NEW MARKETS ARE EMERGING FOR OPTICAL MEMS OUTSIDE THE FIBER OPTICS TELECOM MARKETAt the end of the 90’s, the promise of large volume markets has driven the developments of optical MEMS for fiber optics telecommunication applications.
However, the sudden crisis in 2001 has changed the landscape, as most of the companies developing or manufacturing optical MEMS for telecom have shut down.
Historically, optical MEMS have been successfully used for TV and projection systems (this is the case of TI DLPs’ technology).
And nowadays, following the telecom downturn, some companies are succeeding to explore several new applications that will widespread the use of optical MEMS.Figure 1: Optical MEMS applications described in the OMEMS reportThe new Yole Développement report’s OMEMS describes all applications of optical MEMS in markets others than telecommunications (see figure 1):- Display (DMD)- IR imagers- Spectrometers- Bar code readers- Maskless lithography- Adaptive optics- Automotive head up displayFigure 2: Market figures for optical MEMS for 2003 - 2008A MARKET MULTIPLIED BY A FACTOR OF 4 IN 5 YEARS Regarding optical MEMS for non telecom applications, market figures period are given for the 2003 - 2008 time.
We forecast that the market will be multiplied by 4 between 2003 and 2008 to reach more than $ 3 billion market (see figure 2)! This is more than 30% CAGR.
THE OMEMS REPORT GIVES YOU MARKET AND TECHNOLOGIES TRENDS FOR OPTICAL MEMSRegarding optical MEMS for non telecom applications, the OMEMS report describes for each application:- Volume and marker forecast 2003 - 2008- Technologies- Main players and strategies- Market and technologies trends- Product roadmapOne key point of optical MEMS is that the applications have very different characteristics and for the moment only few are volume markets (display and bare code readers).
For all mentioned applications, technology and market trends as well as market forecasts are analyzed in the OMEMS report.
The most famous example and the largest market for optical MEMS is display.
This market attracts newcomers; they are described in the OMEMS report.
In addition, the report highlights some long term applications which could benefit from optical MEMS technology.
This is the case for adaptive optics, head-up displays for automobile or even laser printing for example.
The OMEMS report will give you an in-depth analysis of:
• Growing markets with an increasing competition (such as display, spectrometers),
• Emerging markets with large business opportunities (bar code reader)
• Longer-term markets applications (maskless lithography).Moreover, it also gives data on the micro-bolometers market, which has a CAGR of above 30% and uses MEMS technology.