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Introduction

The semiconductor universe consists of integrated circuits (ICs) and optoelectronic, sensor, and discrete (O-S-D) components. Although often overlooked in the past, the O-S-D market segments now command more attention due to a number of high-growth product categories that have consistently outperformed ICs and several "hot" emerging technologies that have moved into volume production.  Among these technologies are microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for sensors and actuators and high-brightness light-emitting diodes (HB-LEDs) for solid-state lighting applications.

IC Insights' 2012 O-S-D Report covers all the product categories of the optoelectronics, sensors/actuators, and discretes markets, which together accounted for nearly 18% of total semiconductor sales in 2011 compared to about 14% in 2000.

Key Findings Include:

  • New fast-growing applications such as solid-state lighting, hand-gesture controls, and smart-grid energy management are projected to help push sales of O-S-D devices to record-high levels each year through 2016.
  • LED sales continued to shine in 2011, rising 16% and surpassing $10 billion for the first time.  However, high-brightness LEDs are facing slower growth rates in the next few years as backlighting matures and suppliers wresle to cut costs in solid-state lighting.
  • There is no slowdown in MEMS-based sensors as rising shipments of accelerometers and gyroscope devices smash annual sales records and these products march toward the $6 billion revenue mark in the next five years.
  • CMOS image sensors shook off excess inventories and pushed beyond $6 billion in sales with 29% growth in 2011.  Expect new automotive vision systems and digital-imaging applications in medical and other markets to accelerate sales through the middle of this decade!
  • Power transistor sales enabled the discretes market to rise by an above-average 8% in 2011.  By 2016, power transistors are expected to account for 60% of total discrete sales.

Discover many facts like these in the O-S-D Report

 

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The O-S-D Report is accessible over the Internet. Using the provided password, the valuable market data in the O-S-D Report can be viewed with any computer connected to the Internet. Documents are keyword searchable and include color graphs, tables, and illustrations. This is a great solution for those times when you're traveling.