Global NEMS Market To Top $108 Million by 2022
A new report, "Global Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS) Market (2012 - 2022) by Applications (STM/AFM, Medical, Gas/Flow Sensor, RF), Products (Switches, Cantilevers), Components (Nanotubes, Nanowires, Nanofilms), Materials (Graphene, ZnO, SiC, GaN, SiO2)," has been published by MarketsandMarkets.
According to the market research firm, the total market is expected to reach over $108.8 million by 2022, at a CAGR of 29.7 percent from 2012 to 2022.
The term "NEMS", or "Nanoelectromechanical Systems", is used to describe devices integrating mechanical and electrical functionality on the nanoscale. NEMS form the logical next step of miniaturisation from MEMS devices. NEMS typically integrate transistor-like nanoelectronics with mechanical actuators, pumps, or motors, and can form chemical, biological, and physical sensors.
The name is derived from typical device dimensions in the nanometre range, leading to low mass, high mechanical resonance frequencies, potentially large quantum mechanical effects such as zero point motion, and a high surface-to-volume ratio useful for surface-based sensing mechanisms.
Uses include accelerometers, or chemical detectors of substances in the air.
The report segregates the overall market for nanoelectromechanical systems into five major segments; namely materials, components, products technology, applications, and geography. The market is forecasted using both bottoms-up and top-down approaches.
There are various applications of NEMS, like tools and equipments, sensing & control and solid state semiconductors. These three major applications can be further segmented into various sub-segments like microscopic application, mass spectroscopy, airbags, powertrains, industrial, medical, wireless communication, RF devices and memory devices.
The major nano-products are nano-tweezers, nano-cantilevers, nano-switches, nano-accelerometers, and nano-fluidic modules. Nano-products are used for different applications depending on their properties and the materials used in them.
