MEMS Market Size

Micro-Electro-Mechanical System Market Analysis

The MEMS Market size is estimated at USD 16.81 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 25.19 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 8.43% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

The MEMS sector is witnessing rapid growth due to the increasing demand for MEMS in multiple applications, from automotive to consumer electronics.

• Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensors have gained significant traction over recent years due to advantages such as accuracy, reliability, and the scope for making smaller electronic devices. Among the significant factors driving the MEMS market are industrial automation and the demand for miniaturized consumer devices, such as wearables and IoT-connected devices.
• The increasing demand for IoT devices worldwide is spearheading the adoption rate of MEMS in these devices; when coupled with the miniaturization trend, the connected devices benefit as well. According to Cisco Systems, the number of connected is expected to reach 1,105 million by 2022, thus driving the market.
• Further, industrial demand for IoT is expected to eclipse the demand for consumer-connected devices over the coming years, with the sheer number of connected devices required and adoption in the industrial space on the rise. By 2025, industrial-connected devices are expected to be more in number than consumer-connected devices, according to GSMA. At CES 2021, TDK Corp. announced the availability of its range of MEMS platforms and sensors for industrial applications.
• However, the market faces challenges in product production and a lack of a standardized fabrication process. Considering the sensor interface design used in the automotive industry, the MEMS produces capacitance changes of tiny magnitudes. This must be addressed with precision and accuracy, increasing the lead time to manufacture the products and slightly offsetting the market's growth.
• Continuous sensorization of both consumer and automotive applications and advances in the medical and industrial end markets and associated applications are important factors contributing to the market growth. Owing to the unprecedented demand for MEMS sensors, many MEMS players are currently investing in new production fabs. For instance, Bosch announced plans to invest more than EUR 400 million (USD 426.07 million) in 2022 in expanding its wafer fabs in Dresden and Reutlingen, Germany, and its semiconductor operations in Penang, Malaysia. As part of the investment, a total of more than 4,000 square meters will be added to the current 35,000 square meters of clean-room space in Reutlingen, in two stages. The first stage, which involved adding 1,000 square meters of production area for 200-millimeter wafers to bring the total to 11,500 square meters, has already been completed.
• In additoin to this, COVID-19 has also accelerated the pace towards a more patient-centric approach and increased the need for remote patient monitoring, including telehealth, point-of-care devices, and wearables. There is a growing demand for wearables owing to their ability to track peoples’ temperature and blood pressure. This trend has created new opportunities in the wearables market, as well as for integrated MEMS sensors, such as pressure, inertial, microphones, thermopiles, etc.