ST's MEMS sales rise 10% in 2012 to become number one vendor, as per Yole

Market researcher Yole Dévelopement has said in its release " The fast growing market for sensors for smart phones is re-shuffling the ranks of MEMS suppliers. For the first time, suppliers of inertial sensors have surpassed the major makers of micro mirrors and inkjet heads that have long dominated the industry" Yole finds STMicroelectronics increased MEMS sales by ~10% in 2012, to become the first company with $1 billion in MEMS revenue, moving past Texas Instruments to become the sector’s largest company. Robert Bosch saw 14% growth, to ~$842 million in MEMS sales, pushing ahead of both Texas Instruments and Hewlett Packard for the first time to become the second ranking player, according to Yole’s figures. Yole says both ST and Bosch have been aggressively expanding their consumer product lines to offer customers a broad range of sensors, and increasingly also combinations of sensors in a single package for easier integration at lower cost. Their growing volumes also help keep their fabs running more efficiently, for the assured manufacturing capability that volume users demand, adds Yole.
Source: Yole Development (Click on the image above for the full picture) The other findings and analysis reported by Yole in its latest release includes: ST, Bosch an...