World Inertial Sensor Markets for Consumer Applications

MEMS Market

MEMS gyroscopes and accelerometers market increased by 55% from 2005 to 2006 and overtook USD 200 M last year. An average 35% CAGR for the 2006-2011 period is expected. The market dynamic mainly comes from accelerometers: it will represent 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).

The Stakes

MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes are emerging at a very fast pace in consumer electronics products. since 1998, MEMS gyroscopes were widely integrated into camcorders to provide optical stabilization features. in 2003, MEMS accelerometers entered consumer applications , 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.

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 automotive, medical, defence & aeronautic markets?
• What are the evolution scenarii of the MEMS inertial industry: new players entry, consolidation, diversification strategies?
• What are the major drivers and hurdles for the consumer devices market?
• What are the future trends that shape the market in the coming years?

Companies described in both reports

• Analog Devices
• Bosch Sensortec
• Citizen
• Freescale
• Fujitsu
• Fuji Electric
• Fuji
• Hitachi Metals
• Hokuriku Denko
• HSG-IMIT
• Infineon
• Invensense
• Kionix
• Micro
• Infinity
• Mitsubishi
• Murata
• Samsung
• SONY
• STMicroelectronics
• VTI
• Apple
• Aichi Steel
• Asahi Kasei Microsystems
• Canon
• Epson Toyocom
• Gyration
• Hitachi Storage
• HP
• IBM
• Kodak
• MEMSIC
• Maxtor
• Microfabrica
• Microsoft,
• NEC
• Nintendo
• Nokia
• OKI
• Olympus
• Omron
• Panasonic
• Pioneer
• Seagate
• Sharp
• Toshiba
• Vodaphone
• Wacoh