Inertial MEMS Markets for Consumer Electronics Applications

Table of Contents

• Introduction, Executive summary, Methodology
• Overview of MEMS markets and importance of the inertial sensor business
• Manufacturing technologies Presentation (flowchart)
• Presentation of the different sensing principle
• Analysis and forecast of the applications and markets in the consumer electronics businesses

1 - Each application is described with the following details:

• Market volume, ASP and value 2006-2011,
• MEMS manufacturers list and market share,
• MEMS integrators list and market dynamic,
• Technological trends,
• Business trends

2 - Accelerometer applications

• Toys and Pedometer
• Auto keystoning for projection systems
• Car crash accident recording
• HDD protection: free fall & shock detection
• Video Game Control
• 3D Accelerometer for mobile phone
• Human Computer Interface (HMI) in other Consumer Electronics goods

3 - Gyroscope applications

• Camcorder image stabilisation
• Camera image stabilisation
• Mobile phone image stabilisation
• Video Game Control
• Human Computer Interface (HMI) in other Consumer Electronics goods

4 - New emerging applications

• Forecasted evolution of the MEMS based applications
• Analysis of the main challenges facing the inertial MEMS devices in consumer electronics:
  • Which detection technology will win the race?
  • What is the potential of competition technologies: magnetometers, video based systems, and others?
  • What is the 4th killer application for these devices?
• Analysis of the strategies of the major players
• Impact of the consumer field for the MEMS manufacturers
• What are the next steps of the industry consolidation?