| | Home | Back To Index | |
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Introduction Sensors are used in almost any type of electronics-based equipment, device and instrument used in any area where measuring needs are important. As technology advances make sensors easier to manufacture in quantity and easier to integrate into smaller devices, it's possible to bring sensing capabilities to many more products in the future. In fact, sensors may be limited only by the imagination of how they can be deployed. This report on the business/commercial implications behind sensors highlights a selection of more than 70 developers in the U.S. and other locations - at commercial companies, venture start-ups and universities - and their innovations that are being commercialized, nearing commercialization or in the proof-of-concept stage, but may one day move from laboratory research into production application. The scope of next-generation sensor R&D is very broad, covering pressure sensors, extreme temperature sensors, MEMS accelerometers and multi-axis sensors, safety sensors, millimeter-wave radar sensors, tactile sensors, body worn and in vivo sensors, wireless sensors, among others. This overview report reveals important themes that tell us to prepare for a future where: · Sensing devices have better measurement precision and energy efficiency. · Sensors do double duty as energy scavengers. · Sensors push the boundary from microscale to nanoscale dimensions. · Flexible and conformal substrates allow the design of new wearable sensors, medically implanted sensors and integrated sensing devices. · New generation energy storage devices, based on 3D architectures, MEMS and nanomaterials, help power future sensors. · Improved integration technologies put multiple sensors in one package. · Advanced localization, navigation, materials science and sensor fusion create more autonomous and intelligent sensor systems. · Sensor nodes more easily use multiple wireless systems, with embedded connectivity for cellular to body area networks (or with reconfigurable MEMS RF in the future). · Sensor data and operations and M2M services are accessible via the internet (cloud). Next-generation sensors with these advanced capabilities and made of advanced materials will underpin common high-volume consumer products and higher-performance, higher-value automotive and medical products. In the next decade, any one of many possible applications, as explored through examples in this report, may come to fruition. This report explains why: · Sensors are increasingly found in everything from blood pressure monitors to the clothes you wear - and future sensors may be in the prescription drugs you take and even your contact lenses or hip replacement implant. · Nano-biosensors are ready to ignite possibilities for faster, more accurate bedside assays for diagnosing cancer and other diseases and, ultimately, implantable organ sensors. · Sensor-directed robots may help better manage healthcare and one day remotely guide doctors during even more complex surgeries. · Advanced automotive-grade MEMS and radar sensors make driving in our cars safer. · Subsurface sensors may make possible the next big energy discovery in underground wells. Target Sensors:
Common Research Items: -Current Overview: Next-Generation Sensor Technology (and Sensor Products) -Ongoing R&D: Progress and Developer - Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute -Major Application/Products and New Development Example -Future Commercial Implication and Market Perspective -Recent News Chapter 1. Introduction Table 1-1: Key Technologies and Definitions in This Report Chapter 2. Sensor Segments/Applications ~ Enabling Technology ~ Developers ~ Current Status/ Future Status ~ Commercial Implications Table 2-1: At Glance 2.1 Enabling Technologies Table 2-2: Technology-Current Capabilities-Future Directions 2.2 Current and Emerging Applications Table 2-3: Vertical Market-Current Applications-Emerging-Sensor Enabled Future 2.3 Developers' Landscape Table 2-4: Key Players in the Sensors Marketplace A: HEALTHCARE MONITORING A1: Sensors Used in Medical Equipment 1.1 Current Overview: Next-Generation Sensor Technology (and Sensor Products) Table A-1: Common Sensors and Medical Equipment Uses 1.2 Ongoing R&D: Progress and Developer - Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute Table A-2: R&D Center/Developer - Directions/Progress 