Touch Sensor Market: Market Size, Trends and Growth Analysis

Trends, opportunities and forecast in touch sensor market to 2025 by product type (resistive, capacitive, infrared, surface acoustic wave, optical, and others), application (smartphones, tablets, monitors, laptops, all-in-one PCs, biometric systems, automated teller machines, and others), technology (conventional, flexible, and others), and region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), and Rest of the World (ROW))

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Touch Sensor Market: Market Size, Trends and Growth Analysis

Report Feature

The future of the global touch sensor market looks promising with opportunities in the smartphone, tablet, monitor, laptop, all-in-one PC, biometric system, and automated teller machine application segments. The global touch sensor market is expected to grow with a CAGR of 10% to 12% from 2020 to 2025. The major growth drivers for this market are increasing usage of sensor in various consumer electronic devices, such as tablets and smartphones, rising applications in home appliances, and adoption of touch enabled displays in the automotive industry.

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Growth in various segments of the touch sensor market are given below:


 

 
The study includes trends and forecast for the global touch sensor market by product type, applications, technology, and region as follows:

By Product Type [$M shipment analysis for 2014 – 2025]:
  • Resistive
  • Capacitive
  • Infrared
  • Surface Acoustic Wave
  • Optical
  • Others

By Technology [$M shipment analysis for 2014 – 2025]:
  • Conventional
  • Flexible
  • Others

By Application [$M shipment analysis for 2014 – 2025]:
  • Smartphones 
  • Tablets
  • Monitors
  • Laptops
  • All-in-One Pcs
  • Biometric Systems
  • Automated Teller Machines
  • Others 

By Region [$M shipment analysis for 2014 – 2025]:
  • North America
    • United States
    • Canada
    • Mexico
  • Europe
    • Germany
    • UK
    • Italy
  • Asia Pacific
    • China
    • Japan
    • India
    • South Korea
  • Rest of the World

Some of the touch sensor manufacturers profiled in this report include, Texas Instruments, Microchip Technology Inc., Qualcomm Technologies., Zytronic PLC, SCHURTER Holding AG, Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe GmbH, Siemens, NXP Semiconductors., DMC CO, Infineon, and Neonode.

In this market, resistive, capacitive, infrared, surface acoustic wave, and optical are the major product types. Lucintel forecasts that the capacitive sensor segment is expected to witness the highest growth during the forecast period due to various benefits in consumer electronics, such as better optical qualities, longer product life, and better durability as compared to other touch sensor technologies.

Within the touch sensor market, smartphones, tablets, monitors, laptops, all-in-one pcs, biometric systems, and automated teller machines are the major applications.

Asia Pacific is expected to witness the highest growth over the forecast period, supported by the presence of a large number of consumer electronics manufacturers and growth of the automotive industry.




 
Features of the Global Touch Sensor Market
 
  • Market size estimates: Global touch sensor market size estimation in terms of value ($M) shipment.
  • Trend and forecast analysis: Market trend (2014-2019) and forecast (2020-2025) by various segments and regions.
  • Segmentation analysis: Market size by various segments such as by product type, applications, technology, and region.
  • Regional analysis: Global touch sensor market breakdown by North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World.
  • Growth opportunities: Analysis on growth opportunities in different product type, applications, technology and regions for global touch sensor market.
  • Strategic analysis: This includes M&A, new product development, and competitive landscape of the global touch sensor market.
  • Analysis of competitive intensity of the industry based on Porter’s Five Forces model.




 
This report answers following 11 key questions
Q.1 What are some of the most promising potential, high-growth opportunities for the touch sensor market by product type (resistive, capacitive, infrared, surface acoustic wave, and optical and others), application (smartphones, tablets, monitors, laptops, all-in-one PCs, biometric systems, automated teller machines, and others), technology (conventional, flexible, and others), and region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), and Rest of the World (ROW))?
Q. 2 Which segments will grow at a faster pace and why?
Q.3 Which regions will grow at a faster pace and why?
Q.4 What are the key factors affecting market dynamics? What are the drivers and challenges of the market?
Q.5 What are the business risks and threats to the touch sensor market?
Q.6 What are the emerging trends in the touch sensor market and the reasons behind them?
Q.7 What are some changing demands of customers in the touch sensor market?
Q.8 What are the new developments in the touch sensor market? Which companies are leading these developments?
Q.9 Who are the major players in the touch sensor market? What strategic initiatives are being implemented by key players for business growth?
Q.10 What are some of the competitive products and processes in the touch sensor market, and how big of a threat do they pose for loss of market share via material or product substitution?
Q.11 What M&A activities did take place in the last five years in the touch sensor market?



Report Scope





Key Features Description
Base Year for Estimation 2019
Trend Period
(Actual Estimates)
2014-2019
Forecast Period 2020-2025
Pages 150
Market Representation / Units Revenue in US $ Million
Report Coverage Market Trends & Forecasts, Competitor Analysis, New Product Development, Company Expansion, Merger Acquisitions & Joint Venture, and Company Profiling
Market Segments By Product Type (Resistive, Capacitive, Infrared, Surface Acoustic Wave, Optical, and Others), Application (Smartphones, Tablets, Monitors, Laptops, All-In-One Pcs, Biometric Systems, Automated Teller Machines, and Others), Technology (Conventional, Flexible, and Others)
Regional Scope North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and RoW
 

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary
4.1 Global Touch Sensor Market by Region

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Lucintel has been in the business of market research and management consulting since 2000 and has published over 1000 market intelligence reports in various markets / applications and served over 1,000 clients worldwide. This study is a culmination of four months of full-time effort performed by Lucintel's analyst team. The analysts used the following sources for the creation and completion of this valuable report:
  • In-depth interviews of the major players in this market
  • Detailed secondary research from competitors’ financial statements and published data 
  • Extensive searches of published works, market, and database information pertaining to industry news, company press releases, and customer intentions
  • A compilation of the experiences, judgments, and insights of Lucintel’s professionals, who have analyzed and tracked this market over the years.
Extensive research and interviews are conducted across the supply chain of this market to estimate market share, market size, trends, drivers, challenges, and forecasts. Below is a brief summary of the primary interviews that were conducted by job function for this report.
 
Thus, Lucintel compiles vast amounts of data from numerous sources, validates the integrity of that data, and performs a comprehensive analysis. Lucintel then organizes the data, its findings, and insights into a concise report designed to support the strategic decision-making process. The figure below is a graphical representation of Lucintel’s research process. 
 

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