Report Highlights

MEMS/MST technology was first disclosed over twenty two years ago. At long last the initial expectations that these devices would become ubiquitous by the turn of the century is becoming a reality in certain vertical markets. Both unit consumption and revenues are growing at a healthy rate as a host of innovative applications serve as major market drivers. MEMS/MST will generate over US$ 17,000 million in 2002 on consumption in excess of 3,400 million units.

Shipments of MEMS/MST devices in 2006 are expected to exceed US$ 34,000 million on a unit volume of 10,400 million as the adoption of MEMS/MST devices into new and existing products accelerates.

63 products are identified and individually addressed in this report with both unit consumption and revenue forecasts through 2006.

Information Technology comprises the largest current consuming industry for MEMS/MST devices in both unit and US$ terms, with BioTech in second place and automotive in third.

Although respectable growth rates are expected in certain identified niches, MEMS/MST technology is still encountering difficulty in achieving widespread penetration into mainstream products. Some of these obstacles can be overcome if several steps are taken by the industry as a whole to address the atmosphere of secrecy and encourage participants co-operation. This report identifies critical issues, and provides suggestions for enhancing and accelerating acceptance of this technology by OEMs and other end-users.

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Application Markets/Products Analyzed

Industrial

• Industrial Pressure Sensors
• Flow Sensors-Industrial
• Microbolometers
• Thermopile
• Inclinometer
• Injection Nozzle
• Micromotors
• Non-Automotive
• Fingerprint Sensor

Automotive

• Automotive-HVAC
• Automotive-Fuel Injection
• Automotive-MAP-BAP
• Automotive-Gearbox
• Automotive-Fuel Monitoring
• Automotive-Tire Press
• Airbag
• Suspension
• Other Automotive
• Rollover
• Navigation
• ABS
• Automotive (MAF)

Chemical Analysis

• Gas Sensors
• Electronic Nose
• Chemical Sensors
• Microspectrometers
• HPLC
• Valves and Pumps

Communications

• Integrated Optics
• Alignment Components
• Variable Optical Attinuators
• Inductors
• RF Switches
• Variable Capacitors
• Resonators

Bio Tech

• Pace Makers
• Glucose Monitoring
• Biochips (Genechips)
• Over the Counter Tests
• Hearing Aids
• Medical: Intravascular
• Blood Pressure
• Flow Sensors - Medical
• Insulin Pump
• Nebulizer
• Needleless Injector

Information Technology

• Hard Disk Drive Heads (HDD)
• Tape Heads
• Consumer Printheads
• Large Format Printheads
• Magneto Optical Heads

I.  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II.  SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

III.  TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

• Terms and Definitions
• Device Type
• Micro-Machining Technology
• Substrate and Other Materials
• Thin Films
• Sensing Methods
• Actuation Methods (Motion Producers)
• Trends and Experimental Developments

IV.  INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND OVERVIEW

• Attributes of MEMS/MST Technology
• Industry Attributes
• Marketplace Attributes
• Government Participation
• Consortiums and Associations
• Required Elements for MEMS/MST Production
• Concept
• Specification
• Design
• Fabrication
• Integration
• Packaging
• Distribution and Sales
• Testing
• MEMS/MST Industry Participants
• Academia
• R&D Houses
• MEMS/MST Designers
• Software Vendors
• Equipment and Materials Suppliers
• Fabs and Foundries
• Device Vendors
• Peripherals Suppliers
• Services Suppliers
• Customers, Levels of Integration
• Merchant vs. Captive
• Standard Product vs. ASMS
• Customer Class
• OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)
• SI (Systems Integrator)
• VAR (Value Added Reseller)
• FV (Fabless Vendor)
• Resellers
• End Users
• Levels of Integration
• The Future

V.  MARKET ANALYSIS

Both unit and dollar consumption and forecasts are given for each product.

Part I: Established ProductsRead and Write Heads- Hard Disk Drive Heads

• - Tape HeadsInkjet Heads- Consumer Printheads
• - Large Format PrintheadsImplantable Medical Devices
• - Pace MakersBiomedical Diagnostics- Glucose Monitoring
• - BioChips
• - Over-The-Counter Testing Products

• Hearing Aids
• Pressure Sensors- Automotive-HVAC

• - Automotive-Fuel Injection
• - Automotive-MAP/BAP
• - Automotive-Gearbox
• - Automotive-Fuel Monitoring
• - Automotive-Tire Pressure
• - Industrial Pressure Sensors
• - Consumer Product Pressure Sensors
• - Medical-Intravascular
• - Blood Pressure
• - Consumer-AltitudeChemical Analytical Devices
• - Gas Sensors
• - Electronic Noses
• - Chemical SensorsInfrared Image Sensors- MicrobolometersAccelerometers- Airbags
• - Suspension
• - Other Automotive
• - Non-AutomotiveGyroscopes- Rollover
• - Navigation
• - ABS/Dynamic Control
• - Image StabilizersInclinometers

• Injection Nozzles
• Flow Sensors- Automotive-Mass Air Flow Sensors

• - Medical and Industrial Air Flow SensorsMicrospectrometers

• Infrared Sensors- ThermopilesMicromotors
• Optical MicePart II: Emerging Products
• Drug Delivery Systems- Insulin Pumps

• - Nebulizers
• - Needleless InjectorsOptical MEMS (MOEMS)
• - Integrated Optics
• - Alignment Components
• - Variable Optical Attinuators
• - Optical Switches and Cross ConnectsMicrofluids for Chemical Analysis- High Performance Liquid Chromathography (HPLC)
• - Valves and PumpsMagneto Optical Heads

• RF MEMS- Inductors

• - RF Switches
• - Variable Capacitors
• - ResonatorsSimulation Controllers

• Biometric Identification- Fingerprint SensorsDigital Light Projection (DLP)- Presentation Systems

• - Home TV
• - Computer Displays
• - Wireless Device Displays
• - Personal Viewers
• - Cinema Projectors

VI.  PREFERENCES, PERCEPTIONS AND ISSUES

• Market Evaluation
• MEMS/MST Devices as a Commodity
• OEMS
• OEM Product Selection Criteria
• Substrate Materials
• Fabrication Methods
• Packaging
• Power Sources
• Intellectual Property Issues
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Critical Issues
• Employment

VII.  STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONSMature Market Segments

• Emerging Market Segments
• Manufacturing
• Ancillary Vendors
• The Industry
• Consolidation
• Innovation

VIII.  VENDOR PROFILESACLARA BIOSCIENCES

• AFFYMETRIX, INC.
• Alcatel Comptech, Inc.
• Ametek U.S. Gauge
• Analog Devices
• BF Goodrich Advanced Micromachines
• Caliper Technologies Corp.
• Cepheid
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• IntelliSense Corporation
• Integrated Optics
• KIONIX
• MEMSTAR
• Microstrain
• Orchid BioSciences
• Photronics
• Sentir Semiconductor
• Silicon Light Machines
• Silicon Microstructures
• Standard MEMS
• University of California
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Utah

APPENDIX A: INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS AND RESOURCES

APPENDIX B: LIST OF U.S. PATENTS (3,181)