Acoustic Wave Sensor (SAW And BAW) Market - Global Forecast, Trend & Analysis - Segmentation By Sensing Parameters [Pressure, Temperature, Mass, Torque, Humidity, Chemical, Touch, Others], Applications And Geography (2013-2018)

Acoustic wave sensors are expected to show good growth across different application segments due to their competitive advantages over the other technologies. As of now, temperature, pressure, torque, and viscosity sensors are the only ones to have reached complete commercialization but we predict a healthy growth of the other sensors as well in future as more applications of acoustic wave sensors get realized in the years to come. Acoustic wave temperature and pressure sensors are increasingly used in automotive and industrial applications with some applications of torque sensors as well.

Due to lesser response time, passive nature, and wireless operation, acoustic wave sensors are gradually replacing conventional sensors for a variety of applications such as industrial, automotives, consumer electronics, military and aerospace, and healthcare segments. There has been a growth in the automotive industry that uses sensors to a greater extent from applications such as TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring System), engine management, emission control to monitoring of air volume, torque sensing, exhaust gas pressure of EGR system. Adoption of acoustic wave sensors in many application segments will add on to their consumption in the future. Safety related mandates in regions like North America and Europe are driving the growth of sensors in automotive industry.

Technological advancement is opening new doors for the growth of acoustic wave sensors especially in automotive and medical applications. Penetration of MEMS technology in acoustic wave sensing in future is expected to play a major role in the overall market in the years to come.
The market size of acoustic wave sensors in the year 2012 was $256.0 million and is expected to reach $721.13 million units by 2018, at an estimated CAGR of 20.2%. In terms of volume, the unit shipment for acoustic wave sensors was 848.81 million units in the year 2012 and is expected to reach 2,985.40 million units by 2018, at an estimated CAGR of 24.8% from 2013 to 2018.

Scope of the Report

This research report categorizes the global acoustic wave sensor market on the basis of different parameters sensed using these sensors, the applications for which the sensors are used and geographical analysis; forecasting revenue and analyzing trends in the acoustic wave sensor market.

On the basis of sensing parameter

In this section, acoustic wave sensor market is divided on the basis of sensing parameter into temperature, pressure, mass, torque, humidity, viscosity, chemical vapour, and others.

On the basis of applications

In this section, acoustic wave sensor market is divided on the basis of applications for which the sensors are used. Automotives, military and aerospace, consumer electronics, healthcare, industrial and others are the prominent segments that consume acoustic wave sensors.

On the basis of geography

North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and ROW are covered in the report.
North America is subdivided into U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Europe is further divided into UK, Germany, France, Italy and others.
Asia-Pacific is subdivided into China, Japan, India and others.
ROW is segmented into Russia, Middle East, and Brazil.
Each section will provide market data, market drivers, trends and opportunities, key players, and competitive outlook. This report will also provide market tables for covering the sub-segments and micro-markets. In addition, it provides  20 company profiles covering the sub-segments such as “Overview”, “Products & Services”, “Financials”, “Strategy”, and “Developments”.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION
  1.1 KEY TAKE-AWAYS
  1.2 REPORT DESCRIPTION
  1.3 MARKETS COVERED
  1.4 STAKEHOLDERS
  1.5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
      1.5.1 FORECASTING APPROACH OF ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET
      1.5.2 KEY DATA POINTS FROM SECONDARY SOURCES
      1.5.3 KEY DATA POINTS FROM PRIMARY SOURCES
      1.5.4 ASSUMPTIONS MADE FOR THIS REPORT
      1.5.5 COMPANIES COVERED IN THIS REPORT

