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2015 Top Technologies in Sensors & Control (Technical Insights)
Sensor Technologies that will have the Highest Impact in 2015
05-May-2015
Global
Technology Research
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Key technological trends and advancements in the Sensors & Control cluster that are likely to have high impact in the near-term and medium-term are covered in this research service. Key technologies in the cluster were evaluated to arrive at the top 10 technologies for 2015. The study covers each technology from various dimensions such as innovation ecosystem, drivers & challenges, technology roadmap and opportunities, funding trends, patent analysis, and market potential.Technologies covered in this report include: printed sensors, M2M Communications, biosensor, optoelectronic sensors, drones, 3D image sensors, sensor fusion, touchless sensing, energy harvesting, and smart sensors.
Key Findings
2015 Technologies in Sensors & Control Cluster
Top 50 Technologies for 2015 – Selection Methodology
Top 10 Technologies in Sensors and Control Cluster
2013 & 2014 Top Technologies in Sensors & Control Cluster
Historic, Current and Future Trends
Key Challenges in Sensors and Control Cluster
Drones—Technology Attractiveness Dashboard
Tech Adoption
Global Patent Publishing Trends, 2012?2014
Competitive Benchmarking of Top Patent Holders
Global Patents per Source Jurisdiction (Top 20 Patent Offices), 2012?2014
Key Recent Funding Deals
Applications/Industry Impact
Global Adoption Footprint
Movers Shakers
Key Collaborative Initiatives
Factors Influencing Adoption—Drivers and Challenges
Global Market Potential—Revenue Forecast
Already Commercialized
Smart Sensors—Technology Attractiveness Dashboard
Tech Maturity
Global Patent Publishing Trends, 2012?2014
Competitive Benchmarking of Top Patent Holders
Global Patents per Source Jurisdiction (Top 20 Patent Offices), 2012?2014
Funding Trends
Applications/Industry Impact
Global Adoption Footprint
Innovators Profile & Key Initiatives
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Invensense acquired sensor fusion company Movea to enhance its offering in inertial sensing. The acquisition allows Invensene to integrate the sensor fusion technology of Movea into its smart sensor units .
Factors Influencing Adoption—Drivers & Challenges
Global Market Potential—Revenue Forecast
Building Automation
Biosensors - Technology Attractiveness Dashboard
Technology Significance
Global Patent Publishing Trends, 2012?2014
Competitive Benchmarking of Top Patent Holders
Global Patents per Source Jurisdiction (Top 20 Patent Offices), 2012?2014
Applications/Industry Impact
Europe
Corporate/ Major Tier
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Scientists from both companies collaborated successfully to implement Hutman’s multiplex pathogen detection reactions on Axela’s Ziplex automated platform. The aim is to automate test results directly from uncultured blood and other non-cultured biological samples.
Increase in Disease Incidents due to Changing Lifestyles
CAGR: 13%
Point-of-Care Diagnostics
Energy Harvesting—Technology Attractiveness Dashboard
Tech Maturity
Global Patent Publishing Trends, 2012?2014
Competitive Benchmarking of Top Patent Holders
Global Patents per Source Jurisdiction (Top 20 Patent Offices), 2012?2014
Key Recent Funding Deals
Applications/ Industry Impact
Global Adoption Footprint
Researchers have developed a self-powered camera that can take pictures at a rate of 1 image per second. Each pixel is designed not only to measure the incident light but also to convert the light into electric power. The camera is in prototype stage and can be used in well-lit scenes.
Companies
Key Collaborative Initiatives
Key Factors Driving Adoption—Drivers and Challenges
CAGR: 25%
Applications
M2M Communications—Technology Attractiveness Dashboard
Tech Maturity
Global Patent Publishing Trends, 2012?2014
Competitive Benchmarking of Top Patent Holders
The exhibit above shows the distribution of patent filings in different patent offices across the world.
Key Recent Funding Deals
M2M Communications
Europe
Device Management Software Provider
M&A
Growth in Ubiquitous Computing
CAGR: 16%
Applications
Sensor Fusion—Technology Attractiveness Dashboard
Tech Maturity
Global Patent Publishing Trends, 2012?2014
Competitive Benchmarking of Top Patent Holders
Global Patents per Source Jurisdiction (Top 20 Patent Offices), 2012 - 2014
Key Recent Funding Deals
Sensor Fusion
Europe
Innovation Ecosystem
Key Collaborative Initiatives
Factors Driving Adoption—Drivers and Challenges
CAGR: 37%
Touchless Sensing—Technology Attractiveness Dashboard
Tech Adoption
Global Patent Publishing Trends, 2012?2014
Competitive Benchmarking of Top Patent Holders
Global Patents per Source Jurisdiction (Top 20 Patent Offices), 2012?2014
Key Recent Funding Deals
Applications/Industry Impact
Europe
Hand-gesture recognition system
GestSure
M&A
Ease of Interaction
Global Market Potential—Revenue Forecast
Applications
Printed Sensors—Technology Attractiveness Dashboard
Tech Maturity
Global Patent Publishing Trends, 2012?2014
Competitive Benchmarking of Top Patent Holders
Global Patents per Source Jurisdiction (Top 20 Patent Offices), 2012?2014
Key Recent Funding Deals
Printed Sensors
Europe
Innovation Ecosystem
The partnership resulted in the development of printed large area image sensors that are going to be commercialized by ISROG.
Thin and Flexible Form Factor
CAGR: 5%
Applications
Optoelectronic Sensors—Technology Attractiveness Dashboard
Tech Maturity
Global Patent Publishing Trends, 2012?2014
Competitive Benchmarking of Top Patent Holders
Global Patents per Source Jurisdiction (Top 20 Patent Offices), 2012?2014
Key Funding Deals
Global Adoption Footprint
Optoelectronic Sensors
Key Innovations
Innovation Ecosystem
ON Semiconductor acquired Aptina Imaging in a deal worth approximately $400 million. With this acquisition, ON Semiconductor aims to penetrate the automotive sensors market and embedded vision market. Aptina was one of the key image sensing companies in USA.
Proliferation of Smartphones
CAGR: 13%
Applications
3D Imaging Sensor—Technology Attractiveness Dashboard
Tech Maturity
Global Patent Publishing Trends, 2012?2014
Competitive Benchmarking of Top Patent Holders
Global Patents per Source Jurisdiction (Top 20 Patent Offices), 2012?2014
Key Recent Funding Deals
Applications/Industry Impact
Europe
Stanley Electric
Key Collaborative Initiatives
Better Visualization
Global Market Potential—Revenue Forecast
Applications
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