Good post OZ

Those slides from Mounier regarding the MEMS outlook are really great and esay to understand. I which I could post some right here but I'm not able.

Nevertheless, this is the conclusion side :

Conclusions

• Although the consumer application is one having the highest growth in volume (about 20% expected over 2012- 2019), the strong price pressure (-7% a year) gives a modest 13% revenues growth over 2013-2019.

• But many new devices are in development – smartphone is the target but price pressure is strong.

• Overcoming size / cost issues is possible through:

• Innovative design (single design for 6DOF …)

• Processes improvements: • TSV, 3D MEMS, new bonding (Au-Si eutectic, Al-Ge), CMOS MEMS • Breakthrough technologies:

• New principle: BAW resonant sensor (Qualtré)

• M&NEMS (Tronic’s) • New materials: magnetic layer, piezoMEMS (PZT, AlN)

By 2019, we estimate these new approaches could contribute to 20% of the total MEMS market (estimated to be at 24-27 B$)