras, 1997-2010
• Virtual Keyboard for PDA Application
• Sony EyeToy Camera for PlayStation2
• Sony PlayStation Console Sales Since 1995
• Fujitsus Enon and Hondas ASIMO Personal Robots
• History and Forecast of Personal Computer Unit Sales With and Without Optical Imaging Mice, 1999-2010
• Hitachi Maxells Digital Pen with Camera
• History and Forecast of Linear Array Unit Shipments for Office Scanning Appliances, 1996-2010
• Unit Production of Image Sensors by Specialty Application, 2005
• History and Forecast of Image Sensor Revenues by Specialty Application, 2004-2010
• History and Forecast of Image Sensors for Security and Other CCTV Cameras, 1996-2010
• Phone Handset with Casio Fingerprint Scanner
• Embedded Smart Camera Product
• Applications for Imaging in Automobiles
• Worldwide Vehicle Production, 2004
• History and Forecast of Intelligent Vehicle Image Sensors, 2004-2010
• 2DMI Damage-Proof Laser Mark
• PSC Hybrid Barcode and RFID Terminal
• RF Systems Wireless Endoscope Capsule
• History and Forecast of Wireless Endoscopy Capsules, 2001-2010
• Wireless Intraoral X-Ray Sensor from Schick Technologies
• History and Forecast of the Adoption of Digital Dental Radiography Systems in the U.S., 2001-2010
• 66-Megapixel Astronomy Sensor from DALSA
• Diagram of Rotating Mirror Technique for Fast-Frame-Rate Cameras
• Image Sensor Revenues by Pixel Type, 2004-2010
• Olympus Shaped Prism Camera Module Design
• Optobionics Artificial Silicon Retina Chip
• "Above IC" Stacked a-Si and CMOS Pixel from Unaxis
• Artificial Retina Using Stacked 3D Integration from ZyCube
• Hierarchy of Image Sensor Types
• Map of Image Sensor Technologies
• Relationship of Chip and Pixel Size to Manufacturing Cost
• History of CCD and CMOS Pixel Sizes for Leading Suppliers
• Three Types of CCD Image Transfer
• Key Supplier Market Shares - Area Arrays, 2005
• Image Sensor Production by Region - Area Arrays, 2005
• Image Sensor Production by Type of Supplier - Area Arrays, 2005
• CCD Image Sensor Market Shares by Supplier - Area Arrays, 2005
• CMOS Image Sensor Market Shares by Supplier - Area Arrays, 2005
• Contact Image Sensor Market Shares by Supplier, 2005
• Market Share of Independent CMOS Foundries vs. Internal Production, 2005
• History and Forecast for CIS and Camera Module Revenues, 2004-2010
• Fujifilms Image Sensor Production (Estimated), 2002-2005
• Matsushitas Image Sensor Production (Estimated), 2002-2005
• Sharps Image Sensor Production (Estimated), 2002-2005
• Sonys Image Sensor Production (Estimated), 2003-2005
• Avago/Agilents Image Sensor Production (Estimated), 2003-2005
• Fiscal Year Revenues For OmniVision, 2000-2005
• Family Tree of Rockwell Image Sensor Offspring

LIST OF TABLES

• History and Forecast of Revenues for Linear and Area Array Chips, 2004-2010
• Consumer vs. Specialty Imaging Applications
• History and Forecast of Production of Image Sensors by Application Group, 2004-2010
• Summary of Imaging Applications and Opportunities
• Production of Image Sensors by Pixel Type, 2004-2010
• How Leading Companies Reduce Manufacturing Cost
• Suppliers Featuring Products Using Leading-Edge Lithography
• Image Sensor Production by Type of Supplier, 2005
• History and Forecast of Image Sensor Production by Consumer Application, 2004-2010
• The Three Platforms for Communications
• History and Forecast of Handset Units With and Without Embedded Cameras by Pixel Count, 2004-2010
• History and Forecast of Cameraphone Chips and Modules by Pixel Count, 2004-2010
• History and Forecast of Cameraphone Chips by Imager Type, 2004-2010
• Assumptions and Forecast of Unit Sales of Image Sensors for Point-and-Shoot Digital Cameras by Pixel Count, 2004-2010
• History and Forecast of Imaging Chips and Modules for Point-and-Shoot Digital Cameras, 2004-2010
• Assumptions for CMOS Share of Imager Sales for Point-and-Shoot Digital Cameras by Pixel Count, 2004-2010
