Global Nanoelectromechanical System (NEMS) Market is expected to reach $108.88 Million by 2022

Nanoelectromechanical systems or NEMS are tiny machines/devices integrating electrical and mechanical functionality on the nanometer scale. Examples of NEMS may include tiny accelerometers, chemical detectors, tiny cantilever which is a tiny electrical circuit which is used to measure the deflection of the lever. NEMS are logically the successors of MEMS (microelectricalmechanical systems). NEMS integrate transistor-like nanoelectronics with mechanical actuators, pumps, or motors, and may thereby form physical, biological, and chemical sensors. Important advantages of NEMS are low mass, high mechanical resonance frequencies, potentially large quantum mechanical effects such as zero point motion, and a high surface-to-volume ratio useful for surface-based sensing mechanisms. In NEMS the mechanical properties of the carbon nanotubes & graphene are integrated to get the robustness of carbon-based NEMS.

                                    Source: http://www.northeastern.edu/nemslab/

According to a new market research report by MarketsandMarkets, the global NEMS market is expected to reach $108.88 million by 2022, at an estimated CAGR of 29.69% from 2012 to 2022. The report describes the global NEMS market on the basis of applications, products, components, materials and geography. The applications includes STM/AFM, medical, gas/flow sensor, RF functionalities. The NEMS products described in the report are switches and cantilevers. The materials used in the NEMS products are Graphene, ZnO, SiC, GaN, SiO2. The components that are integrated to form NEMS products are nanotubes, nanowires, and nanofilms. Furthermore, the market is forecasted using both bottoms-up and top-down approaches.

ADVANTAGES OF NEMS:

1.       High resonating frequency.

2.       Low energy consumption.

3.       Size reduction

4.       Multiple frequencies on a single chip.

5.       Cost reduction by IC reduction.

NEMS extends the concept of miniaturization towards the level of atoms and molecules; hence NEMS have their core movement at the nanometer level at or below 100nm. It is expected that in the future NEMS will be preferred over MEMS for the high frequency applications like high frequency resonator and ultrasensitive sensors. This is because NEMS have smaller mass, higher electrical efficiency, high resonating frequency (which is in the range of GHz) and higher surface area to volume ratio. In the NEMS, the mechanical components are combined with electronic properties at nanoscale to develop devices which are capable of performing unconventional tasks. NEMS have been witnessed as a fundamental breakthrough in designing and manufacturing industry as tiny mechanical devices are combined with the electronic circuitry using various nano fabrication techniques.

The market research report on NEMS global market describes the market trends, drivers, and challenges of NEMS market and forecasts the NEMS market from 2012 to 2022, based on the various NEMS applications. The report can be referred here:
http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/nanoelectromechanical-system-nems-market-to-reach-10888-million-by-2022-271626.htm

Global 3D IC and TSV Interconnect Market is expected to reach $6.55 billion by 2016

INTRODUCTION:

3D IC or 3-Dimensional Integrated Circuit is a term in electronics used for a chip in which two or more layers of active electronic components are integrated both vertically and horizontally into a single circuit. The semiconductor industry is hotly pursuing this emerging technology in many different forms; thus the full definition is still somewhat fluid. In a 3D IC package two or more chips (ICs) are stacked vertically so that they occupy less space and/or have greater connectivity. There are 4 manufacturing technologies for 3D IC namely, Monolithic, Wafer-on-Wafer, Die-on-Wafer, and Die-on-Die method.

CURRENT SCENARIO OF 3D IC MARKET:

The significant growth of the 3D IC market is attributed to accelerated demand for higher bandwidths, reduced power consumption, and higher density. High efficiency of the solution and the guaranteed return on investment (ROI) has made 3D IC technology plus its integration with through silicon vias (TSVs) significant commercial strides in the past 2 years. There are some challenges too as this technology is new it is poised to face some new challenges like Design complexity, TSV-introduced overhead, Testing, Lack of standards, Heterogeneous integration supply chain, and Lack of clearly defined ownership. Memories and sensors are expected to provide the largest market owing to improvements in design that can be achieved in 3D ICs.

