KEY TAKE AWAYS

• To define the sensors market for consumer electronics.
• To measure the global sensor market for consumer electronics and its various sub-segments, which will include products, technology and applications
• To identify the major driving factors and inhibitors
• To analyze the trends and forecasts of the sensor market for consumer electronics and its segments
• To identify the major stakeholders in the market and draw a competitive landscape for the market leaders
• To analyze the opportunities in the market for the stakeholders.

Report description

With the dawn of industrialization in the 19th century, automation became a new trend and this called for a proper sensing system. Sensors have been developed since those early days of industrialization. However, with extensive research, significant improvement in terms of performance and reliability was achieved. Application specific sensors began to be made available in the market and their list went on a rise with greater number of application areas getting into automation. Consumer electronics is a vast application area for sensors. Improved automation and efficiency are the two objectives for the manufacturers of consumer electronics and sensors have helped them to answer both the objectives. Different types of sensors like process variable sensors, physical property sensors, electrical property sensors, proximity and position sensors, IR sensors, optical and imaging sensors have helped in the automation process for consumer electronics and also make them multi-functional and more efficient. With a growing competition in the consumer electronics market and a greater number of companies fighting their way out to gain market share, there is a greater demand for product up gradation and improvement which calls for a number of additions, one of the most important ones being sensors.

MARKETS COVERED

Our report covers all the major types of sensors used for consumer electronics like Process variable sensors, physical property sensors, proximity and displacement sensors, position sensors, electrical property sensors, optical and imaging sensors and Infra-red sensors and their sub-types as well in great detail. The important conventional technologies as well as the advanced technologies for sensors have been covered in our report. We have done an in-depth geographic analysis for each of the markets and their sub-segments, covering the major regional markets, viz. U.S, Europe, Asia and Rest of the World. We have not included the chemical and electrochemical sensors because of their non-usage in the consumer electronics market.

STAKEHOLDERS

The intended audience of this report includes:

• Sensor manufacturers
• Consumer electronics manufacturers
• Retailers and super-retailers
• Research labs
• OEMs of the consumer electronic goods

