Table of Contents
Overview of MEMS technologies and markets
- - What are MEMS?
- - MEMS industrial infrastructure
- - Overview of MEMS markets
- - Status of the MEMS industry
- - Value added in the MEMS industry
Presentation of MEMS functions be implemented in mobile phones:
- - Human machine interface
- - Replacement of ECM microphone
- - GPS positioning system
- - Versatile RF module
- - Integrated RF module with passive devices
- - Image capture
- - Image stabilization
- - Increased battery life time and capacity
- - Identification
- - TV projection
- - Other innovative functions
Evaluation per application of today and future markets of MEMS in mobile phone (2004-2008) Technology status and major developments
- - Acceleration sensor
- - 6 DOF IMU
- - Silicon Microphone
- - MEMS RF modules and devices
- - Micro fuel cell
- - Gyroscope
- - Bio and chemical analysis
- - MEMS based displays
Who is doing what and status of the developments
- - Technology already on the market
- - New development foreseen
- - Product introduction schedule
- - Product roadmap per application
- - Product roadmap per company
- - Mobile phone manufacturer strategy
- Major bottleneck and challenges
- - Packaging
- - Test
- - Pricing
- - Chip size
Description of the key players worldwide
- - North America
- - Europe
- - Asia
Synthesis and challenges for the future.
The companies under analysis in this report are the following:
- 1. Accelerometer and gyroscope: Analog Devices, Memsic, Kionix, STM, Oki,
Hitachi, Fujitsu, BEI Sensors, Murata, Freescale, MEW, Seiko Epson ...
- 2. Silicon microphone: Knowles, SonionMems, Akustica ...
- 3. Micro fuel cell: STM, Samsung, Mitsubishi, Sony...
- 4. RF MEMS: STM, Philips, APM, Discera...