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Touch Sensor Market

Touch Sensor Market Research Report: Size, Share, Trend Analysis Application (Consumer Electronics, Automotive, Medical Devices, Application_Others), Technology (Capacitive, Resistive, Infrared, Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW), Optical, Technology_Others) and By Region (North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Rest of the World) - Growth Outlook & Industry Forecast To 2025

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Executive Summary

Touch Sensor Market — Snapshot

  • Market Size (2018)

    $7.83B

  • Projected (2025)

    $13.79B

  • CAGR (2017–2025)

    8.2%

  • Key Players

    14+

The global touch sensor market is rapidly growing due to the increasing adoption of touch sensors in various consumer electronics devices such as smartphones & tablets, remote controls, control panels of various home appliances, and in the industrial and automotive industries. The touch sensors are categorized into resistive, capacitive, surface acoustic wave, infrared, optical, and others. The capacitive touch sensors offer various benefits in consumer electronics such as better optical qualities, long product life, and high durability as compared to other touch sensor technologies. In addition, integrating these features of capacitive touch sensors in smartphones is likely to increase the demand for touch sensors during the forecast period. Touch sensors are more convenient and reliable to use as they do not require mechanical motion, unlike mechanical controls and switches. Touch sensors are also known as tactile sensors and are available in various applications such as gaming controllers, home entertainment, home appliances, cellular handsets, public information displays, and portable media devices. The increasing adoption of touch=-enabled displays, growing demand for consumer electronics devices, and utilization of digital technologies are some of the factors that are driving the growth of the global touch sensors market. In April 2018, Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. formed a joint venture with a Japanese company to manufacture copper-based touch sensors. Furthermore, in March 2018, Huawei announced the use of in-display fingerprint sensor technology from Qualcomm.

The global touch sensor market has been segmented into type and application. By type, the market has been segmented into resistive touch sensor, capacitive touch sensor, surface acoustic wave (SAW) touch sensor, optical touch sensor, and others. Among these commercially available touch sensors, capacitive touch sensors are dominating the market due to their wide usage in consumer electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Apart from consumer electronic devices, capacitive touch sensors are also used in the automotive industry. By application, the market has been segmented into consumer electronics, automotive, medical devices, among others. The consumer electronics segment dominated the market due to the wide adoption of touch sensors in smartphones, tablets, and wearables.

The global touch sensor market comprises various global players such as 3M Company, Siemens AG, Infineon Technologies AG, ON Semiconductor NV, Texas Instruments Inc, Fujitsu Limited, NXP Semiconductor, Qualcomm Inc, STMicroelectronics NV, Microchip Technology, Zytronic PLC, Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, ROHM Semiconductor, Azoteq Pty Ltd among others. Smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has deployed a fingerprint touch sensor on the side-panel of the smartphone with the help of Fingerprint Cards AB, a Swedish biometrics company. With this integration, Xiaomi has created a benchmark for smartphone manufacturers to deploy various touch sensors in a device. Microchip Technology and NXP Semiconductors are among the leading touch sensor solution providers for the automotive industry.

Key Insight

The Touch Sensor Market market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.2% from 2017 to 2025.

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Market Scope & Coverage

What this report covers

  • Geographic Coverage: This analysis covers 4 regions: North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Rest of the World.
  • Market Segmentation: The market is analyzed across 4 segments: Consumer Electronics, Automotive, Application_Others, Medical Devices. Forecasts are provided for each segment from 2017 to 2025.
  • Competitive Landscape: 14 leading companies are profiled, covering market positioning, strategies, and recent developments.

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