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

1.            Introduction

2.            Summary

3.            Market Overview

4.            Types of Sensors for consumer electronics

4.1 Process Variable Sensors

4.1.1     Pressure sensors

4.1.1.1Absolute pressure sensor

4.1.1.2Gauge pressure sensor

4.1.1.3Vacuum pressure sensor

4.1.1.4Differential pressure sensor

4.1.1.5Sealed pressure sensor

4.1.1.6Optical Pressure Sensors

4.1.1.7Capacitive Pressure Sensors

4.1.1.8Piezo-resistive Sensors

4.1.2     Temperature Sensors

4.1.2.1Thermocouples

4.1.2.2Thermistors

4.1.2.3Resistance Temperature Detectors

4.1.2.4Others

4.1.3     Level Sensors

4.1.3.1Ultrasonic & Electromagnetic

4.1.3.2Mass Flow

4.1.3.3Differential Pressure

4.1.3.4Other

4.1.4     Humidity sensors

4.1.4.1Capacitive Humidity Sensors

4.1.4.2Resistive Humidity Sensors

4.1.4.3Thermal Conductivity Humidity Sensors

4.1.5     Flow Sensors

4.1.5.1Magnetic Flow Sensors

4.1.5.2Mass Flow Sensors

4.1.5.3Vortex Flow Sensors

4.1.5.4Ultrasonic Flow Sensors

                                    4.1.6   Other Process Variable Sensors

4.2 Physical Property Sensors

                  4.2.1   Speed Sensors

                  4.2.2   Motion Sensors

                                    4.2.2.1 Navigational Sensors

                                    4.2.2.2 Ultrasonic Sensors

                                    4.2.2.3 Squid Sensors

                                    4.2.2.4 Film Sensors

                                    4.2.3   Vibration sensors

                                    4.2.4   Torque sensors

                                    4.2.5   Other Physical Property Sensors

                  4.3 Proximity and displacement sensors

                                    4.3.1   Inductive Proximity Sensor

                                    4.3.2   Photoelectric Proximity & Displacement Sensor

                                    4.3.3   Magnetic Hall Effect Proximity Sensor

                                    4.3.4   Capacitance Proximity Sensor

                                    4.3.5   Ultrasonic Proximity Sensor

                                    4.3.6   Potentiometric Displacement Sensor

                  4.4 Position sensors

                                    4.4.1   Mirror Position sensor

                                    4.4.2   Precision Potentiometer

                                    4.4.3   LVDT sensor

                                    4.4.4   Magnetic Field Sensors

                                    4.4.5   Magnetostrictive Position Sensor

                                    4.4.6   Position-compensation Sensors

                                    4.4.7   Optical Position Sensors

                  4.5 Electrical Property Sensors

                                    4.5.1   Voltage sensors

                                                4.5.1.1            AC Voltage sensor

                                                4.5.1.2            DC Voltage sensor

                                    4.5.2   Current sensors

                                                4.5.2.1            Open Loop

                                                4.5.2.2            Closed Loop

                                    4.5.3   Power sensors

                                    4.5.4   Resistance sensors

                                    4.5.5   Conductance sensors

                  4.6 Infra-red (IR) sensors

                  4.7 Optical & imaging sensors

                                    4.7.1   Color sensors

                                    4.7.2   Optical biosensors

                                    4.7.3   Laser sensors

                                    4.7.4   Rotation sensors

                                    4.7.5   Fiber-optic sensors

                  4.8 Other Sensors

        5.  Major Technologies

                  5.1 General

                                    5.1.1   Electrical & Magnetic

                                    5.1.2   Photoelectric & Optoelectronic

                                    5.1.3   Mechanical

                                    5.1.4   Sonic & Ultrasonic

                                    5.1.5   Solid-State

                                    5.1.6 Others

                  5.2 Advanced Technologies

                                    5.2.1   Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

                                    5.2.2   Smart Sensors & Smart Dust

                                    5.2.3   Nanotechnology

                                    5.2.4   Electronic Noses & Tongues

                                    5.2.5   Telematic

       6.  Applications

                  6.1 Heaters/Coolers

                                    6.1.1   Geysers

                                    6.1.2   Air conditioners

                                    6.1.3   Electrical Heaters

                                    6.1.4   Electric cookers

                                    6.1.5   Hot/Cool air blowers

                                    6.1.6   Others

                  6.2 Entertainment

                                    6.2.1   Television

                                    6.2.2   Music/CD Players/iPods

                                    6.2.3   Loud speakers/Woofers

                                    6.2.4   Radio sets

                                    6.2.5   Others

                  6.3 Fitness

                                    6.3.1   Rowing machines

                                    6.3.2   Exercise bikes

                                    6.3.3   Elliptical machines

                                    6.3.4   Treadmills

                                    6.3.5   Steppers

                                    6.3.6   Timers

                                    6.3.7   Portable Tachometers

                                    6.3.8   Others

                  6.4 IT/Hardware

                                    6.4.1   Computers/laptops

                                    6.4.2   Projectors

                                    6.4.3   Printers

                                    6.4.4   Scanners

                                    6.4.5   USB devices

                                    6.4.6   Others

                  6.5 Accessories

                                    6.5.1   Watches

                                    6.5.2   Child-trackers

                                    6.5.3   Hands-free devices

                                    6.5.4   Others

                  6.6 Communication

                                    6.6.1   Mobile phones

                                    6.6.2   Bluetooth devices

                                    6.6.3   Mini FM transceivers

                                    6.6.4   Others

                  6.7 Home appliances

                                    6.7.1   Dish washers

                                    6.7.2   Washing machines

                                    6.7.3   Mixers & Grinders

                                    6.7.4   Water purifiers

                                    6.7.5   Vacuum cleaners

                                    6.7.6   Driers

                                    6.7.7   Food Processor

                                    6.7.8   Others

                  6.8 Others

        7.  Geographic Analysis

                  7.1 U.S

                  7.2 Europe

                  7.3 Asia

                  7.4 Rest of the World

       8.  Company Profiles

       9.  Patent Analysis

 

List of companies

 

1. AB Automotive
2. Airpax HoldingsAMETEK Incorporated
3. Analog Devices Incorporated
4. Anderson Instrument
5. Ashcroft Holdings
6. Autoliv Incorporated
7. Avago Technologies Limited
8. Banner Engineering Corporation
9. BEI Duncan Electronics
10. Bosch (Robert) GmbH
11. Cherry Corporation
12. City Technology
13. Continental AG
14. Crouzet Automatismes
15. Custom Sensors & Technologies
16. Danaher Corporation
17. Delphi Corporation
18. Draeger Medica
19. Eaton Corporation
20. Emerson Electric Company
21. EnviteC-Wismar
22. First Technology Automotive and Special Products
23. Fisher Controls International
24. Ford Motor Company
25. Freescale Semiconductor Incorporated
26. Gems Sensors
27. General Electric Company
28. GE Sensing
29. GLI International
30. Goodrich Corporation
31. Hach
32. Hach Ultra Analytics
33. Heraeus Holding GmbH
34. Honeywell International Incorporated
35. Invensys plc
36. Johnson Controls Incorporated
37. Kavlico
38. Machinery Health Management
39. Measurement Specialties Incorporated
40. Micro Motion
41. Nagano Keiki Company Limited
42. NAMCO
43. NEGELE MESSTECHNIK
44. NGK Spark Plug Company Limited
45. Northrop Grumman Corporation
46. OMRON Corporation
47. Optek Technology
48. Osram Opto Semiconductors
49. PerkinElmer Incorporated
50. Raytheon Company
51. Rockwell Automation Incorporated
52. Rosemount Analytical
53. Rosemount
54. Schneider Electric SA
55. Sensata Technologies BV
56. Sensors Unlimited
57. Siemens AG
58. SMaL Camera Technologies
59. Stoneridge Incorporated
60. Systron Donner Automotive
61. Systron Donner Inertial
62. Therm-O-Disc
63. TRW Automotive Holdings Corporation
64. Texas Instruments
65. TT electronics plc
66. Tyco Electronics Limited
67. Valeo Sylvania
68. Vishay Intertechnology Incorporated
69. Visteon Corporation

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