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Henne van Heeren, Jeremie Bouchaud, Richard Dixon and Patric Salomon, Rewards and Risks of Moving into New Applications: Case Study Accelerometers, mstnews, No.1, 2007, pp. 35-39.

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Mark Fitzgerald, Automotive Sensor Demand 2004-2013. Publication Date: 20 April 2007, 156 pages.

Summary. The global automotive sensor market, including silicon-based sensors, grew by 9.7% in 2006 to $10.1B, and is forecast by Strategy Analytics to reach $17.1B by 2013 as vehicle systems such as powertrain control, safety and convenience features require more sensors as the systems become more advanced. This Excel file contains the data tables published in the report.

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Ian Riches, Automotive Intelligent Battery Sensors: A harged Future. Publication Date: 10 January 2007, 29 pages.

Summary: Intelligent Battery Sensors (IBS) are used for the measurement of the electrical charge retrieved and stored in the vehicle battery. Using an IBS, the battery can be systematically managed, and the state of health and state of charge determined, improving the performance, reliability and life of the battery. This report describes the emergence of intelligent battery sensor units and usage trends.

Simon Schofield, Automotive Active Speed and Position Sensors Grow, but Passive Sensors May Make a Comeback. Publication Date: 10 May 2006, 33 pages.

Summary: Active non-contacting sensing strategies, based on Hall effect, magneto resistive and variable reluctance transformer technologies are penetrating the established market of passive sensors and increasingly taking market share. This report analyses the market for active versus passive automotive speed and position sensors, which Strategy Analytics expects will grow from its present combined total of 640 million units to 880 million units by 2012, as manufacturers look to improving automotive system reliability and reduced warranty costs. It also highlights the potential pushback by manufacturers of passive type sensors with new long life higher reliability materials technology.

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European Flow Sensors and Transmitters Markets, 30 June 2007

Summary: The European Flow Sensors and Transmitters market is segmented into the product segments such as Open Channel, Anemonetres, Ultrasonic, Vortex, Electromagnetic, Mass flowmeters, Positive Displacement, Differential Pressure, Turbine, MEMS-based and Other flow sensors and transmitters. Each segment discusses current issues facing the market, revenue forecasts, market trends, and competitive analysis. Detailed analysis of the geographical and end -user sectors are also presented in each of the segments. Challenges and strategies specific to each segment are discussed at the total level.

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World Plug and Play Smart TEDS Sensors Markets, 30 April 2007

Summary: TEDS concept adds a limited amount of 'smartness' to a sensor by embedding a transducer electronic data sheet (TEDS) into the device. This electronic data sheet provides calibration information of the sensor types but are not capable of computing. Nevertheless, the value of a TEDS is to make sensors "plug and play", eliminating the tedious configuration process required for "dumb" (non-TEDS) sensors. Hence it is called as Plug and Play Smart TEDS Sensors.

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Market for Medical Biosensor Products Reaches $7 Billion

Summary: This insightful report discusses the global market for medical biosensors and offers readers interesting information and analysis about key developments driving this market. The study details how medical biosensors are utilized in key medical applications.

This report discusses the major areas of commercial and R&D activities at academic, private or public centres. This study estimates that the market size for global medical biosensor-based products in 2004 reached about $7.1 billion and is growing at about 9.7% to 2008. Company profiles and tables provide insights about products and trends. The study uses 25 figures and tables to provide the reader with key information.

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Avinash K. Bhaskar, Menaka S. The state of MEMS in Automation, InTech, August 2007

Status of the MEMS Industry, Publication date: September 2008.

The MEMS business and MEMS industry are changing... For the first year, the MEMS business will almost reached $8B in 2008, with strong growth of the consumer applications but also for most of the applications in automotive, medical and industrial business. In volume, the growth of the MEMS markets is reaching 30% per year.

A large number of devices under development since 5 years are now commercialize (pico projector, MEMS oscillator, RF switches, night vision micro bolometers...) and are fueling the growth of the MEMS business for the next 5 years. Even the MEMS packaging is changing: still more than 60% of the cost of a MEMS devices (with the test), MEMS packaging is changing with the introduction of wafer level packaging in larger scale and the introduction of 3D packaging in order to save costs and foot print.

From $7.8B in 2008 to $15.5B in 2012, the average growth of the MEMS markets is expected to reach 13% in value and 33% in volume. 2.5 B units have been produced in 2007 and we expected that 8 B units will be produced in 2012. Concerning production equipment, the market will grow from $310M in 2007 to more than $650M in 2012. In addition to this production equipment, the R&D equipment have to be added to these numbers.

Market for Biosensors to Reach $6.1 Billion by 2012, Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., November 2008.

Fiber Optic Sensors, Published in October 2008

NanoMarkets Sees Smart Grid Opportunities for Sensors, Sensors Magazine, December 2009

MEMS Growth in the Post-Recession Economy, Sensors Magazine, 7 April, 2010.

The overall MEMS market is expected to grow from approximately $8 billion in 2010 to $18 billion in 2015.

Analytical Review of World Biosensors Market - new market report and analysis released, August 2010