Global Markets and Technologies for Sensors

Report Code: IAS006E

Publish Date: Apr 2013

Publisher: BCC Publishing

Category: Instrumentation and Sensors

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Report Highlights

The global market for sensors by type reached $68.2 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach $79.5 billion in 2014. The market is expected to rise at a CAGR of 7.9% and reach $116.1 billion by 2019.

Report Includes

  • An overview of the global market for sensors in various applications, including biosensors, chemical sensors, image sensors, flow sensors, and level sensors
  • Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2012, estimates for 2014, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2019
  • Explanations of the role of sensors in various applications, the technology and innovation behind sensor development and production, and major market trends both in terms of region and application sector
  • Evaluations of new developments in the sensors industry with respect to continuous improvements in environmental performance
  • Comprehensive company profiles of major players.

Report Scope

The report has been prepared in a simple, easy to understand format with a number of tables and charts/figures.  The scope of the report includes a detailed study of global and regional markets for various types of sensors and their applications with the reasons given for variations in the growth of the industry in certain regions.

This report only covers conventional sensors, such as pressure, temperature, level, flow and position sensors, and does not cover unconventional types of sensors such as pointing sensors (e.g., touch screens and touch-pads, barcode readers and RFID readers for identification purposes, remote-readout and intelligent power meters, gas and water meters, as well as remote-readout heat meters).

Analyst Credentials

The analyst, Srinivasa Rajaram, is a mechanical engineer with more than 40 years of experience in designing factory layouts and setting up factories.  He also was senior vice president of M/S Schenck Avery Ltd., an Indo-German joint venture, and has authored several technology market research reports for BCC Research.

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Title/Chapter NamePagesMember Price
Full Report: Global Markets and Technologies for Sensors410Free
Chapter- 1: INTRODUCTION4Free
Chapter- 2: SUMMARY2Free
Chapter- 3: OVERVIEW10Free
Chapter- 4: TECHNOLOGY41Free
Chapter- 5: GLOBAL MARKET FOR SENSORS42Free
Chapter- 6: MARKET FOR IMAGE SENSORS20Free
Chapter- 7: MARKET FOR PRESSURE SENSORS21Free
Chapter- 8: MARKET FOR BIOSENSORS18Free
Chapter- 9: MARKET FOR LOAD, FORCE AND TORQUE SENSORS16Free
Chapter- 10: MARKET FOR POSITION SENSORS17Free
Chapter- 11: MARKET FOR CHEMICAL SENSORS19Free
Chapter- 12: MARKET FOR TEMPERATURE SENSORS20Free
Chapter- 13: MARKET FOR FLOW SENSORS16Free
Chapter- 14: MARKET FOR LEVEL SENSORS17Free
Chapter- 15: MARKET FOR MISCELLANEOUS SENSORS16Free
Chapter- 16: INDUSTRY STRUCTURE17Free
Chapter- 17: PROFILES OF SENSOR MANUFACTURERS77Free
Chapter- 18: APPENDIX37Free

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Report Includes

    Total Number of Tables in this Report: 190

  • Summary Table: GLOBAL MARKET FOR SENSORS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2019
  • Table 1: BASIC CLASSIFICATION OF SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES
  • Table 2: COMPARISON OF CCD AND CMOS IMAGE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES
  • Table 3: SAMPLE U.S. PATENTS ON SENSORS BY COMPANY, 2010-2012
  • Table 4: SAMPLE U.S. PATENTS ON SENSORS BY YEAR ISSUED, 2010-2012
  • Table 5: SAMPLE U.S. PATENTS ON SENSORS BY COUNTRY, 2010-2012
  • Table 6: SAMPLE U.S. PATENTS ON SENSORS BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY/PROCESS, 2010-2012
  • Table 7: GLOBAL MARKET FOR SENSORS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2019
  • Table 8: REGIONAL MARKETS FOR SENSORS, 2012-2019
  • Table 9: NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR SENSORS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2019
  • Table 10: NORTH AMERICAN SENSOR MARKET BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2019
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