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Subject:
Size of the microsensor market
Category: Science > Technology Asked by: ab64-ga List Price: $125.00 |
Posted:
07 Sep 2005 12:08 PDT
Expires: 15 Sep 2005 14:40 PDT Question ID: 565303 |
This is a two part question. First I'm looking for estimates of the size of the worldwide microsensor market, which includes all types of sensors (for example electrical, chemical, biological, magnetic) in both wired and wireless form. Second (and most important), I'd like to know the size of the wireless microsensor market by itself. Growth estimates for both would be nice also. I need the answers by September 10. |
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Re: Size of the microsensor market
From: neilzero-ga on 07 Sep 2005 18:11 PDT |
I think someone could say $100 billion world wide/one billion in wireless micro sensors, and defend the numbers by adjusting the definitions. ie some micro switches have a small dimention of about 1.5 centimeters, which is 15,000 micro-meters. How much of the supporting circuitry do you wish to include. Is a wireless keyboard a microsensor, a thermometer, a ruler, a microphone, a cell phone? All of these sense and are wireless. Neil |
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Re: Size of the microsensor market
From: ab64-ga on 08 Sep 2005 02:27 PDT |
Good point. Thanks for your comment. Answers.com defines microsensor as "A miniature electronic device that detects information about a specific variable such as temperature or light." However, I prefer to use the definition found in the book "Microsensors, MEMS, and Smart Devices" by Gardner et al (http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-047186109X,descCd-tableOfContents.html): "A microsensor is a sensor that has at least one physical dimension at the submillimeter level." I would rule out keyboards, cell phones, etc. because their primary purpose is not sensing. |
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