1.3 Major Application/Products and New DevelopmentExample: Kidney Dialysis Machine 1.4 Future Commercial Implication and Market Perspective 1.5 Recent News A2: Body Monitoring Sensors 2.1 Current Overview: Next-Generation Sensor Technology (and Sensor Products) 2.2 Ongoing R&D: Progress and Developers - Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute Table A-3: R&D Center/Developer - Directions/Progress 2.3 Major Application/Products and New Development 2.4 Future Commercial Implication and Market Perspective Figure A-1: U.S. market size for body monitoring sensors: 2011-2015 2.5 Recent News A3: Sensor-Enabled Medical Information on Mobile Equipment 3.1 Current Overview: Next-Generation Sensor Technology (and Sensor Products) 3.2 Ongoing R&D: Progress and Developers - Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute Table A-4: Activities at R&D Centers of Note 3.3 Major Application/Products and New Development 3.4 Future Commercial Implication and Market Perspective 3.5 Recent News A4: Self-Operated and Controlled Robots in the Hospital Work 4.1 Current Overview: Next-Generation Sensor Technology (and Sensor Products) 4.2 Ongoing R&D: Progress and Developer - Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute Table A-5: R&D Center - Directions/ Progress 4.3 Major Application/Products and New Development 4.4 Future Commercial Implication and Market Perspective 4.5 Recent News A5: Remote Site Medical Operation 5.1 Current Overview: Next-Generation Sensor Technology (and Sensor Products) 5.2 Ongoing R&D: Progress and Developer - Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute Table A-6: R&D Center/Developer - Directions / Progress 5.3 Major Application/Products and New Development 5.4 Future Commercial Implication and Market Perspective Figure A-2: U.S. market for medical robots and computer-assisted surgery: 2011-2015 5.5 Recent News B: NANO-BIO SENSING FOR HUMAN CELL & BODY OPERATION & MEASUREMENT B1: Nano-Bio Magnetic Particle for In Vivo/In Vitro Biosensing 1.1 Current Overview: Next-Generation Sensor Technology (and Sensor Products) 1.2 Ongoing R&D: Progress and Developer - Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute Table B-1: R&D Center/Developer - Directions /Progress 1.3 Major Application/Products and New Development 1.4 Future Commercial Implication and Market Perspective 1.5 Recent News B2: Nano-Photonics Biosensing 2.1 Current Overview: Next-Generation Sensor Technology (and Sensor Products) 2.2 Ongoing R&D: Progress and Developers - Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute Table B-2: R&D Center/Developer - Directions /Progress 2.3 Major Application/Products and New Development 2.4 Recent News B3: Bio-Sensing Using Sensor Jelly Technology 3.1 Current Overview: Next-Generation Sensor Technology (and Sensor Products) 3.2 Ongoing R&D: Progress and Developer - Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute Table B-3: R&D Center/Developer - Directions /Progress 3.3 Major Application/Products and New Development 3.4 Future Commercial Implication and Market Perspective Figure B-1: Biosensor (as defined for this report) C: MICRO-NANO TECHNOLOGY FOR ADVANCED MEMS C1: Harsh Environment MEMS Sensors for Geothermal Energy 1.1 Current Overview: Next-Generation Sensor Technology (and Sensor Products) Table C-1: Desired Sensing Measures for Harsh Environments 1.2 Ongoing R&D: Progress and Developer - Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute Table C-2: R&D Center/Developer - Directions / Progress 1.3 Major Application/Products and New Development 1.4 Future Commercial Implication and Market Perspective C2: Utilized MEMS Sensor for Healthcare 2.1 Current Overview: Next-Generation Sensor Technology (and Sensor Products) 2.2 Ongoing R&D: Progress and Developer - Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute Table C-3: R&D Center/Developer - Progress/Directions 2.3 Major Application/Products and New Development 2.4 Future Commercial Implication and Market Perspective 2.5 Recent News C3: Advanced MEMS Sensors 3.1 Current Overview: Next-Generation Sensor Technology (and Sensor Products) 3.2 Ongoing R&D: Progress and Developer - Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute Table C-4: R&D Center/Developer - Progress/Directions 3.3 Major Application/Products and New Development 3.4 Future Commercial Implication and Market Perspective Figure C-1: MEMS sensors, by industry: global