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

3 MARKET OVERVIEW
  3.1 EVOLUTION OF ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSORS
  3.2 BASICS, STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR
  3.3 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS
  3.4 MARKET SEGMENTATION
  3.5 MARKET DYNAMICS
      3.5.1 DRIVERS
            3.5.1.1 WIRELESS & PASSIVE IN NATURE
            3.5.1.2 GROWTH OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
            3.5.1.3 LOW MANUFACTURING COST
      3.5.2 RESTRAINTS
            3.5.2.1 SAW SENSORS CAN BE REPLACED BY OTHER SENSORS FOR CONVENTIONAL APPLICATIONS
      3.5.3 OPPORTUNITIES
            3.5.3.1 WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY ADVANCEMENTS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOM SECTORS
            3.5.3.2 GROWING NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
  3.6 WINNING IMPERATIVES
      3.6.1 MINIATURISATION
  3.7 BURNING ISSUES
      3.7.1 STABILITY (TECHNOLOGY DYNAMICS)
  3.8 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
  3.9 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS
      3.9.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS
      3.9.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES
      3.9.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS
      3.9.4 BARGAINING POWER OF CUSTOMERS
      3.9.5 INTENSITY OF RIVALRY

4 MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY
  4.1 INTRODUCTION
  4.2 SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE (SAW) SENSORS
      4.2.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
            4.2.1.1 APAC EMERGES AS THE FASTEST GROWING MARKET
      4.2.2 MARKET BY APPLICATION
            4.2.2.1 HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS OFFER SIGNIFICANT GROWTH POTENTIAL
  4.3 BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE (BAW) SENSORS
      4.3.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
            4.3.1.1 BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE (BAW) SENSORS PROMISE HIGH GROWTH IN THE APAC REGION
      4.3.2 MARKET BY APPLICATION
            4.3.2.1 BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE (BAW) SENSORS EXPECTED TO FACE HUGE DEMAND FROM CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SECTOR

5 MARKET BY SENSING PARAMETER
  5.1 INTRODUCTION
  5.2 TEMPERATURE SENSING
      5.2.1 HIGH MARKET PENETRATION IN EUROPE
      5.2.2 HIGH POTENTIAL IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
  5.3 PRESSURE SENSING
      5.3.1 HIGH GROWTH IN APAC REGION
      5.3.2 AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS GROSSED THE HIGHEST REVENUE
  5.4 MASS SENSING
      5.4.1 EUROPE COVERS AROUND 45% OF THE TOTAL MARKET
      5.4.2 SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
  5.5 TORQUE SENSING
      5.5.1 BOOSTED BY GROWTH IN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
      5.5.2 INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS ACCOUNTED FOR SECOND LARGEST MARKET
  5.6 HUMIDITY SENSING
      5.6.1 EUROPE OCCUPIED THE LARGEST MARKET SHARE
      5.6.2 INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST MARKET SHARE
  5.7 VISCOSITY SENSING
      5.7.1 APAC WILL GROW BY HIGHEST CAGR
      5.7.2 INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS COMMANDED THE LARGEST SHARE
  5.8 CHEMICAL VAPOR SENSING
      5.8.1 APAC ACCOUNTS FOR ALMOST 34% OF THE TOTAL MARKET SHARE
      5.8.2 MILITARY AND AEROSPACE HAS THE HIGHEST CAGR OF CHEMICAL VAPOUR SENSOR
  5.9 OTHER PARAMETER SENSING (BIOSENSORS, TOUCH SENSOR, LEVEL SENSOR, AND FLOW SENSOR)
      5.9.1 EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA TOGETHER COVER ALMOST 75% OF THE TOTAL MARKET
      5.9.2 AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS COMMANDED THE LARGEST SHARE

