Sensor Market in Consumer Healthcare by Application, Sensor Type & by Geography - Analysis & Forecast to to 2013 - 2020

The sensor technology is playing an increasingly important role in the consumer healthcare sector by improving the quality of life with the integration of various sensors into the intelligent portable devices. These devices are useful in measuring and controlling the body parameters with accuracy and reliability. The sensor based consumer healthcare devices have started penetrating in different applications such as continuous patient monitoring, handheld and homecare, and wellness and fitness.
This research study on the sensor market in consumer healthcare focuses on various types of sensors such as pressure sensor, temperature sensor, motion sensor, heart-rate sensor, blood glucose sensor, calorie sensor, image sensor, and blood oxygen sensor; the market for image sensor is expected to grow at a high CAGR in the forecast period.

The sensor in consumer healthcare market is expected to reach $47.40 billion by 2020 globally, at an estimated CAGR of 5.56%. The image sensor in consumer healthcare market, which is emerging is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14.13%. North America is the biggest market for sensors in the consumer healthcare sector, followed by Europe and APAC.

The report analyzes the entire market based on all the major geographic segments such as North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World. The report also draws the competitive landscape of the sensors in consumer healthcare industry by analyzing the major players and the strategies adopted by them for growth in the market. Apart from the market segmentation data, the report also includes qualitative analysis of various market dynamics such as the drivers, restraints, opportunities, burning issues, and winning imperatives. It also analyzes the overall market through various models such as the Porter’s five forces model. The report includes profiles of major market players in the global sensor market in consumer healthcare with their respective market share analysis.
The report profiles the major companies active in this field such as Analog Devices, Inc. (U.S.), Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (U.S.), Fujitsu Corporation (Japan), InvenSense, Inc. (U.S.), Infineon Technologies AG (Germany), and few others.

Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 OBJECTIVES
1.2 REPORT DESCRIPTION
1.3 MARKETS COVERED
1.4 STAKEHOLDERS
1.5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
1.5.1 MARKET SIZE
1.5.2 KEY DATA FROM SECONDARY SOURCES
1.5.3 KEY DATA FROM PRIMARY SOURCES
1.5.4 ASSUMPTIONS MADE FOR THE REPORT
1.5.5 LIST OF COMPANIES COVERED DURING STUDY

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

3 COVER STORY
3.1 INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR-CORPORATE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, ALPHASIP
3.2 INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, EPCOS AG.

4 MARKET OVERVIEW
4.1 HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF SENSORS
4.2 SENSORS IN CONSUMER HEALTHCARE
4.3 MARKET DYNAMICS
4.3.1 MARKET DRIVERS
4.3.1.1 Increasing geriatric population to propel the need of monitoring devices
4.3.1.2 Ease-of-use and portability of devices to push point-of- sensors used in healthcare monitoring devices
4.3.1.3 Enhanced user experience due to digital radiology
4.3.1.4 Demand of various diagnostic imaging modalities
4.3.1.5 Increasing demand of image sensors due to advancements in imaging technology
4.3.1.6 Consumer preference of wearable devices
4.3.1.7 Advancing technology
4.3.1.8 Increasing use of radiation therapy in treatment and diagnosis of diseases
4.3.1.9 Continuous growth of the capacitive touch sensors enabled devices in the consumer healthcare sector
4.3.2 MARKET RESTRAINTS
4.3.2.1 Lack of trained personnel
4.3.2.2 High maintenance and refurbishment cost
4.3.2.3 Availability of low cost alternatives
4.3.2.4 Lack of product differentiation
4.3.2.5 Decreasing value of blood glucose kits
4.3.2.6 Lack of proper standardization and calibration of devices and equipment
4.3.3 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
4.3.3.1 Combination with augmented reality image sensors
4.3.3.2 Automated medical capsules
4.3.3.3 Motion sensors for Wearable devices
4.3.3.4 Emerging applications of the Capacitive sensors in the field of Nanotechnology
4.3.3.5 Adoption rates of therapeutic radiology in developing countries
4.3.4 PRESENT SCENARIO
4.3.4.1 MEMS-based sensors
4.3.4.2 Multivariable sensing capabilities
4.3.5 FUTURE SCENARIO
4.3.5.1 Wireless MEMS
4.3.5.2 Nano-electromechanical systems
4.3.6 WINNING IMPERATIVES
4.3.6.1 MEMS sensors in consumer healthcare
4.3.6.2 Demand for multi-touch sensors
4.3.7 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES
4.3.8 EMERGING TRENDS IN THE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE MARKET
4.3.8.1 Image sensor systems for diagnosis of cancer
4.3.8.2 Stick-on skin sensors
4.4 PRICING ANALYSIS
4.5 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
4.6 PATENT ANALYSIS
4.7 PORTER’S ANALYSIS
4.7.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS
4.7.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES
4.7.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS
4.7.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS
4.7.5 DEGREE OF COMPETITION

