The Global Market for MEMS Gyroscopes is Projected to Reach US$1.6 Billion by 2020
Promised High Volume Applications in Consumer
Electronics to Drive Demand for MEMS Gyroscopes, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
GIA launches comprehensive
analysis of industry segments, trends, growth drivers, market share, size and
demand forecasts on the global MEMS Gyroscopes market. The
global market for MEMS Gyroscopes is projected to reach US$1.6 billion by 2020,
driven by the promised wealth of applications in navigation, smart UI and image
stabilization in consumer electronic devices.
Gyroscopes are devices
used in measuring angular rate of rotational movement on one or more axes. The
devices find use in accurately measuring complex motion in free space, and help
tracking rotation and position of a moving object without the influence of
environmental factors such as magnetism or gravity. MEMS gyroscopes are
millimeter- or micro-scaled inertial
rate sensors that feature key benefits such as small form factor, higher
energy efficiency and lower cost when compared with conventional gyroscopes.
Significant advancements over the years in MEMS technology have encouraged the use
of MEMS gyroscopes in various real-life applications. Current applications of MEMS
gyroscopes include its use in the enablement of anti-sliding control features, rollover
detection in automobiles; inertial navigation in aircraft; and image
stabilization in smartphones, among others. In consumer electronics, MEMS
gyroscope find use in advanced motion sensing such as movement detection,
motion simulation and gesture recognition. Strong sales of smartphones and tablets
are providing the torque for the growth of MEMS gyroscopes. Demand in this
sector is expected to receive a boost from the growing popularity of gaming
applications, body-motion dynamics, location-based services, and virtual
reality, among others.
Technology developments are
leading to significant improvements in size, and power consumption performance.
Improvements in digital interface integration of these devices in addition to
other developments have expedited adoption and penetration of MEMS gyroscopes
in various end-use applications. Performance and power consumption level
improvements are expected to improve further, driven by ongoing efforts from
developers in this direction. 3-axis gyroscopes, debuted in 2009, are presently
witnessing robust adoption worldwide and are expected to post significant
growth through 2020. Increasing use in the number of sensors and the growing
trend towards thinner mobile phones and other electronics are driving the shift
towards combination sensors that combine gyroscopes with other sensors such as
accelerometers and e-compass among others. Discreet MEMS gyro sensors, as a
result, are losing appeal to combination
inertial sensors, which are expected to gain market share going forwards.
Intense competition is resulting in price wars among manufacturers of MEMS
gyroscopes, prompting players to cut down prices in a bid to survive in the
market and gain market share.
As stated by the new
market research report on MEMS
Gyroscopes, Asia-Pacific represents the largest
market worldwide, supported by its global dominance in automotive and consumer
electronics production. The region is also forecast to grow the fastest at a
CAGR of 5.6% over the analysis period, led by rapid industrialization, and robustly
growing automotive and consumer electronics sectors.
Major players covered in
the report include Analog Devices, Inc., Epson Electronics America, Inc.,
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., InvenSense Inc., Kionix, Inc., LORD Corporation
MicroStrain® Sensing Systems, Maxim Integrated Products Inc., MEMSIC, Inc.,
Moog Inc., Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Panasonic Corporation, Sensonor
AS, Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd., STMicroelectronics, Systron Donner Inertial,
Texas Instruments, Inc. and VectorNav Technologies among others.
The research report titled
“MEMS Gyroscopes: A Global Strategic Business Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., provides
a comprehensive review of market
trends, issues, drivers, acquisitions and other strategic industry activities
of global companies. The report provides market estimates and projections for
MEMS gyroscopes in US$ terms for all major geographic markets such as the US,
Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, and Rest of Europe),
Asia-Pacific (China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Rest of Asia-Pacific) and Rest of
World. Global market for MEMS gyroscopes is also analyzed by the following
end-use applications – Automotive, Consumer Electronics and Others (Includes
Defense and Industrial Applications, among Others).
Global Industry
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