BENEFITS OF 3D ICs:

Footprint - More functionality in a smaller space. Moore’s Law is extended.

Cost effective.

Increased Bandwidth – The stack up arrangement allows a bus much wider than the typical 128 or 256 bits alleviating the memory wall problem.

Heterogeneous integration – The concept of putting different functionality in different layers provides heterogeneous integration of different processes.

Shorter interconnect - Average wire length is reduced.

Power – Reduced power consumption by 15-100 times. Less parasitic capacitance, less heat generation, extended battery life, and lower cost of operation.

Design - Higher order of connectivity and vertical design offers new design possibilities.

Circuit security – Reverse engineering of the circuitry is quite complicated hence providing a certain level of security.

FUTURE PROSPECTS OF 3D IC MARKET:

According to new market research report by MarketsandMarkets, the total 3D IC market is expected to reach $6.55 billion by 2016 at a CAGR of 16.9% from 2011 to 2016. Asia is leading the 3D IC market and has the highest growth rate. This is mainly because a huge number of semiconductor companies such as Samsung (South Korea), United Microelectronics Corporation (Taiwan), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (Taiwan), and more boosting the 3D IC manufacturing in a cost effective manner. In terms of revenue generation too, Asia holds the highest share of around 40%, followed by North America with 35%. In the near future, it is expected that newer applications such as hybrid memory, graphics processor unit, low density parity check decoder, and cell broadband engine will emerge and serve as potential markets for 3D ICs and TSV interconnects. This new 3D IC/Chip Market and TSV Interconnect Market research report categorizes the 3D IC market on the basis of manufacturing approaches, usage in different end-products, applications and geographical analysis; forecasting revenue and analyzing trends.

The report can be referred here:
http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/3d-ic-and-tsv-interconnect-market-worth-655-billion-by-2016-at-a-cagr-of-169-382301.htm

Wireless Audio Device Market is expected to reach $13.75 Billion by 2018

Introduction: Wireless computer accessories are becoming quite popular among youth. Be input devices like mouse, keyboard, pointer or multimedia accessories like projectors and wireless audio devices. Computers are not a stationary household workplace anymore. People prefer to use their PCs simultaneously, in different places and different purposes all without wires. Obviously the wireless streaming of audio and video is the next step through a home wi-fi network. The technology behind any wireless audio device is the same wireless technology in general – a transmitter is connected to a source device (e.g. a computer, tablet, or DVD player) from which information is sent to a receiver on a second device (e.g. an external stereo system, home theatre, or a car stereo).

Current Scenario in Wireless Audio Device Industry: Wireless audio device industry is one of the booming industries in the electronics market. The wireless connectivity to stream and play music is the essence of the wireless audio device industry. Because of the low power consumption, relatively cheap rates & freedom of movement, the demand for such devices is increasing in the domestic as well as commercial sector such as the defense and automotive sector.  The wireless audio device market consists of wireless speakers, sound bars, headphones, and microphones and the various technologies exploited to achieve wireless connectivity are Bluetooth, Airplay, IR & RF, and SkAA.

                                         Source: http://www.audiopro.com/

Wireless Audio Devices Benefits:

1.       No burden of physical wires.

2.       Listening to music at different places.

3.       Available space by doing away with CDs/DVDs.

4.       Avoiding household friction.

5.       Portability and mobility.

Future trends in Wireless Audio Device Industry: According to a new market research report by MarketsandMarkets, the total market is expected to generate revenues of $13.75 billion by 2018, growing at an estimated CAGR of 24.02% from 2013-2018. Tremendous advancement is expected in the use of wireless audio devices in future because of the customers’ ever increasing expectations for high quality sound and unrestricted mobility of audio devices. This report by MarketsandMarkets, describes the market trends, drivers, restraints and opportunities of the wireless audio device market and forecasts the market to 2018, based on product, application, and geography. Bose Corporation (U.S.), Harman International Industries (U.S.), Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh (Germany), Sony Corporation (Japan), Philips (The Netherlands), Voxx International (U.S.), Shure, Inc. (U.S.) Vizio, Inc. (U.S.), Plantronics, Inc. (U.S.) and Polk Audio (U.S.) are some of the key players in the wireless audio device market.

