CE製品向け慣性MEMS市場

Abstract

1 - MEMS MARKET

Expanding market for consumer MEMS

MEMS gyroscopes and accelerometers market increased by 55% from 2005 to 2006 to reach USD 232 M last year. An average 35% CAGR for 2006-2011 periods is expected. The market dynamic mainly comes from accelerometers: about 65% of the total inertial sales by 2011. Consumer applications will progressively take a 40% share of the total inertial MEMS activity by 2011 (including automotive, medical, industrial, aeronautic and defence sectors).

2 - THE STAKES

For consumer electronic

MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes are emerging at a very fast pace in consumer electronics products. MEMS gyroscopes were widely integrated into camcorders since 1998 to provide optical stabilization features. MEMS accelerometers entered consumer applications in 2003, in large volume, as a protection feature for Hard Disk Drives. In 2006, Nintendo Wii' s motion sensing remote control gave for the first time, public visibility to inertial MEMS. The new attractive Human Machine Interface from game controls such as the Wii, is even expected to penetrate the cell phone market. Inertial MEMS are already spread over a wide range of consumer products, with limited volume . The MEMS industry is very excited and confident. Every one' s attention is focused on what will be the next killer application.

3 - MARKET TRENDS

A consolidation should take place for MEMS in consumer applications

The strong development of MEMS based consumer electronics applications since 2004 is leading the way for an industry consolidation starting in 2007. Some players seem to have already stopped their 3 axis accelerometer product line.

In the mean time, design win have mainly been realized by the TOP6 consumer accelerometers manufacturers. While the Nintendo Wii design win has been attributed to ADI and STM, Sony has not publicly disclose their motion sensor suppliers.

An accurate market segmentation to identify new business opportunities

Each application fields is detailed (market, technology, players) :

• Global market evaluation of inertial MEMS applications: component volume in M units, Average Single Price (ASP), and 2006-2011 value forecasts and business trends
• Description of technologies and products: product specifications, technological trends
• Evaluation of major players market share and potential new entrants

This exhaustive report:

• Is a central source of information on inertial MEMS
• Provides you an in-depth look of major drivers and hurdles
• Analyses the future trends that shape the market in the coming years
• Delves into the main issues of inertial MEMS research & development and precise your market strategy accordingly

Get answers to the following questions:

• What is the market segmentation of consumer inertial MEMS devices?
• Where is the market today and what will be its evolution in the next 5 years?
• What are the market drivers and main issues per technology or application?
• What are the key players in consumer electronics markets?
• What are the evolution scenarii of the MEMS inertial industry: New players entry, consolidation, diversification strategies?

An accurate market segmentation of the MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes applications to identify new business opportunities.

Each application of the automotive, aeronautic, defence, medical industrial and consumer fields is detailed (market, technology, players) :

• Global market evaluation of the high performance inertial MEMS applications: component volume in M units, Average Single Price (ASP), and 2006-2011 value forecasts
• Description of the products and technologies: product specifications, technological trends and business trends
• Evaluation of major players market share and potential new entrants

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?