Market Analysis

MEMS and sensors now constitute 23.4% of the cellular handset and tablet market, second only to digital baseband's 28% of the $65 billion (non-memory) cellphone chip market. The sensor category includes touch controllers, camera image sensors and numerous MEMS sensor types. The MEMS and sensor component sales portion grew by 36% to $5 billion in […]

Canon announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Milestone Systems. Milestone Systems is a major supplier of video management software. It is planned that Milestone will continue to operate as an independent organization. Our Take Canon is currently a small player in the video surveillance market but it has big ambitions. Back

Milestone Systems and Genetec remained the two largest suppliers of video management software (VMS) in 2013 in a market worth more 900 million dollars, according to recently published estimates from IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), through its Video Surveillance Intelligence Service. The global VMS market is forecast to grow to over $3 billion in 2018 with

The world market for video surveillance equipment grew by almost 7% in 2013.This is according to recently published estimates from IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), through its Video Surveillance Intelligence Service. The service also reveals that the ongoing transition from analogue to network equipment accelerated in the same year with revenues from network higher in all

With a maturing IT industry becoming ever more consolidated, manufacturers of Ethernet switches are looking for new market segments to diversify. A recent report from IHS points to the video surveillance industry as a potentially lucrative answer. A prolonged migration from analogue to network video surveillance equipment and the continued worldwide expansion in the use

The access control industry is beginning to propel itself into innovation and technological advancement through integration. Open standards, convergence of access control and video, and partnerships with non-security related companies [and non-access control companies such video surveillance providers] are the focus of the industry. It is safe to say that access control providers, integrators and

The 3D sensor market is very dynamic, entailing great potential across many industry verticals. The advancements in technology due to the never-ending R&D in this sector makes it one of the prominent segments in the current industrial scenario. 3D sensor products have been experiencing continuous developments since their inception. 3D sensor technology feature highlights include

A high speed camera is a device used for capturing events with frame rates ranging up to several million fps, and with resolutions ranging from less than 1 mega pixel to multiple mega pixels. The overall value chain of the high speed camera market is closely interlinked with the traditional image sensors and components industry’s

The global head mounted display (HMD) market is a fast developing market which includes two primary product segments: helmet-mounted displays and eyewear/wearable displays. HMD is known for its state-of-the-art display capabilities. HMD also provides additional facilities such as access to the Internet, smartphone access, and GPS navigation capabilities. The overall head mounted display market is

A new report from IHS reveals that the world market for PSIM (Physical Security Information Management) software is estimated to have been worth $160.3 million in 2013. The PSIM market, while being a small segment of the larger security & fire market, continues to enjoy 20 percent and higher growth rates, and will do so