Conclusion: Thrive for electronic devices, which are independent of wires is increasing and wireless audio devices are becoming a rage among people. More and more people are realizing the benefits of the wireless audio devices and opting for setting up a system that can transmit audio wirelessly. There are also various firms that specialize in providing sophisticated integrated wireless audio device systems. Otherwise, simple wireless devices are widely available in the market as well as on the online marketplaces such as eBay, Flipkart etc.

Micro Servers Market is expected to worth $26.55 Billion by 2018

If simply put, micro servers can be referred to servers that multiple mobile processor chips, that use low power and require less space. The micro servers are specifically used by small to medium sized businesses. Micro servers are small server appliances that work like servers as off-the-shelf appliances that are designed for ease of installation and maintenance. A micro server consists of an operating system, required hardware and required software preinstalled & configured by the manufactured itself with some configurations left to be performed by the end-user through a touch panel or a Web browser. Major applications of micro servers are media storage, internet data storage (like lightweight web serving), low end dedicated hosting and simple content delivery. Micro servers are used by corporations with minimal IT staff. Micro servers are emerging as a popular choice for small to medium sized businesses as these do not need a full-scale rack or tower server.

According to a new market research report by MarketsandMarkets, the total market for next generation memory is expected to reach $26.55 billion by 2018 at an estimated CAGR of 62.3% from 2013 to 2018. It is considered that cloud computing and analytics are some other applications of micro servers which are growing rapidly. Micro servers presently account for 2.3% of the total server sales however looking at the current growth rate, in next five years it is expected to reach 25 to 30% per cent of the global server market.

                                          Source: http://www.brightsideofnews.com/

Important things about micro servers:

1.       More efficient for small jobs.

2.       There’s a place for smaller cores.

3.       Low power consumption which means lower running costs.

4.       These are space savers.

5.       Unlimited applications for small businesses.

6.       Shaking up the server market.

7.       Micro servers will become even more specialized.

Among various applications of micro server, media storage covers the largest of the micro server market though it is forecast-ed that data centers application will surpass it by 2018. The reason is growing online business and increasing requirement of security, storage, resilience in corporate. Cloud computing which is another application of micro servers will grow at a phenomenal CAGR of 62.3% from 2013 to 2018.

As far as geography is concerned, North America has the largest market for these servers. Media storage and data centers application are growing an extraordinary rate in these regions and their growth will supplement the growth of micro servers. The prime reason behind this is the emergence of China and Japan in the micro server market. As the internet datacenters market is growing, there is a huge need of setting up infrastructure to meet this demand. The report covers recent developments in the industry like AMD (U.S.) acquiring SeaMicro (U.S.) in march 2012 and partnership between Calxeda (U.S.) and Penguin computing (U.S.) in October 2012 to develop low power ARM micro servers. Several other acquisitions, mergers, new product launch, agreements etc. have taken place recently and are discussed in the report. The major players in the industry are Intel Corporation (U.S.), Hewlett-Packard (U.S.), Dell Inc (U.S.), Fujitsu (Japan), Samsung Electronics (South Korea) and others.

The report can be referred here:

http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/micro-servers-market-952.html

Global Video Surveillance As A Service Market worth $2,390.9 Million by 2017

Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) refers to hosted / Internet recording of security camera video. VSaaS systems are now even offered by newcomers and traditional camera and video management software companies and by others in the surveillance space, such as access control firms and video analytics companies. Cloud computing has been the main factor behind monitoring of Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) systems. VSaaS also referred to as hosted or managed video services, video from customer IP cameras or webcams is transmitted to the service provider’s secure cloud infrastructure. VSaaS is field proven, cost efficient and quite profitable.

