MEMS Gyroscopes Market

MEMS Gyroscopes Market Outlook (2023 to 2033)

A gyroscope is a tool for angular velocity measurement and navigation. It is referred to as a MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical-System) gyroscope if MEMS technology was used to create it. The emergence of MEMS technology makes it possible to create small, low-cost, and low-power sensors. this detects changes in orientation and angular velocity using a very small vibrating mechanism.

For more than the last 30 years, these are in use for ever-increasing applications. An emerging application in the automation sector is likely to increase demand for high performance.

MEMS Gyroscopes are used to determine the orientation of a body in free space. Gyroscopic sensors, for instance, are used in the actual position of robots, planes, and quadcopters. used in smartphones to determine the rotation and orientation of the device. Due to their high performance and low power consumption, these are likely to attract growth in the forecast period. These are also used in image stabilization and automotive airbags systems and in many other applications.

What are key impelling factors anticipated to drive market growth?

Great potential demand is expected from the Mobile devices and wearables segment

These gyroscopes are being used by more smartphone manufacturers because of their tiny size, low power consumption, good performance, and low cost. The MEMS gyroscope was initially integrated into a mobile phone with the iPhone 4. Wearable gadgets utilized in the motion tracking system are integrating MEMS sensors and accelerometers. Wearable fitness trackers for sports use such as accelerometers.

One particular use of these is in tracking body motion in a biofeedback system. Biofeedback refers to the body’s activity in the sense of physical movement. The biofeedback sensors use these as it is the sensor attached to the person’s body to measure bodily functions and parameters. Moreover, with the successful application of Augmented Reality (AR) in various industries, the MEMS gyroscope is used on a large scale to detect complex changes in the angular velocity for AR apps, for instance, watching 360. videos or using a smartphone as the steering wheel in the games.

The rapidly expanding Automotive sector is likely to increase demand for gyroscopes.

Passenger safety should be given utmost importance while planning and manufacturing automotive parts. These are likely to be demanded more as a key part of accelerometers in the automotive industry. Moreover, these are used by manufacturers to identify the rollovers and roll rate measurements in the case of large vehicles.

In terms of the navigation system in vehicles, GPS cannot provide all the information if signals are obstructed by tunnels, tall buildings, mountains, and other such objects. Hence, in such cases, the GPS system uses gyroscopes.

What are the challenges ahead of manufacturers in the market?

Manufacturers face challenges in designing as the reduction in size may result in a loss of performance. Hence, the designing needs to be focused on while developing them. These are two high-performing MEMS devices that are integrated into a single device to work together and offer results. Achieving low-cost and high-performance MEMS solutions is also a challenge in the market.

The performance is affected by all possible manufacturing changes, including temperatures, linear accelerations, packing, etc. So, great care must be given in the early stages of design to attain greater performance and lower costs. Meanwhile, one of the biggest issues facing this business is the packaging. Manufacturers must address packaging concerns for MEMS products throughout the beginning stages of design in order to achieve low cost.

Key developments

• February 2019- A new gyroscope and accelerometer SiP IC with integrated machine learning has been released by STMicroelectronics. The new sensor, LSM6DSOX, focuses on the 3D gyroscope and 3D accelerometer and is compatible with Android. It can be accessed by I2C and SPI as well as via I3C. Significant tilt and motion detection are also included.
• January 2020- TDK Corporation through its company, InvenSense is working with Qualcomm Technologies to provide MEMS audio and motion sensor solutions for the Qualcomm Robotics RB3 platform. The new platform by Qualcomm will support InvenSense’s 6-axis IMUs including 3 axis gyroscope and a 3-axis accelerometer.
• October 2022- Murata has collaborated with eSoftThings to offer high-quality platform and hardware solutions. These new solutions couple of advanced sensor technologies and communication modules by Murata with an IoT platform by eSoftThings.

Some of the leading players in the MEMS gyroscopes market are Bosch, STMicroelectronics, Analog Devices, Memsic, Kionix (ROHM), InvenSense, Murata, Maxim Integrated, and Epson Toyocom.

Segmentation

• By Type :

  • Vibrating wheel
  • Tuning fork
  • Foucault pendulum
  • Wine glass resonator

• By Application :

  • Mobile devices
  • Automotive Industry
  • Cameras and Camcorders
  • Gaming Consoles

• By Regions :

  • North America 
  • Latin America 
  • Western Europe
  • CIS and Russia
  • Asia-Pacific 
  • Japan
  • Middle East and Africa