wireless sensors: a device and material perspective
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Wireless Sensors: A Device and MaterialPerspective
Kenneth Chua – Research Analyst Technical Insights Group
Innovation and Enterprise Week (IEW)
A*STAR, Singapore
September 28, 2010
Frost & Sullivan’s Industry Coverage
1. Aerospace & Defense
2. Automotive & Transportation
3. Chemicals, Materials & Food
4. Electronics & Security
5. Energy & Power Systems
6. Environmental & Building
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6. Environmental & Building Technologies
7. Healthcare
8. Industrial Automation & Process Control
9. Information & Communications Technologies
10. Measurement & Instrumentation
33 End-User Segments
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Introduction and Technology Overview
Growth Drivers and Restraints
Contents
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55 Industry Revenue and Growth
66 Conclusion
Emerging Technology Trends
Introduction and Technology Overview
Wireless SensorsWireless Sensors
For most of the decade, Wireless Sensors has been said to be the “Next Big Thing”. Explosive growth however, has not been as previously expected.
For most of the decade, Wireless Sensors has been said to be the “Next Big Thing”. Explosive growth however, has not been as previously expected.
Economic
Environment
Enabling
Technologies
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We have seen in the past 3-4 years, a greater acceptance has been seen.
We will discuss on the growth patterns linked to Wireless Sensors, technologies fueling its current growth, and key areas developments are expected to take place in.
We have seen in the past 3-4 years, a greater acceptance has been seen.
We will discuss on the growth patterns linked to Wireless Sensors, technologies fueling its current growth, and key areas developments are expected to take place in.
Source: Frost & Sullivan
Inherent
Technological
Advantages
Growth Drivers and Restraints (2010-2015)
Driv
ers
Driv
ers
Active Promotion By Suppliers
Ease of Installation
Reduction in
Installation Cost
Drive For Energy Conservation
Sharp Decline In Prices
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Re
stra
ints
Re
stra
ints
Denotes Long term Impact
Denotes Current Impact
Competition With Wired Sensor
Security And Reliability (Meeting Standards)
Battery Life & Replacement
Cost
Safety Regulations
Source: Frost & Sullivan.
DeployableSize
End-User SegmentsOverview
Transportation
Defense & Security
Agriculture
Some major end-user segments will be able to benefit from deployment of wireless sensors
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End-User Segments for
Wireless Sensors
Building Automation
Oil & Gas
Medical & Healthcare Industrial
Energy
End-User SegmentsTotal Sensor Market – Percent of Revenue by End-User
Breakdown of revenue in the sensor market (2008). Highlights indicate strategic end-user segments able to benefit from application of wireless sensors.
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Global Sensor Market (2008) – Percent of Revenue by End-User Segment
Source: Frost & Sullivan.
End-User SegmentsEnd-User Application (1/2)
• Gas & liquid sensing
• Automated Process
control
• Control tank monitoring
• Condition-based
maintanance
• Waste monitoring
• Safety
• Gas & liquid sensing
• Automated Process
control
• Control tank monitoring
• Condition-based
maintanance
• Waste monitoring
• Safety
IndustrialIndustrial
• HVAC
• Light sensors
• Occupancy sensing
• Daylight harvesting
• Carbon dioxide sensing
• Preventive care
• Structural sensing
• HVAC
• Light sensors
• Occupancy sensing
• Daylight harvesting
• Carbon dioxide sensing
• Preventive care
• Structural sensing
Building AutomationBuilding Automation
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• Asset management
• Soil monitoring
• Moisture sensing
• Food storage monitoring
• Asset management
• Soil monitoring
• Moisture sensing
• Food storage monitoring
Agriculture & FoodAgriculture & Food
• Container tracker
• Security sensors
• Smoke detectors
• Temperature and gas
humidity
• Automotive application
• Container tracker
• Security sensors
• Smoke detectors
• Temperature and gas
humidity
• Automotive application
TransportationTransportation
End-User SegmentsEnd-User Application (2/2)
• Consumption monitoring
• Battery condition
monitoring
• Smart Grid application
• Self-powered sensors –
Energy harvesting
• Consumption monitoring
• Battery condition
monitoring
• Smart Grid application
• Self-powered sensors –
Energy harvesting
EnergyEnergy
• Mine detection
• Ground-mapping chemical
detection
• Biological monitoring
• Container monitoring
• Asset management
• Personnel vital activity
sensing
• Surveillence
• Mine detection
• Ground-mapping chemical
detection
• Biological monitoring
• Container monitoring
• Asset management
• Personnel vital activity
sensing
• Surveillence
Defense & SecurityDefense & Security
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• Surveillence • Surveillence
• Real-time health monitoring
• Non-invasive monitoring
• Patient monitoring in
hospitals
• Real-time health monitoring
• Non-invasive monitoring
• Patient monitoring in
hospitals
Medical & HealthcareMedical & Healthcare
• Pipeline condition
monitoring
• Petroleum processing
• Pipeline condition
monitoring
• Petroleum processing
Oil & GasOil & Gas
Emerging Technology TrendsLife Cycle Analysis for Major Sensor Technologies
MEMS
Between growing
and matured stageMark
et
Valu
e Technology StatusTechnology Status
• Carbon-based Nanosensors:
Still in development stage.
Expected commercial impact
to occur no sooner than 6
years
• WSN: Still an emerging
• Carbon-based Nanosensors:
Still in development stage.
Expected commercial impact
to occur no sooner than 6
years
• WSN: Still an emerging
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Wireless Sensor
Networks (WSN)
Growing stage,
Commercially proven
MaturityDevelopment Growth
Carbon NanoSensors
Still in development stage
Decline
Time
Source: Frost & Sullivan.
• WSN: Still an emerging
technology. Making inroads to
commercial applications
• MEMS: Technology has seen
widespread commercial
applications, but is still
expected to grow
• WSN: Still an emerging
technology. Making inroads to
commercial applications
• MEMS: Technology has seen
widespread commercial
applications, but is still
expected to grow
Key Nano-Scale Sensors
MEMS Based Sensors
Emerging Technology TrendsKey Development Areas
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Development
Areas Energy Harvesting Capabilities
Communication Standards
Pressure Sensors
Microfluidic (Lab on
Chip) devices
Mark
et
Pen
etr
ati
on
MEMS components are being increasingly integrated with IC either monolithically or
through hybrid integration to provide increased functionality
Examples of MEMS devicesExamples of MEMS devices
Emerging Technology TrendsMEMS Based Sensors – Lifecycle Analysis
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Accelerometers
Chip) devices
Gyroscopes
Infrared Sensors
Chemical/Gas Sensors
Pressure Sensors
MaturityDevelopment Growth
Chemical Sensors,
IR Sensors ( e.g. MEMS thermopiles, MEMS uncooled microbolometers)
Microfluidic devices
Decline
Time
Mark
et
Pen
etr
ati
on
Inertial Sensors (accelerometers, gyroscopes)
Source: Frost & Sullivan.