                                    Source: http://www.nwsystemsgroup.com/

According to  a new market research report by MarketsandMarkets, the VSaaS market, on the whole, is expected to reach $2,390.9 million by 2017 at a CAGR of 31.5% from 2012 to 2017. Over more than 10 years of its development VSaaS has become most efficient and reliable CCTV solutions providing both amateurs and professionals an easy platform for residential and business security surveillance. The key factors responsible for driving the VSaaS market include IT cost containment by major corporates, need for centralized data and application management, emergence of data centers, new technologies like IOT (Internet of Things) and field of view (FOV). Whereas, some factors like bandwidth and corporate protocols, network security and high infrastructure cost are restraining the market growth. North America held the highest share, which is 37.5%, followed by Europe with 34.82% if revenue generation, as of 2011 is considered.

The VSaaS according to the report would witness the adoption of three salient and effective models governing the whole business mode with the maturity of the market.

First model - Provides service to the physical security customers who would prefer storage and retrieval of the video through cloud which would require no capital investment in the equipment.

Second model - Usage of cloud services in the form of a private network infrastructure which doesn’t necessitate the need for transferring the whole video into the cloud.

Third model - Postulates the usage of remote monitoring having servers and storage on the back-end, the entire video system infrastructure in between along with the appliances and cameras on the front end.

                                        Source: http://www.vsaas.com/

Various applications, in which VSaaS is primarily used, are commercial, institutional, infrastructural, industrial and residential applications. Storage on EDGE, intelligent business services and mobile device access are a few areas to flourish providing new horizons for the development of the VSaaS market. In the report, the classification of various end-user applications is done on the basis of various commercial, industrial, infrastructural, institutional and residential applications. If the commercial applications are considered, the office segment is observed to hold the highest share of 41.10%, growing at a CAGR of 42%. Considereing the infrastructure market (streets & bridges, transportation, encapsulating highways, communications and stadiums), highways, streets and bridges is expected to increase with the highest CAGR of 12.9% followed by communications segment growing with a CAGR of 12.1%.

Benefits of Video Surveillance as a Service:

1.      Secure web access to surveillance video.

2.      Lower maintenance costs.

3.      Fewer DVR and NVR worries.

The report can be referred here:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/video-surveillance-as-a/service-market/prweb11432566.htm

Global In-Car Entertainment (ICE) System Market worth $14.4 Billion by 2016 : Global Forecast and Analysis.

In-Car Entertainment (ICE) or sometimes referred as In-Car Infotainment (ICE) or In-Vehicle Infotainment is system of hardware devices particularly exploiting consumer electronics items installed into vehicles to provide audio and/or audio/video entertainment. It also includes automotive navigation systems (SatNav). In-Car Entertainment (ICE) system includes playing media such as CDs, DVDs, TV, USB, surround sound, or DSP systems, video game consoles etc. Due to reduced costs of LCD monitors and reduced cost of the converging media playable technologies. In-Car Entertainment has become more widely available now.

In-Car Entertainment (ICE) and information system has redifeined the conventional car entertainment by having offered digital and internet radio. Theses radios offered unlimited music from the external world to the customer. Earlier only navigation system like Global Positioning System (GPS) was available to the customers. By integrating it with ICE, the system has become more valuable. Initially being an integral part of luxury cars only, ICE system is now emerging as a differential factor for the mid-segment cars too.

                Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/

In-Car Entertainment (ICE) and information systems offer both entertainment and information services replacing multiple products and providing a system that offers enhanced user experience to the customer. ICE systems have been featured in TV shows such as MTV’s Pimp My Ride. In-Car Entertainment & Information systems have offered a new option to the user of using all the products like radio, DVD players, display screens, navigation systems in the same system. Auto-OEMs are using Entertainment & Information systems as differentiation tool and planning to extend the trend in the mid-segment cars which was earlier being position in luxury cars.

