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Market Study
Published: July 2009
Pages: 533
Tables: 186
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Research from: Wintergreen Research
Sector: Information & Communications Technology

WinterGreen Research announces that it has a new study on Worldwide nanotechnology mid IR sensor markets. Mid IR sensors are poised to achieve significant growth as sensors become less expensive to manufacture and are smaller and portable. The ability to measure chemicals and light sources as heat is anticipated to drive market growth at a rapid pace. The study is titled Worldwide Mid IR Sensor Market Shares, Market Strategies, and Market Forecasts, 2009-2015. Force protection addresses asymmetric threats worldwide. Military mid IR sensors are used to watch over forces worldwide. Mid IR sensors are used in long range systems, base and perimeter security imaging, vehicle vision and man-portable sensors. Homeland security, military communications, infrared countermeasures, chemical warfare agent detection, explosives detection, medical diagnostics, industrial process controls, remote gas leak detection, pollution monitoring, and real-time combustion controls are uses for the mid IR sensors. Mid-infrared (IR) laser sensors are able to measure change in device condition, chemistry, or temperature. The ability to measure change remotely, at an affordable price, has never been possible before. The coincident elaboration of the Internet availability on wireless devices and worldwide is creating demand for remote connectivity to sensing devices. Infrared is a portion of the electro-magnetic spectrum that is not visible by the human eye because its wavelength is too long. Unlike visible light, infrared radiation (or heat) is emitted directly by all objects above absolute zero in temperature. The mid IR spectrum goes from 3-12 m. The military is the only significant user of commercial mid IR sensors in 2009. The military uses mid IR sensor devices to predict whether there is enemy fire aimed at and coming toward a particular target. Firing of a rocket emits heat that is immediately detectable, long before the firing is visible via light. The mid IR sensor is able to provide early warning of a rocket or missile firing, detecting the initial flash from a large distance or underwater. Target Acquisition Minefield Detection System (ASTAMIDS) is the latest weapon in the fight against improvised explosive devices (IED). It will provide a Unit of Action (UA) asset that can be used in Tactical Operations in day or night to detect and locate surface obstacles and recently buried minefields. ASTAMIDS is currently being tested in the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle. Turnkey mid-infrared laser sensor systems are based on technology that goes from 3-12 m. Others have a more narrow definition of this market. This 3 to 12 m definition is used because it captures the shift from bench type laser sensor systems to portable units that emit digital signals from remote locations. New systems open a broad opportunity for sensors based on core semiconductor Quantum Cascade and Interband Cascade laser technology. Laser systems are available in both multimode and single mode DFB versions. Applications include process monitoring, chemical sensing, medical diagnostics and infrared counter measures. The initial markets are for military use of detection of enemy fire from a distance and night vision sensors. Commercial markets are evolving. Improved sensor detection and lower prices are meaning that commercial markets are opening up. Markets for mid IR sensors at $70.2 million in 2008 are anticipated to reach $2.5 billion by 2015, growing in response to demand for remote devices that are network configurable and accessible. Lithium-ion batteries used in cell phones and PCs, are used in mid IR remote devices, giving them a long life and effectiveness that supplements manpower. Report Methodology This is the 408th report in a series of market research reports that provide forecasts in communications, telecommunications, the internet, computer, software, and telephone equipment. The project leaders take direct responsibility for writing and preparing each report. They have significant experience preparing industry studies. Forecasts are based on primary research and proprietary data bases. Forecasts reflect analysis of the market trends in the segment and related segments. Unit and dollar shipments are analyzed through consideration of dollar volume of each market participation in the segment. Market share analysis includes conversations with key customers of products, industry segment leaders, marketing directors, distributors, leading market participants, and companies seeking to develop measurable market share. Over 200 in-depth interviews are conducted for each report with a broad range of key participants and opinion leaders in the market segment. About the Company WinterGreen Research, founded in 1985, provides strategic market assessments in telecommunications, communications equipment, health care, and advanced computer technology. Industry reports focus on opportunities that will expand existing markets or develop major new markets. The reports assess new product and service positioning strategies, new and evolving technologies, and technological impact on products, services, and markets. Market shares are provided. Leading market participants are profiled, and their marketing strategies, acquisitions, and strategic alliances are discussed. The principals of WinterGreen Research have been involved in analysis and forecasting of international business opportunities in telecommunications and advanced computer technology markets for over 30 years. About the Principal Authors Ellen T. Curtiss, Technical Director, co-founder of WinterGreen Research, conducts strategic and market assessments in technology-based industries. Previously she was a member of the staff of Arthur D. Little, Inc., for 23 years, most recently as Vice President of Arthur D. Little Decision Resources, specializing in strategic planning and market development services. She is a graduate of Boston University and the Program for Management Development at Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. She is the author of recent studies on worldwide telecommunications markets and the Top Ten Telecommunications market analysis and forecasts. Susan Eustis, President, co-founder of WinterGreen Research, has done research in communications and computer markets and applications. She holds several patents in microcomputing and parallel processing. She is the author of recent studies of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) marketing strategies, Internet software, a study of Push to Talk Equipment, Worldwide Telecommunications Equipment, Top Ten Telecommunications, Digital Loop Carrier, Web Hosting, Business Process Management, Servers, Blades, the Mainframe as a Green Machine, and Application Server markets. Ms. Eustis is a graduate of Barnard College.

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