Technological
Emerging Technology TrendsMEMS Based Sensors – Technology Advantages
Low Power Consumption
Small Size
StrongFunctionality
Mass ProductionPossibilities
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Technological Drivers for MEMS
MEMSMEMS
IntegrationWith Other
Microelectronics
Leverage on Semiconductor Manufacturing Capabilities
Nanotubes Nanobelts
Benefits:
• High sensitivity
• More efficient sensors
• Higher degree of miniaturization
Benefits:
• High sensitivity
• More efficient sensors
• Higher degree of miniaturization
Emerging Technology TrendsNano-Scale Sensors
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Nanowires Quantum Dots
• Higher degree of miniaturization
• Potential enable for device integration, intelligent devices
• Possible enabler for medical and industrial applications requiring higher sensitivity
• Higher degree of miniaturization
• Potential enable for device integration, intelligent devices
• Possible enabler for medical and industrial applications requiring higher sensitivity
• Generator
- Piezoelectric- Thermoelectric- Electromagnetic- Electrostatic
• Generator
- Piezoelectric- Thermoelectric- Electromagnetic- Electrostatic
• Processing Unit
- Rectifier/ Converter
• Processing Unit
- Rectifier/ Converter
Energy
Harvesting
Emerging Technology TrendsEnergy Harvesting Capabilities - Concept
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• Environmental Energy
- Solar- Thermal- Vibration- Biological energy
• Environmental Energy
- Solar- Thermal- Vibration- Biological energy
• Storage
- Batteries- Supercapacitors
• Storage
- Batteries- Supercapacitors
Harvesting Device/
Module
Emerging Technology TrendsEnergy Harvesting Capabilities - Application
Industrial/Commercial: CBM, sensors,
battery recharging
Energy
Harvesting
Consumer Electronics: PDAs, mobile phones,
mp3 players
Homeland Security/Defense: WSNs, buoys,
chemical/biological sensors, cargo security
Aerospace: Health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS)
Automotive: Tire pressure monitoring
systems (TPMS),
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Harvesting
Medical: Implantable devices
(pacemakers), health monitoring devices
(heart rate, body temperature)
Building Automation: SHM, HVAC
Communications: RF, sensor networks
systems (TPMS), monitoring wheel bearings
Integration: Integration of devices, MPU, Sensors, and/or transmitters.
Replaces the needs for battery in sensors.
ISA100ISA100 802.15.4802.15.4
• Capability of scaling to large number of
sensors
• Has seen deployments in environmental
and industrial applications
• Capability of scaling to large number of
sensors
• Has seen deployments in environmental
and industrial applications
• Open standard, basis of some other
standards such as WirelessHART,
Zigbee
• Open standard, basis of some other
standards such as WirelessHART,
Zigbee
Emerging Technology TrendsCommunication Standards
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ZigBeeZigBee IEEE 1451.7 - 2010IEEE 1451.7 - 2010
• Based on 802.15.4
• Targetted over wide range of products,
shows great promise in building and
automation
• Based on 802.15.4
• Targetted over wide range of products,
shows great promise in building and
automation
• Smart transducer interface standard for
sensors and actuators
• Smart transducer interface standard for
sensors and actuators
Industry Revenue and Growth
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Potential to hit $5.8 Bil in 2015Potential to hit $5.8 Bil in 2015
48% CAGR (2009-2012)
34% CAGR (2003-2009)
48% CAGR (2009-2012)
34% CAGR (2003-2009)
RevenueRevenue
Industry Revenue and Growth
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34% CAGR (2003-2009)34% CAGR (2003-2009)
CAGR >50% for some sensor types
(Flow, Position, Gas, and Security)
CAGR >50% for some sensor types
(Flow, Position, Gas, and Security)
Sensor types expecting >50% growth are in applications
favoring deployment of wireless systems
Sensor types expecting >50% growth are in applications
favoring deployment of wireless systems
GrowthGrowth
TechnologyEnabled
1. Advances in technology enabled low consumption devices2. Fabrication capabilities allowing developments in MEMS 3. Developments in communication standards
Potential Markets
Fundamentally, the technology favors application which are remote, distanced apart, in harsh conditions and/or non-stationary
Emerging1. Carbon based nano sensors are very promising, but is not expected
Conclusion
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EmergingTechnologies
1. Carbon based nano sensors are very promising, but is not expected to be featured in the next 5-7 years
2. MEMS based sensors will assume high growth and developments
Examples of Recent
DeploymentsBridges in Connecticut monitored by wireless sensors (2008)
CommunicationStandards
1. Industrial, Oil & Gas would look more towards ISA1002. ZigBee Alliance, ISA100, WirelessHEART. Effort in place to allow
interoperability
Q & A
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