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Research and Markets Adds Report: Capacitive Sensors Market (2013 - 2018) [Health & Beauty Close - Up](Health & Beauty Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Capacitive Sensors Market (2013 - 2018): By Sensing Applications (Touch, Motion (Accelerometer, Magnetometer), Capacity (Pressure, Flow, Level), Position (Displacement, Proximity)); Devices (Touchpad, Buttons, Slider, Screens); Verticals & Geography" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: Capacitive sensors are considered to be far better as compared to the resistive sensing technology due to high accuracy, sensitivity, and absence of wear & tear problem. They are continuously replacing the resistive sensors in most of the applications because of various advantages. Some of the major advantages are shown in the figure below. All the applications, industry verticals, and their sub segments are discussed in the report. Different operating modes of the capacitive sensors are also discussed in the report. The overall capacitive sensors market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15 percent from 2013 to 2018. Projected capacitive technology is preferred in most of the applications as compared to the surface capacitive technology. Projected capacitance is further classified into two types, namely self capacitance and mutual capacitance. Increasing demand of the sensors in the consumer electronics sector and reduction in the size of the sensor are considered to be the major driving factors of the market. Most of the major smartphone manufacturers like Apple (U.S.), Nokia (Finland), and Samsung (South Korea) are using the capacitive touch sensors for the touch screens in the smartphones as well as for the input devices like buttons, sliders, keypads, and touchpads. Capacitive touch sensors are in huge demand for the input devices as compared to the mechanical input devices because the problem of wear & tear is negligible for the capacitive sensing devices. In the retail & medical sector, there is a huge scope for the capacitive sensors in future as these sensors are continuously opting for care monitoring systems and other point-of-sale displays. Proximity Sensors are also in a huge demand in the industrial application and it is expected to show linear growth trend in the coming five years. The major barrier in the industry is the lack of product differentiation among the different manufacturing companies. Motion sensing application is expected to show the maximum growth because of the continuous growth in the applications of capacitive accelerometers and magnetometers in the smartphones & automotives. Key Topics Covered 1 Introduction 2 Executive Summary 3 Market Overview 4 Capacitive Sensors: Technologies, Standards & Initiatives 5 Capacitive Sensors Market, By Applications 6 Capacitive Sensors Market, By Industry Verticals 7 Capacitive Sensors, Geographic Analysis 8 Competitive Landscape 9 Company Profiles (Overview, Financials, Products & Services, Strategy, & Developments) Companies Mentioned - 3M - Analog Devices - Atmel Corp. - Contrinex - Cypress Semiconductor - Displax Interactive Systems - Elk Corp. - Elo Touchsystems - Freescale Semiconductor Inc. - Fujitsu - Lion Precision - Micro Epsilon Messtechnik - Microchip Technology - Microsense - Mti Instruments - Nissha Printing Company - Omron Corp. - Rechner Sensors - Silicon Laboratories - Synaptics Inc. - Siemens Ag - Texas Instruments Inc. - Tpk Holding - Turck I - Wintek Corp. - Zytronic Research and Markets is a source for international market research reports and market data. More Information: www.researchandmarkets.com/research/njjgkz/capacitive ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2013 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |