Jérémie Bouchaud
Help may be on the way for iPhone 4 users frustrated by dropped calls with the arrival of Radio Frequency Microelectromechanical Systems (RF MEMS), semiconductors that can improve the performance of antennas in cell phones, according to the market research firm iSuppli Corp.
Long plagued by technological hurdles and other disappointing setbacks, RF MEMS are finally ready for the big time, with revenue projected to double in 2010 and more than triple in 2011.
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iSuppli’s MEMS & Sensors market research provides up-to-date, insightful coverage of the consumer, automotive, and high-value markets for MEMS, or microelectromechanical sensors.

Consumer MEMS: Prospects for MEMS accelerometers, gyroscopes, pressure sensors; trends in multisensor integration; inertial measurements units in consumer products; opportunities for RF MEMS switches; growth prospects for FBAR; MEMS switches in phones; MEMS oscillators vs. quartz; market share by MEMS sensor products and applications.

Automotive MEMS: Impact of economic crisis on automotive MEMS supply chain; impact of automotive sales on MEMS sensor market; performing vs. non-performing segments; successful vs. endangered companies; growth prospects and projected timelines; share of direct vs. indirect TPMS; opportunities in new MEMS markets.

High-value MEMS: Market share for key suppliers of high-value MEMS; drug delivery and MEMS lab-on-chip for diagnostics; wireless sensor opportunities for MEMS suppliers; effects of new regulations on safety, emissions reduction, and energy conservation on MEMS sensors; MEMS switches and relays vs. conventional technologies in tests, instrumentation, defense.