market: 2011-2015 3.5 Recent News D: MICRO-ENERGY FOR MOBILE EQUIPMENT AND SENSOR NETWORKS D1: Energy Harvesting 1.1 Current Overview: Next-Generation Sensor Technology (and Sensor Products) Table D-1: Comparison of current-generation EH technologies 1.2 Ongoing R&D: Progress and Developers - Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute Table D-2: R&D Center/Developer - Directions / Progress 1.3 Major Application/Products and New Development Figure D-1: Georgia Institute of Technology's Nano-generator 1.4 Future Commercial Implication and Market Perspective 1.5 Recent News D2: Next-Generation Micro-Battery 2.1 Current Overview: Next-Generation Sensor Technology (and Sensor Products) 2.2 Ongoing R&D and Progress and Developer - Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute Table D-3: R&D Center/Developer - Directions / Progress 2.3 Major Application/Products and New Development 2.4 Future Commercial Implication and Market Perspective 2.5 Recent News D3: Mobile Equipment/Sensor Net Systems 1. Current Overview: Next-Generation Sensor Technology and (Sensor Products) 2. Ongoing R&D: Progress and Developer - Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute Table D-4: R&D Center/Developer - Directions / Progress 3. Major Application/Products and New Development 4. Future Commercial Implication and Market Perspective 5. Recent News E: AUTOMOBILE SENSORS FOR SAFETY AND CONTROL E1: Safety Sensors 1.1 Current Overview: Next-Generation Sensor Technology (and Sensor Products) 1.2 Ongoing R&D: Progress and Developers - Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute Table E-1: R&D Center - Directions/ Progress 1.3 Major Application/Products and New Development Figure E-1: Driver Assistance / Safety Systems (available and emerging) 1.4 Future Commercial Implication and Market Perspective Table E-2: Commercially Relevant Sensor-Based Systems for Automotive Safety: Current and Future Roadmap Figure E-2: Automotive MEMS: global market size: 2010-2014 1.5 Recent News E2: Millimeter Wave Radar-based Systems 2.1 Current Overview: Next-Generation Sensor Technology (and Sensor Products) 2.2 Ongoing R&D: Progress and Developer - Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute Table E-1: R&D Center - Directions/ Progress 2.3 Major Application/Products and New Development Table E-2: Current Automotive Radar Applications and Technology 2.4 Future Commercial Implication and Market Perspective 2.5 Recent News F: UTILIZED SENSORS FOR EMERGING SERVICES 1. Current Status: Next-Generation Sensor Technology and (Sensor Products) 2. Ongoing R&D: Progress and Developer-Company R&D Center, Venture, University R&D Center, Government R&D Institute 3. Major Application/Products and New Development 4. Future Commercial Implication and Market Perspective Table F-1: Growing number of internet-addressable objects Table F-2: M2M strategies of major mobile carriers Figure F-1: M2M cloud services roadmap 5. Recent News Chapter 3. Key Findings s roadmap Table 3-1: Examples of current and emerging applications using MEMS sensing and/or other MEMS technology Chapter 4. Developer Activity by Segment (Total 76 companies) A. Healthcare Monitoring A1: Sensors Used in Medical Equipment 1.1 - 1.3 (Total 3 companies) A2: Body Monitoring Sensors 2.1 - 2.5 (Total 5 companies) A3: Sensor-Enabled Medical Information on Mobile Equipment (mHealth) 3.1 - 3.7 (Total 7 companies) A4: Self-Operated and Controlled Robots in the Hospital Work and Medical Operations (Surgical Robots) 4.1 - 4.11 (Total 11 companies) B. Nano-Bio Sensors B1: Nano-Bio Magnetic Particles 1.1 - 1.4 (Total 4 companies) B2: Nanophotonics 2.1 - 2.7 (Total 7 companies) B3: Bio-Sensing Using Sensor Jelly Technology 3.1 - 3.3 (Total 3 companies) C. Micro-Nano Technology for Advanced MEMS C1: Harsh Environment MEMS Sensors for Geothermal Energy 1.1 -1.4 (Total 4 companies) C2: MEMS in Healthcare (see also section A-2. Body Monitoring Sensors) 2.1 -2.4 (Total 4 companies) C3: Advanced MEMS (general, cross-industry application) 3.1 - 3.5 (Total 5 companies) D. Energy Harvesting D1: Micro-Energy Harvesters 1.1- 1.7 (Total 7 companies) D2: Next-Generation Micro-Batteries 2.1 -2.6 (Total 6 companies) D3: Mobile Equipment/Sensor Net Systems 2.1 -2.5 (Total 5 companies) E. Automotive Safety Sensors (including Millimeter Wave Radar Sensors) 1.1 -1.5 (Total 5 companies) FOR ORDER OR INQUIRY, PLEASE CLICK "ORDER / INQUIRY FORM" |