The time when outstanding market forecasts were promised to fiber optics telecom mar-ket for micro-optical mirrors arrays is gone.
However, the MOEMS market still repre-sents the largest part of the overall MEMS market with Texas Instruments’ DMD de-vices (see figure 1).
Figure 1: MEMS/MOEMS market forecast 2005-2010 in US$ millions In 2010, the MOEMS market will be more than US$3B.
Today, projection and display is more than 50% of the total MOEMS mar-ket and this application will keep the largest market share for the years to come as DMD for projection and TV is now a high volume market with high growth expected for projec-tion and large-screen TVs (> 40”).
Moreover, MEMS technologies can also be used to produce displays with enhanced features.
The need for large and thin screens with high-quality images is the main market driver.
In 2010, the market for RPTV will be close to the market for front projection (see figure 2).
Texas Instruments is market leader for front projection and RPTVs.
In 2010, the market will be above US$1.8B.But such a high-volume market is attracting a strong competition.
If TI’s DLPTM is still the dominant technology, other MEMS-based competing technologies are appearing.
Some will target specific markets like the SONY licensed GLV technology from Silicon Light Machines (a demonstrator on a 10x50 m² screen has been shown at Laser Dream Theater EXPO 2005).