Status of the inertial MEMS-based sensors in the automotive

Abstract

The inertial sensor applications are the most active among the MEMS markets. This paper analyzes the future market for accelerometers and gyros. Yole found that between 2003 and 2007, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of gyroscopes will be 25%, coming from 348M$ in 2003 to 827M$ and the CAGR of acceleration sensor will reached 10%, coming from 351M$ to 504M$. For the first time, the markets for micro machined gyroscope will exceed acceleration sensor markets in 2005. Both markets are now dominated by automotive applications.