| Global Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) | | | | MEMS products find their application in various |
| Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015 | | | | diagnostic applications, blood pressure monitoring, |
| The report provides detailed assessment of the | | | | cancer detecting, inhalers, microneedles, microfluidic |
| global MEMS industry with market revenue forecasts | | | | devices, kidney dialysis and so on. |
| to 2015. The research covers revenue shares of the | | | | Choice of Final Packaging — an Area of Concern |
| various MEMS products such as inkjet heads, | | | | The choice of final packaging has the biggest effect |
| accelerometers, gyroscope, pressure sensors, | | | | on the final cost and hence need to become a |
| microphones, RF MEMS and others. The report | | | | primarily focus. Packaging, combined with tests, |
| identifies the key growth regions of the world for | | | | constitutes nearly 60% of the total cost. The search |
| MEMS products sales in the section that provides | | | | for cheaper and standardized packages that do not |
| region-wise analysis. It also reviews the revenue | | | | compromise the product’s performance has |
| trends for the major MEMS end-users that include | | | | become the primary focus for MEMS designers. The |
| consumer electronics, automotive and aeronautics, | | | | current primitive state of the packaging of MEMS |
| medical and life science, industrial and other emerging | | | | devices and systems needs to improve considerably. |
| segments. The report’s treatment of the global | | | | MEMS manufacturers across the globe are involved in |
| ultracapacitor market is comprehensive with | | | | a lot of R&D to strengthen their position in the |
| dedicated sections on technology landscape, | | | | packaging process and develop a new and specialized |
| competitive landscape, investment trends, and | | | | package for each of their new devices. |
| regulatory framework. ( ) | | | | MEMS Demand in Automotive is Expected to have |
| Small Form Factor and Low Costs are Driving the | | | | Accelerated Growth 2012 Onwards |
| Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Market | | | | The demand for MEMS products in automotive |
| Compact size, light weight and low costs are driving | | | | applications has been directly hit by the global |
| the demand for MEMS products across various | | | | economic recession. The MEMS products market |
| applications. The small form factor of Micro Electro | | | | experienced a negative growth rate during 2008 and |
| Mechanical Systems (MEMS) enables them to fit on a | | | | 2009. The industry experts, estimates that there will |
| broad range of products including mobile phones, | | | | be accelerated growth of MEMS products in the |
| digital cameras, motion games, blood pressure | | | | automotive applications from 2012 onwards. This |
| monitoring, airbags, hands free communication | | | | growth is expected because of government |
| systems, inertial measurement units (IMU), laptops, | | | | mandates for Electronic Stability Control (ESC) |
| iPods, hearing aid, pillcams and so on. MEMS | | | | systems. Interviews with industry experts |
| technology is the integration of mechanical elements, | | | | corroborates the expectation of high growth of the |
| sensors, actuators and electronics on a compact | | | | MEMS devices in automotive sector from 2012 |
| silicon chip through micro fabrication technology. | | | | onwards due to rapid take off of ESC systems in |
| MEMS products provide the optimal solution to | | | | the US and Europe. |
| consumer electronics applications that require cheap | | | | Energy Harvesting and other Emerging MEMS |
| components. | | | | Applications will Provide a Much-Needed Boost to the |
| Consumer Electronics and Medical Applications will be | | | | MEMS Market |
| the Cornerstone of Growth for MEMS Products | | | | MEMS products’ ability to facilitate development |
| It estimates the MEMS market in consumer | | | | of new disruptive technologies and enhancement of |
| electronics to grow at a CAGR of 19.8% during the | | | | current markets efficiency will drive their demand in |
| forecast period 2009–2015. MEMS products used | | | | energy harvesting and other emerging applications. In |
| in consumer electronics include accelerometers, | | | | energy applications, MEMS hold the potential to be |
| gyroscope, microphones, microdisplays, pressure | | | | used in new energy sources such as fuel cell battery |
| sensors and many more. MEMS products demand in | | | | systems, process control systems (PCS), energy |
| the consumer electronic application is primarily driven | | | | conversation systems, discovering energy deposits |
| by their low cost and compact size. Industry experts | | | | and so on. MEMS highly sensitive small form sensors |
| support the prediction of robust growth of the MEMS | | | | offer a promising solution to image, monitor and test |
| products in the consumer electronics and medical | | | | conditions directly at remote oilfield sites. The global |
| applications. They support the belief that the growing | | | | MEMS market in other applications including |
| medical and pharmaceutical infrastructure in | | | | telecommunications, energy, defense and others is |
| developing countries and increasing trend to spend on | | | | expected to have a robust compound annual growth |
| health care in developed countries is driving the MEMS | | | | of 41% during the forecast period 2009–2015. |
| demand in medical applications. In medical applications, | | | | |