According to a market research report by MarketsandMarkets, the total In-Car Infotainment (ICI) Market is expected to reach $14.4 billion by 2016 at a CAGR of 12.1% from 2011 to 2016. The report provides the Global forecast & analysis by OEM and Aftermarket (2011 – 2016) by OEM & Aftermarket, by Products (Audio, Display, GPS, Software Platform, Service, Accessories), by Applications (Entertainment, Location Based Services, Communication).

Some of the prominent players of ICE System are Harman International (U.S.), JVC-Kenwood (Japan), Pioneer (Japan), Deplhi (Japan), Denso (Japan),  Alpine (Japan) and Bosch (Germany). Some of navigation system and service providers are TomTom (The Netherlands) and Garmin (U.S.) Some of software (Platform) developers include Intel (U.S.), Luxoft (Russia), KPIT (India), and Nuance (U.S.) Some of ICE service providers are Aha – Harman (U.S.), and Meego (U.S.).

The report can be referred here:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/In-Car-Entertainment/In-Car-Infotainment/prweb9475727.htm

Global Temperature Sensors Market is expected to worth $4.51 Billion by 2016

Temperature is required to be measured accurately for various purposes in many industries. We can say that temperature is the most important and therefore most monitored parameter in any industry. Temperature sensors play a vital role to a variety of everyday products like household ovens, refrigerators, thermostats all depend on temperature maintenance and control in order to function properly. Both contact-technology and non-contact-technology based temperature sensors are deployed in industrial applications. The industrial applications may range from simple temperature sensing to critical applications in nuclear power, metal manufacturing and aerospace. Temperature is the most crucial parameter in every conceivable end-user industries like refining, metals, plastics, and food and beverages. Temperature sensors also have applications in chemical engineering to maintain temperature of a reaction for safety reasons plus to maintain the temperature of a chemical reactor at the ideal set-point.

According to a market research report by MarketsandMarkets, the market size of temperature sensors is expected to reach $4.51 billion units by 2016 from $3.27 billion in 2010, at an estimated CAGR of 5.6%. In terms of volume, the unit shipment for temperature sensors is expected to reach 3.54 billion units by 2016, at an estimated CAGR of 10%from 2011 to 2016.

                          Source: http://www.thermometricscorp.com/

Temperature sensors and transmitters have attained importance due to the high level of safety they provide, accuracy of measurement, and capability to measure from cryogenic to very high temperatures. Temperature sensing is more of a dynamic measurement; therefore, the sensing instrument has to be extremely precise in detecting and interpreting the right signal. The market for temperature sensors is evolving. Temperature sensors mainly utilize digital technology, which means these are better in efficiency and sensing performance. Temperature sensors have a significant place in different industry verticals like petrochemical industry, automotive industry, consumer electronics industry, metal industries, food and beverages industry, and healthcare.

The petrochemical segment is the largest application segment for temperature sensors, together with related process applications. The electronics segment follows as the second largest application segment for temperature sensors. In the automotive industry, the temperature sensors are improving passengers comfort, engine‘s efficiency, and performance. The demand for reliable, high performance and low cost sensors is increasing leading to the development of micro technology and nanotechnology, offering opportunities like miniaturization, low power consumption, mass production, etc. Temperature sensors are used for two purposes. The first is as a warning system, typically on two-way catalytic converters such as are still sometimes used on LPG forklifts. The function of the sensor is to warn of catalytic converter temperature above the safe limit of 750°C (1,380 F). More-recent catalytic-converter designs are not as susceptible to temperature damage and can withstand sustained temperatures of 900°C (1,650°F). Temperature sensors are also used to monitor catalyst functioning — usually two sensors will be fitted, with one before the catalyst and one after to monitor the temperature rise over the catalytic-converter core. For every 1% of CO in the exhaust gas stream, the exhaust gas temperature will rise by 100°C.