6 MARKET BY APPLICATION
  6.1 INTRODUCTION
  6.2 MARKET FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
      6.2.1 POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS ARE COMBUSTION CONTROL AND MONITORING AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING
      6.2.2 TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE SENSORS TOGETHER OCCUPY ALMOST 72% OF THE TOTAL AW SENSOR MARKET FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
  6.3 MARKET FOR MILITARY AND AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS
      6.3.1 NORTH AMERICA HOLDS LARGEST MARKET (46%) SHARE
      6.3.2 TEMPERATURE SENSORS OCCUPY ALMOST 43% OF THE MILITARY AND AEROSPACE APPLICATION MARKET
  6.4 MARKET FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATION
      6.4.1 EUROPE COMMANDED THE LARGEST SHARE IN 2012
      6.4.2 TEMPERATURE SENSORS OCCUPY AROUND 50% OF THE OVERALL MARKET
  6.5 MARKET FOR HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS
      6.5.1 DEVELOPMENT OF WIRELESS HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY IS ACTING AS A DRIVER
      6.5.2 TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE SENSORS TOGETHER OCCUPY ALMOST 70% OF THE MARKET FOR HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS
  6.6 MARKET FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
      6.6.1 HIGH ANTICIPATED GROWTH OF THE INDUSTRIES IN CHINA IS ACTING AS A DRIVER
      6.6.2 INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS HAS THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL OF ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR
  6.7 MARKET FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS
      6.7.1 EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA TOGETHER OCCUPY 67% OF THE TOTAL MARKET
      6.7.2 CHEMICAL VAPOUR SENSOR ARE EXPECTED TO GROW AT A HIGHEST CAGR FROM 2013 TO 2018

7 GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
  7.1 INTRODUCTION
  7.2 NORTH AMERICA
      7.2.1 U.S. IS THE LARGEST MARKET FOR ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSORS IN NORTH AMERICA
      7.2.2 AW TORQUE SENSOR IS EXPECTED TO GROW AT A HIGHEST ESTIMATED CAGR IN NORTH AMERICA
      7.2.3 AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS COMMANDED THE LARGEST SHARE IN 2012
  7.3 EUROPE
      7.3.1 THE MARKET OF U.K. COMMANDED THE LARGEST SHARE IN 2012
      7.3.2 TEMPERATURE SENSOR IS THE HIGHEST REVENUE CONTRIBUTOR ACROSS EUROPE
      7.3.3 AROUND 52% OF THE ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSORS ARE USED FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS IN EUROPE
  7.4 APAC
      7.4.1 THE ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET OF CHINA LEADS IN TERMS OF VALUE
      7.4.2 AW TEMPERATURE SENSOR IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN ITS DOMINANCE THROUGHOUT THE FORECASTED PERIOD
      7.4.3 THE ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET IN APAC IS LARGELY DRIVEN BY INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; FOLLOWED BY AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
  7.5 ROW
      7.5.1 RUSSIA ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST MARKET IN 2012
      7.5.2 ROW IS LARGELY DRIVEN BY TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE SENSORS
      7.5.3 PETROCHEMICAL AND OIL AND GAS APPLICATIONS ARE THE HIGHEST REVENUE GENERATOR

8 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  8.1 OVERVIEW
  8.2 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
      8.2.1 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS
  8.3 COMPETITIVE SITUATION & TRENDS
      8.3.1 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
      8.3.2 AGREEMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES & COLLABORATIONS
      8.3.3 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

9 COMPANY PROFILES
  9.1 API TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
  9.2 ASR&D CORPORATION 
  9.3 BOSTON PIEZO-OPTICS INC.
  9.4 CERAMTEC
  9.5 CTS CORPORATION
  9.6 ECS INC. INTERNATIONAL
  9.7 EPCOS
  9.8 EPSON TOYOCOM
  9.9 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
  9.10 KYOCERA
  9.11 MURATA MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.
  9.12 PANASONIC CORP.
  9.13 PHONON CORPORATION
  9.14 RAKON
  9.15 RALTRON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
  9.16 SENSEOR
  9.17 SHOULDER ELECTRONICS LTD.
  9.18 TELEDYNE MICROWAVE SOLUTIONS
  9.19 TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 
  9.20 VECTRON INTERNATIONAL

