NEMS market to go through the roof
North America leads the overall NEMS market, followed by Europe, and Asia Pacific. In the rest of the world, the Middle East, and Africa are the largest contributors
According to a new market research report published by MarketsandMarkets, the total NEMS market is expected to reach $108.88 million by 2022, at a CAGR of 29.69% from 2012 to 2022.
NEMS are devices that integrate mechanical and electrical functionality on the nano-scale. NEMS form the logical next step of miniaturisation from MEMS devices. NEMS typically integrate transistor-like nanoelectronics with mechanical actuators, pumps, or motors, and may thereby 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.
Further details are described in the report entitled, "Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS) Market (2012 - 2022) by Applications (Medical, Gas/Flow Sensor, RF), Products (Switches, Cantilevers), Components (Nanotubes, Nanowires, Nanofilms), Materials (Graphene, ZnO, SiC, GaN, SiO2)"
