Sensors to 2010 - Demand and Sales Forecasts, Market Share, Market Size, Market Leaders

 This study analyzes the US sensor industry, presenting historical demand data (1995, 2000 and 2005) and forecasts to 2010 and 2015 by sensor type (e.g., pressure, temperature, flow and level, speed, motion, proximity and positioning, electrical property, chemical property, imaging); and by market (e.g., motor vehicles, industrial, military/aerospace, consumer electrical and electronic products, electronic security).

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 43 major industry players including Honeywell, Delphi, Northrop Grumman, Emerson Electric, Robert Bosch, Rockwell Automation, Eaton, Schneider Electric, Siemens, and Texas Instruments.

     TABLE OF CONTENTS
         INTRODUCTION
   I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  II.    MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
         General
         Economic Environment
           Cyclical Trends
           Long Term Trends
         Personal Income & Expenditure Patterns
         Fixed Investment
         Manufacturing Outlook
         Electrical & Electronic Sector Outlook
         Market Volatility
         Pricing Patterns
         International Environment
           World Supply & Demand
           Trends in US Foreign Trade
              Imports
              Exports
 III.    TECHNOLOGY
         General
         Sensor Technology
           Electrical & Magnetic
           Photoelectric & Optoelectronic
           Mechanical
           Sonic & Ultrasonic
           Other
           Solid-State
         Advanced Technological Concepts
           Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS)
           Smart Sensors & Smart Dust
           Nanotechnology
           Electronic Noses & Tongues
           Telematics
  IV.    PRODUCTS
         General
         Process Variable Sensors
           Pressure Sensors
              Differential & Gauge
              Vacuum & Absolute
           Temperature Sensors
              Thermocouples
              Thermistors
              RTDs
              Other
           Flow & Level Sensors
              Ultrasonic & Electromagnetic
              Mass Flow
              Differential Pressure
              Other/Advanced
           Other Process Variable Sensors
         Physical Property Sensors
           Speed Sensors
           Motion Sensors
           Other Physical Property Sensors
         Proximity & Positioning Sensors
         Electrical Property Sensors
         Chemical Property Sensors
         Imaging Sensors
         Other Sensors & Transducers
   V.    MARKETS
         General
         Motor Vehicles
           Motor Vehicle Sector Outlook
           Automotive Electronics Demand
           Motor Vehicle Sensor Market
              Demand by Sensor Type
              Demand by Motor Vehicle System
         Industrial
           Process Manufacturing Outlook
           Process Control Sensor Market
           Machinery & Equipment Outlook
           Machinery & Equipment Sensor Market
         Military/Aerospace
           Military/Aerospace Sector Outlook
           Military/Aerospace Sensor Market
         Consumer Electrical & Electronic Products
           Consumer Electrical & Electronic Sensor Market
           Household Appliances
           Consumer Electrical/Electronics
         Electronic Security
           Electronic Security Outlook
           Electronic Security Sensor Market
         Medical
           Health Care Sector Outlook
           Medical Sensor Market
         Information Technology
           Information Technology Outlook
           Information Technology Sensor Market
         Other Markets
  VI.    INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
         General
         Industry Composition
         Market Share & Leading Producers
         Research & Product Development
         Manufacturing
         Marketing & Distribution
         Financial Issues & Requirements
         Mergers, Acquisitions & Industry Restructuring
         Company Profiles
           Agilent Technologies Incorporated
           Airpax Corporation LLC
           AMETEK Incorporated
           Analog Devices Incorporated
           Ashcroft Holdings Incorporated
           Autoliv Incorporated
           Avago Technologies Pte
           Banner Engineering Corporation
           Bosch (Robert) GmbH
           Cherry Corporation
           Danaher Corporation
           Delphi Corporation
           Dresser Incorporated
           Eaton Corporation
           Emerson Electric Company
           Ford Motor Company
           Freescale Semiconductor Incorporated
           General Electric Company
           Goodrich Corporation
           Heraeus Holding GmbH
           Honeywell International Incorporated
           Invensys plc
           Johnson Controls Incorporated
           Measurement Specialties Incorporated
           Motorola Incorporated
           NGK Spark Plug Company Limited
           Northrop Grumman Corporation
           OMRON Corporation
           PerkinElmer Incorporated
           Raytheon Company
           Rockwell Automation Incorporated
           Rockwell Collins Incorporated
           Royal Philips Electronics NV
           Schneider Electric SA
           Sensata Technologies Incorporated
           Siemens AG
           Stoneridge Incorporated
           Texas Instruments Incorporated
           TRW Automotive Holdings Corporation
           TT electronics plc
           Tyco International Limited
           Vishay Intertechnology Incorporated
           Visteon Corporation
           Other Sensor Companies

  US demand for sensors, transducers and associated housings will reach $12.1 billion in 2010. Gains will be based on an improved outlook for motor vehicles and other sensor-containing products. Best prospects include advanced proximity and positioning sensors, optical chemical sensors, CMOS and thermal imaging sensors, and advanced physical property sensors.