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1 GLOBAL ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 2 GLOBAL ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 3 ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSORS, MARKET REVENUE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 4 SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE (SAW) SENSORS, MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 5 SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE (SAW) SENSORS, MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATION, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 6 BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE (BAW) SENSORS, MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 7 BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE (BAW) SENSORS, MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATION, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 8 ACOUSTIC WAVE TEMPERATURE SENSORS, MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 9 ACOUSTIC WAVE TEMPERATURE SENSORS, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 10 ACOUSTIC WAVE TEMPERATURE SENSORS MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 11 ACOUSTIC WAVE TEMPERATURE SENSOR, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION UNITS)
TABLE 12 ACOUSTIC WAVE PRESSURE SENSOR MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 13 ACOUSTIC WAVE PRESSURE SENSOR, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 14 ACOUSTIC WAVE PRESSURE SENSOR REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 15 ACOUSTIC WAVE PRESSURE SENSOR, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 16 ACOUSTIC WAVE MASS SENSOR MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 17 ACOUSTIC WAVE MASS SENSOR, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 18 ACOUSTIC WAVE MASS SENSOR MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2016 ($MILLION)
TABLE 19 ACOUSTIC WAVE MASS SENSOR, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 20 ACOUSTIC WAVE TORQUE SENSOR MARKET REVENUE,  BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 21 ACOUSTIC WAVE TORQUE SENSOR, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 22 ACOUSTIC WAVE TORQUE SENSOR MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 23 ACOUSTIC WAVE TORQUE SENSOR, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 24 ACOUSTIC WAVE HUMIDITY SENSOR MARKET REVENUE,  BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 25 ACOUSTIC WAVE HUMIDITY SENSOR, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 26 ACOUSTIC WAVE HUMIDITY SENSOR MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 27 ACOUSTIC WAVE HUMIDITY SENSOR, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 28 ACOUSTIC WAVE VISCOSITY SENSOR MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 29 ACOUSTIC WAVE VISCOSITY SENSOR, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 30 ACOUSTIC WAVE VISCOSITY SENSOR, MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 31 ACOUSTIC WAVE VISCOSITY SENSOR, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 32 ACOUSTIC WAVE CHEMICAL VAPOR SENSOR MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 33 ACOUSTIC WAVE CHEMICAL VAPOR SENSOR, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 34 ACOUSTIC WAVE CHEMICAL VAPOR SENSOR MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 35 ACOUSTIC WAVE CHEMICAL VAPOR SENSOR, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 36 ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSORS FOR SENSING OTHER PARAMETERS, MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 37 ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSORS FOR SENSING OTHER PARAMETERS, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 38 ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSORS FOR SENSING OTHER PARAMETERS, MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 39 ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSORS FOR SENSING OTHER PARAMETERS, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 40 GLOBAL ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 41 GLOBAL ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 42 PASSENGER CAR PRODUCTION, 2011
TABLE 43 MARKET REVENUE FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 44 SHIPMENTS FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION UNITS)
TABLE 45 MARKET REVENUE FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 46 SHIPMENTS FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION UNITS)
TABLE 47 MILITARY EXPENDITURE IN 2011
TABLE 48 MARKET REVENUE FOR MILITARY AND AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 49 MARKET FOR MILITARY AND AEROSPACE APPLICATION, SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION UNITS)
TABLE 50 MARKET REVENUE FOR MILITARY AND AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 51 MARKET FOR MILITARY AND AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 52 MARKET REVENUE FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 53 MARKET FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 54 MARKET REVENUE FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 55 MARKET FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATION, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 56 MARKET REVENUE FOR HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 57 MARKET FOR HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 58 MARKET REVENUE FOR HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 59 MARKET FOR HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY SENSING PARAMETERS 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 60 MARKET REVENUE FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 61 MARKET FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 62 MARKET REVENUE FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, BY SENSING PARAMETER, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 63 MARKET FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 64 MARKET REVENUE FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 65 MARKET FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 66 MARKET FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY SENSING PARAMETER, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 67 MARKET FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS, UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 68 GLOBAL ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 69 NORTH AMERICA: MARKET REVENUE, BY COUNTRY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 70 NORTH AMERICA: UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY COUNTRY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 71 NORTH AMERICA: MARKET REVENUE, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 72 NORTH AMERICA: UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 73 NORTH AMERICA: MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 74 NORTH AMERICA: UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 75 EUROPE: MARKET REVENUE, BY COUNTRY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 76 EUROPE: UNIT SHIPMENTS BY COUNTRY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 77 EUROPE: MARKET REVENUE, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 78 EUROPE: UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 79 EUROPE: MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 80 EUROPE: UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 81 APAC: MARKET REVENUE, BY COUNTRY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 82 APAC: UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY COUNTRY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 83 APAC: MARKET REVENUE, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 84 APAC: UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 85 APAC: MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 86 APAC: UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 87 ROW: MARKET REVENUE, BY COUNTRY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 88 ROW: UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY COUNTRY, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 89 ROW: MARKET REVENUE, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 90 ROW: UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 91 ROW: MARKET REVENUE,  BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 92 ROW: UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 93 MARKET SHARE RANKINGS, 2012
TABLE 94 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS (2009 – 2012)
TABLE 95 AGREEMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES & COLLABORATIONS (2010 – 2012)
TABLE 96 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (2009 – 2012)
TABLE 97 API TECHNOLOGIES: REVENUE ($MILLION)
TABLE 98 CTS: REVENUE ($MILLION)
TABLE 99 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL: REVENUE ($MILLION)
TABLE 100 KYOCERA: REVENUE ($BILLION)
TABLE 101 MURATA MANUFACTURING: REVENUE ($MILLION)
TABLE 102 PANASONIC: REVENUE ($BILLION)
TABLE 103 RAKON: REVENUE ($MILLION)
TABLE 104 TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR: REVENUE ($MILLION)

