Staff -- Semiconductor International, 9/11/2007 5:30:00 AM
The microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) market will hit $10B by 2011, doubling from its estimated 2005 revenues of $5B, said Semiconductor Partners (Phoenix), a market research and consulting firm.
The automotive MEMS market will show robust growth as the number of MEMS devices per vehicle increases from an average of 40 per mid-range vehicle to ~60 MEMS for the same class of vehicle in 2011, said Morry Marshall, a partner at the firm.
The potential for growth in the consumer, communication and portable markets is also significant. Microphones and speakers, clock oscillators, handheld controls for gaming and cell phones, hard disk drives, RF switches and ink-jet print heads all represent high growth opportunities.
“Compared to automotive applications, the design cycles for these other markets are not as long,” Marshall said, allowing a faster return on investment (ROI). Also, the MEMS suppliers to the consumer and communications applications are not as well entrenched, and do not have the environmental and regulatory requirements of the auto industry. “Consumer and communications markets provide growth opportunities for new, emerging entrants to the MEMS market.”
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