5 MARKET BY SENSOR TYPE
5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 BLOOD PRESSURE SENSOR
5.3 TEMPERATURE SENSOR
5.4 IMAGE SENSOR
5.5 MOTION SENSOR
5.6 TOUCH SENSOR
5.7 HEART RATE SENSOR
5.8 BLOOD GLUCOSE SENSOR
5.9 RADIATION SENSOR
5.10 ECG SENSOR
5.11 BLOOD OXYGEN SENSOR/PULSE OXIMETER
5.12 LACTATE SENSOR
5.13 PEDOMETER
5.14 ENVIRONMENT SENSOR
5.15 CALORIE SENSOR

6 MARKET BY APPLICATION
6.1 PATIENT MONITORING
6.1.1 ECG MONITOR
6.1.2 HEART RATE MONITOR
6.1.3 HEMODYNAMIC MONITOR
6.1.4 PULSE OXIMETERS
6.1.5 IMPLANTABLE LOOP RECORDER
6.1.6 HOLTER MONITOR
6.1.7 SMART PILLS
6.2 THERAPEUTIC
6.2.1 SYRINGE PUMP
6.2.2 INFUSION PUMP
6.3 IMAGING
6.3.1 ULTRASOUND SCAN
6.3.2 DIGITAL RADIOLOGY
6.3.3 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)
6.3.4 ENDOSCOPY/CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY
6.4 HANDHELD AND HOMECARE
6.4.1 SINGLE POINT BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITOR
6.4.2 DIGITAL THERMOMETER
6.4.3 SLEEP APNEA MONITOR
6.4.4 CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR
6.5 FITNESS AND WELLNESS
6.5.1 FITNESS ARMBAND
6.5.2 REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT
6.5.3 PHYSIOTHERAPY DEVICES
6.5.4 WEARABLE DEVICES
6.5.5 ALTITUDE SENSORS
6.5.6 POSTURE SENSORS
6.5.7 TEMPERATURE SENSORS
6.5.8 BLOOD PRESSURE SENSORS
6.5.9 BLOOD GLUCOSE SENSORS
6.5.10 ECG SENSORS
6.5.11 MOTION SENSORS
6.5.12 HEART RATE SENSORS
6.6 TOUCH SENSOR

7 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
7.1 INTRODUCTION
7.2 NORTH AMERICA
7.3 EUROPE
7.4 APAC
7.5 ROW

8 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.2 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS
8.3 KEY GROWTH STRATEGIES
8.4 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS
8.5 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
8.6 JOINT VENTURES/PARTNERSHIPS/COLLABORATIONS/ ALLIANCES
8.7 OTHERS

9 COMPANY PROFILES
(Overview, Products and Services, Financials, Strategy & Development)*
9.1 3M
9.2 AMETEK, INC.
9.3 ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
9.4 APTINA IMAGING CORPORATION
9.5 ATMEL CORPORATION
9.6 AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES
9.7 BANNER ENGINEERING CORPORATION
9.8 CAMBRIDGE TEMPERATURE CONCEPTS
9.9 DANAHER CORPORATION
9.10 ECARDIO DIAGNOSTICS
9.11 ELMOS SEMICONDUCTOR AG
9.12 EPCOS AG
9.13 FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
9.14 FUJITSU CORPORATION
9.15 GE MEASUREMENT & CONTROL SOLUTIONS
9.16 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
9.17 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
9.18 INVENSENSE. INC.
9.19 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
9.20 MAXIM INTEGRATED
9.21 MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES INC.
9.22 MELEXIS CORPORATION
9.23 MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
9.24 PROTEUS DIGITAL HEALTH, INC.
9.25 QUALCOMM ATHEROS INC. (QCA)
9.26 RF TECHNOLOGIES
9.27 SENSEONICS, INC.
9.28 STMICROELECTRONICS N.V.
9.29 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC.
9.30 TOSHIBA CORPORATION
9.31 VANCIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
*Details on Overview, Products and Services, Financials, Strategy & Development might not be Captured in case of Unlisted Companies.