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1  GLOBAL ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET – RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
FIGURE 2  MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION
FIGURE 3  DATA TRIANGULATION
FIGURE 4  GENERAL STRUCTURE OF A SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE (SAW) SENSOR
FIGURE 5  ELECTRIC FIELD RESULTING FROM OPPOSITE POLARITY OF THE ELECTRODES
FIGURE 6  ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
FIGURE 7  IMPACT ANALYSIS OF MARKET DRIVERS
FIGURE 8  IMPACT ANALYSIS OF MARKET RESTRAINTS
FIGURE 9  ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET VALUE CHAIN
FIGURE 10 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES MODEL FOR ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET
FIGURE 11 PRICE-VOLUME ANALYSIS FOR ACOUSTIC WAVE TEMPERATURE SENSORS
FIGURE 12 ACOUSTIC WAVE TEMPERATURE SENSORS, MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2012 – 2018
FIGURE 13 ACOUSTIC WAVE TEMPERATURE SENSOR, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012
FIGURE 14 PRICE-VOLUME ANALYSIS FOR ACOUSTIC WAVE PRESSURE SENSOR
FIGURE 15 ACOUSTIC WAVE PRESSURE SENSOR MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2012 – 2018
FIGURE 16 ACOUSTIC WAVE PRESSURE SENSOR, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012
FIGURE 17 PRICE-VOLUME ANALYSIS FOR ACOUSTIC WAVE MASS SENSOR
FIGURE 18 ACOUSTIC WAVE MASS SENSOR MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2012 – 2018
FIGURE 19 ACOUSTIC WAVE MASS SENSOR, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012
FIGURE 20 PRICE-VOLUME ANALYSIS FOR ACOUSTIC WAVE TORQUE SENSORS
FIGURE 21 ACOUSTIC WAVE TORQUE SENSOR MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2012 – 2018
FIGURE 22 ACOUSTIC WAVE TORQUE SENSOR, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012
FIGURE 23 PRICE-VOLUME ANALYSIS FOR ACOUSTIC WAVE HUMIDITY SENSORS
FIGURE 24 ACOUSTIC WAVE HUMIDITY SENSOR MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2012 – 2018
FIGURE 25 ACOUSTIC WAVE HUMIDITY SENSOR REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012
FIGURE 26 PRICE-VOLUME ANALYSIS FOR ACOUSTIC WAVE VISCOSITY SENSOR
FIGURE 27 ACOUSTIC WAVE VISCOSITY SENSOR MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2012 – 2018
FIGURE 28 ACOUSTIC WAVE VISCOSITY SENSOR, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012
FIGURE 29 PRICE-VOLUME ANALYSIS FOR ACOUSTIC WAVE CHEMICAL VAPOR SENSOR
FIGURE 30 ACOUSTIC WAVE CHEMICAL VAPOR SENSOR MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2012 – 2018
FIGURE 31 ACOUSTIC WAVE CHEMICAL VAPOR SENSOR, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012
FIGURE 32 PRICE-VOLUME ANALYSIS OF ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSORS FOR SENSING OTHER PARAMETERS
FIGURE 33 ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSORS FOR SENSING OTHER PARAMETERS, MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2012 – 2018
FIGURE 34 ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSORS FOR SENSING OTHER PARAMETERS, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012
FIGURE 35 POTENTIAL AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS OF ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR
FIGURE 36 ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012
FIGURE 37 ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET FOR MILITARY AND AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012
FIGURE 38 ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATION, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012
FIGURE 39 ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET FOR HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012
FIGURE 40 ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012
FIGURE 41 ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012
FIGURE 42 ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012
FIGURE 43 ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY SENSING PARAMETERS, 2012
FIGURE 44 NORTH AMERICA: ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY COUNTRY, 2012 ($MILLION)
FIGURE 45 NORTH AMERICA: ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 ($MILLION)
FIGURE 46 EUROPE: ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY COUNTRY, 2012 ($MILLION)
FIGURE 47 EUROPE: ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 ($MILLION)
FIGURE 48 APAC: ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY COUNTRY, 2012 ($MILLION)
FIGURE 49 APAC: ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 ($MILLION)
FIGURE 50 ROW: ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY COUNTRY, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)
FIGURE 51 ROW: ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR MARKET, REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 – 2018 ($MILLION)

