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News Release from: WTC Wicht Technologie Consulting
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Team on 13 December 2005
Report predicts strong MEMS microsystems
growth
Markets for microsystems will double over the next five years from $12 billion in 2004 to $25 billion in 2009, a CAGR of 16%, according to a new market report by NEXUS.
Markets for microsystems will double over the next five years from $12 billion in 2004 to $25 billion in 2009, a CAGR of 16%, according to a new market report by NEXUS (the Network of Excellence in Multifunctional Microsystems) The "NEXUS market analysis for MEMS and microsystems III, 2005-2009" report determines that MST/MEMS sensors and actuators continue to consolidate their position in established IT peripheral markets for read/write heads and inkjet heads, in addition to creating new opportunities for microphones, memories, micro energy sources and chip coolers, for example
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The study, co-ordinated by WTC - Wicht Technologie Consulting on behalf of NEXUS, updates two previous reports and covers 26 blockbuster and emerging MEMS/MST products, from accelerometers through micromirrors to zoom-lens autofocus actuators.
NEXUS also breaks out three new applications for consumer electronics, industrial process control, and aerospace, defence and homeland security.
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Helping to propel the market is the meteoric rise of the consumer electronics segment, which is forecast to almost quadruple its share from 6% of the MST/MEMS market in 2004 to 22% in 2009 (a CAGR of 50%).
"The growth of consumer electronics for MST is breathtaking", said Dr Henning Wicht, Managing Director of WTC.
"In this segment we see rear and front projection TVs for home theatre, as well as HDDs serving the increasing storage requirements of digital equipment such as DVD recorders, digital cameras and camcorders, and portable MP3 players".
"A big driver is the the mobile phone, which already features motion sensors and is amenable to a battery of additional sensors and functions like liquid lenses for camera zoom, fingerprint sensors, microfuel cell power sources, gas sensors and weather barometers", said Dr Wicht.
In 2009, read/write heads continue their dominance with 50% of the market.
A new development is the ascendance of microdisplays (eg from Texas Instruments), which nudge the stable market for inkjet heads into third place.
Of the 26 products analysed in the new report, 14 will have market volumes over $100 million, and completely new products such as micro fuel cells, fingerprint sensors and liquid lenses will be together worth $250 million in five years.
All markets are broken out by component price and unit volume trends over the study period.
Key manufacturers are identified in each market segment.
New features of the update, which follows recognised reports covering 1996-2000 and 2000-2005, include three new application fields and a regional analysis of strengths for North America, Europe and Asia.
The "NEXUS market analysis III, 2005-2009" features 55 tables and graphs contained in 240 pages, and is available from WTC - Wicht Technologie Consulting for Eur 1100.
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