Jérémie Bouchaud
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) remained the world’s No. 1 microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) manufacturer in 2011, retaining top honors after fending off runner-up Hewlett Packard Co. in a bruising battle for the crown, according to an IHS iSuppli MEMS Market Brief report from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS).
With MEMS revenue of $779.0 million, TI led a competitive field of big-name players in the overall MEMS space, whose sensors and actuators are used in a variety of industries including consumer and mobile, automotive, industrial, medical, and aerospace and defense.
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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. With the worst of the economic recession behind, the MEMS industry is set to enjoy a turnaround in the next few years from a slew of powerful drivers and potent growth sectors, with new devices and killer applications bringing fresh hopes for the whole MEMS supply chain.

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.