The wireless and passive nature of acoustic wave sensors has opened doors for several new applications in automotives and industries. Growth of automotive market during the last few years has boosted the market for acoustic wave sensors significantly as a result of growing concerns for safety among vehicle manufacturers. Industrial and automotive applications will remain the biggest market for acoustic wave sensors and many companies will be emerging in this market in the coming years. Healthcare market will be growing at a swift rate during the forecasted period with the emergence of new applications. Surface acoustic wave technology takes advantage of the piezoelectric effect in its operation. Most modern surface acoustic wave sensors use an input interdigitated transducer (IDT) to convert an electrical signal into an acoustic wave.

Low manufacturing cost and further reduction in prices of these sensors throughout the forecasted period will be amongst the strong factors for increasing their consumption in fast growing application like automotives and healthcare. Europe leads in terms of revenue generation with most of the acoustic wave device manufacturers based there. The fastest growth is expected from APAC which offers great potential for acoustic wave sensors for various applications especially automotives and industrial segment.
The value of acoustic wave sensor market was $256.0 million in 2012 and is expected to reach $721.13 million in 2018, at an estimated CAGR of 20.2% from 2013 to 2018. In terms of volume, the total number of acoustic wave sensors shipped was 848.81 million units in 2012 and is expected to reach 2,985.40 million units by 2018, at an estimated CAGR of 24.8% from 2013 to 2018. The rapid growth in market size is due to the advantages of acoustic wave sensors over other technologies, emergence of new applications, and the smaller form factor of these devices.

The top acoustic wave sensor manufacturers are Vectron International (U.S.), Senseor (France), Honeywell International (U.S.) and Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Japan). Being the pioneer in acoustic wave sensor market, Vectron International (U.S.) is the market leader, whose market position remained unchanged for the past few years. Besides top companies mentioned above, companies like Burkert (Germany), Electronic Sensor Technology (U.S.), GE Sensing (U.S.), Heinz Messwiderstaende (Germany), IntelliSAW (U.S.), Northrop Grumman (U.S.), Pro-micron (Germany), RF SAW (U.S.), SAW Instruments (Germany), sensAction (Germany), Transense (U.K.) and many more are found to be manufacturing acoustic wave sensor for various applications.

Source: MarketsandMarkets Analysis