• History and Forecast for Image Sensor Sales for Digital SLR and Point-and-Shoot Cameras, 2004-2010
• Assumptions and Forecast of Image Sensors for Camcorders, 2004-2010
• Issues Affecting Videoconferencing Adoption
• Minimum Bandwidth Necessary to Support Various Formats and Frame Rates
• Types of Videoconferencing or Video Messaging
• Assumptions and Forecast of Image Sensors for PC and Other Tethered Cameras, 2004-2010
• Personal Robot Products and Vendors
• Assumptions and Forecast of Image Sensors for Optical Mice, 1999-2010
• Assumptions and Forecast of Linear Arrays for Office Scanning, 2004-2010
• History and Forecast of Image Sensor Production by Specialty Application, 2004-2010
• Trends in Networked Security Imaging
• Assumptions and Forecast of Image Sensors for Security Cameras, 2004-2010
• Imaging Wavelengths for Night-Vision Cameras
• Biometric Approaches and Characteristics
• Emerging Digital Interface Standards for Machine Vision
• History and Forecast of Image Sensors for Machine Vision, 2004-20102
• Summary of Vehicle Imaging Applications
• Issues Regarding Demand and Timelines for New Vehicle Imaging Applications
• History and Forecast of Image Sensors for Intelligent Vehicles, 2004-2010
• Summary of Symbol Identification Technologies
• Key Vendors of Barcode Scanning Systems
• History and Forecast of Image Sensors for Barcode Scanners, 2004-2010
• History and Forecast of Image Sensors for Wireless Endoscopy, 2004-2010
• Summary of X-Ray Detection Technologies
• History and Forecast of Image Sensor Revenues for Digital Radiography, 2004-2010
• Leading Suppliers of Dental DR and CR Radiography Tools
• History and Forecast of Image Sensors for Dental Radiography, 2004-2010
• Suppliers of Medical Digital Radiography Systems
• History and Forecast of Image Sensors for Medical Radiography, 2004-2010
• History and Forecast of Image Sensors for Industrial Radiography, 2004-2010
• History and Forecast of Image Sensors for Scientific Applications, 2004-2010
• Image Sensor Revenues and Share by Pixel Type, 2004-2010
• CCD Revenues and Shares by Application, 2004-2010
• CMOS Revenues and Shares by Application, 2004-2010
• Leading Products in Various Categories
• Summary of Some Notable Image Sensor Technology Developments
• Image Sensor Commercialization Periods
• Milestones in Electronic Imaging
• Summary of Image Sensor Types
• Leading Advantages of CCD and CMOS Image Sensors
• Specific Characteristics of CCD and CMOS Image Sensors
• How Leading Companies Reduce Manufacturing Cost
• Suppliers Featuring Products Using Leading-Edge Lithography
• Common Optical Formats and Sensor Dimensions
• Key Features of Image Sensor Scanning Techniques
• Key Features of CCD Image Transfer Techniques
• Common Electronic Image Formats
• Examples of ADC Bits Corresponding to Different Dynamic Ranges
• Key Supplier Revenues and Market Shares - Area Arrays, 2004-2005
• Image Sensor Production by Region - Area Arrays, 2003-2005
• Image Sensor Production by Type of Supplier, 2005
• Image Sensor Production and Market Shares by Type of Supplier - Area Arrays, 2003-2005
• Area Array Image Sensor Capability by Company
• CCD Image Sensor Production and Market Shares by Supplier - Area Arrays, 2003-2005
• CCD Image Sensor Products by Manufacturer - Area Arrays, 2005
• CMOS Image Sensor Production and Market Shares by Supplier - Area Arrays, 2004-2005
• CMOS Image Sensor Products by Manufacturer - Area Arrays, 2005
• Contact Image Sensor Production and Market Shares by Supplier, 2005
• Linear Image Sensor Products by Manufacturer, 2005
• Companies Offering Semiconductor-Based X-Ray Imagers, 2005
• Companies Offering Radiation-Hard or Radiation-Tolerant Image Sensors, 2005
• Companies Offering Image Sensors with Backside Illumination, 2005
• Production and Market Share of Independent CMOS Foundries vs. Internal Production, 2005
• Key CMOS Image Sensor Foundries
• Image Sensor Back-End Service Providers
• Selected Independent Camera Module Manufacturers