MEMS and Sensor Trends

Smaller, Faster and Available to the Mass Market

Karen Lightman, Executive Director

MEMS Industry Group
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About MEMS Industry Group (MIG)

MIG is the industry association advancing
MEMS across global markets.

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MEMS Supply Chain = MIG Members

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Overview of Presentation
MEMS Market Overview

MEMS and Sensors Technology Trends

MEMS and Sensors Market Trends
Challenges and Opportunities

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What is MEMS?
MEMS is an enabling technology

Micro
Electro
Mechanical
Systems

Moving MEMS structure on an inertial sensor die

Courtesy of Analog Devices

MEMS Also Stands for Double Digit Growth

(Source: Yole Dveloppement - Status of the MEMS Industry, July 2013)

Top MEMS Players

Yole Developpement March 2013

Source: Yole Status of the MEMS Industry, July 2013

More MEMS for Consumer and Mobile...

Market for consumer and mobile MEMS devices (including compasses and humidity sensors), 20062017
7.0

Scanning mirrors
MEMS speakers
6.0

Joystick
MEMS flat panel display

Thermopiles

billions of dollars

5.0

Micro fuel cells

Humidity sensors
Gas-Chemical sensors

4.0

Switches and Varactors

AF and Zoom actuators
3.0

BAW filters
DLP
Timing devices

2.0

Pressure
Compass
Accelerometers

1.0

Microphones
Gyroscopes
0.0

2006
Source: IHS

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2013 IHS Consumer & Mobile MEMS market Tracker, H1 2013

Means More Markets and Applications

Consumer and mobile MEMS market by application, 20062017
7.0
Other consumer goods
MP3 players
6.0

PND
Television
Toy helicopters

billions of dollars

5.0

Set-Top Boxes
E-book Readers
4.0

White goods
Headsets
Remote controls

3.0

Fitness and Wearable Consumer Electronics

Battery Charger for Personal Consumer
Cameras

2.0

Gaming
Stand alone projectors
1.0

Laptops
Media tablets
Mobile handsets

0.0
2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017
2013 IHS Consumer & Mobile MEMS market Tracker, H1 2013

And More Buyers for MEMS, too

Top buyers of MEMS for consumer and mobile applications by application
800
700
600
Other consumer goods
millions of dollars

500

Television
MP3 players

400

Headsets
Stand alone projectors

300

Laptops
Cameras

200

Gaming
Media tablets

100

Mobile handsets

Source: IHS

Asus

Canon

Blackberry

Nikon

ZTE

Huawei

Motorola

Lenovo

HTC

Nintendo

LG Electronics

Nokia

Sony

Samsung

Apple

2013 IHS Consumer & Mobile MEMS market Tracker, H1 2013

What Does This Mean for You?

Evolution/Revolution of the Camera

Today your mobile device is your

camera!
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Case in Point
L3G4IS Dual Core Gyro: Teardown of Nokia Lumia 920

The MEMS gyro is integrated into the

camera providing image stability AND
user interface functionality!

(Source: System Plus Consulting MEMS for Cell Phones & Tablets, July 2013)

MEMS and Sensor Technology Trends

Sensor Fusion
Integration

New Applications for MEMS and Sensors

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Tomorrows Smart Phone

9-axis combo
Pressure + Humidity + T combo
More microphones!
Silicon timing for XO / TCXO / 32kHz clock
Antenna switching
Gas / biochemical sensors
Auto-focus
MEMS mirrors
Microspeaker
Touchscreen?
IR sensor?

MEMS in Red

(Source: Yole Development - MEMS for Cell Phones & Tablets, July 2013)

Energy harvesting?
UV sensor?
LIDAR?
Ultrasonic sensor?
Radiation sensor?
Joystick?

is really a MEMS Phone

9-axis combo
Pressure + Humidity + T combo
More microphones!
Silicon timing for XO / TCXO / 32kHz clock
Antenna switching
Gas / biochemical sensors
Auto-focus
MEMS mirrors
Microspeaker
Touchscreen?
IR sensor?

MEMS in Red

(Source: Yole Development - MEMS for Cell Phones & Tablets, July 2013)

Energy harvesting?
UV sensor?
LIDAR?
Ultrasonic sensor?
Radiation sensor?
Joystick?

MEMS Sensor Fusion

Combination of software and hardware
Intelligent, complex and integrated
Promises increased power and performance
while reducing cost
Often sensor-agnostic

MEMS Integration - Winning Combination

Combo vs. discrete motion sensor market in value, 20062017
3,000

millions of dollars

2,500

2,000

Combo: accelero, gyro, and mag shipping as part of

6-axis IMU, 6-axis compass, or 9-axis IMU

1,500

Discrete accelero, gyro and mag

1,000

500

0
2006
Source: IHS

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017
2013 IHS Consumer & Mobile MEMS market Tracker, H1 2013

Integration and Complex Assembly

Bosch BMC050 6-axis Electronic Compass
Complex assembly with many dies
Second generation optimized since
the X-axis and Y-axis flip core
magnetometer dies integrated in
CMOS process to be part of the
ASIC/Z axis magnetometer die
Note: this is first generation of Bosch
magnetometer

(Source: MEMS for Cell Phones & Tablets, July 2013)

Energy
Conserving and Harvesting all in One!

Imecs Autonomous TPMS System ('unity')

with Integrated
Piezo-electric Energy Harvester

MicroGen Systems Micro-Power Product Line

for Wireless Sensor Applications

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Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN)

Dust Networks

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Biggest Trend = Smart Everything

MEMS/Sensor Market
Trends:
Wireless everywhere
Smart MEMS and sensors
everywhere
Quantified Self phenom
Multifunction devices
always on and at the ready
Cloud Computing and
Fog Computing
All enabling a smart
Internet of Things (IoT)
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Challenges
Standardization (and lack thereof )
MEMS/Sensor
Industry response:

18+ Vendors
26+ Sensor
Product Lines

MIG-led creation of
historic
Standardized
Performance
Definitions (SPD)
Up next: API
Standardization

Courtesy of Qualcomm, used with permission

MEMS Fabrication
Evolving Models and Examples:
In-house Bosch, Kionix,
STMicroelectronics
Fablite Analog Devices, Knowles
Fabless InvenSense
Specialty MEMS Fabs Silex, IMT
CMOS-MEMS Hybrid TSMC,
GLOBALFOUNDRIES
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Fabless is (Becoming More) Fabulous

Share of fabless versus IDM revenue in MEMS for consumer and mobile, 20062012
100%
90%

percent of total revenue

80%
70%
60%
IDM

50%

Fabless
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2006

Source: IHS

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013 IHS MEMS Competitive Analysis, 2013

MEMS + Innovation = Opportunity

Wearables
Smart Homes
Smart Health and Medical Care
Smart non-Consumer Applications

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Where will MEMS Take YOU?

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You are Invited: MEMS Executive Congress

Keynote Speakers
Gregg Bartlett,

Other Unique Features Include

MEMS Market Session
GLOBALFOUNDRIES
MEMS Technology
Donald Jones,
Showcase
Qualcomm Life
Elevator Pitch Session
Panels
Unconference Lunch
Wireless Sensor Networks
Networking, networking,
MEMS Enabling Mobile
and more networking!

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Thank you!

Karen Lightman, Executive Director

klightman@memsindustrygroup.org
www.memsindustrygroup.org
1620 Murray Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 USA
PH: +1 412.390.1644
Twitter: @MEMSGroup, @khlightman
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