声学传感器市场 - 增长、趋势、COVID-19 影响和预测（2022-2027 年）

声学传感器市场预计在预测期内以 15% 的复合年增长率增长。

预计在预测期内，表面波声学传感器将强劲增长，因为它们在电视发射器和无线电中实施以生成用于广播的信号。 SAW器件作为高频应用中不可或缺的滤波器，是卫星通信终端和基站中使用的重要部件。

主要亮点

• 近年来，表面声波 (SAW) 技术已广泛应用于航空航天、通信和汽车等多个工业应用。最常见的用途是称为 SAW 滤波器的电子元件，它是射频 (RF) 电路的基本元件。 SAW 器件用于湿度、压力、温度测量和化学传感。
• 此外，如今汽车应用对声学传感器的需求量很大。电动汽车中使用的电机完全静音，可能会对粗心的行人造成危险。因此，新的电动和混合动力汽车必须配备声音警告系统。因此，对交通管理的日益关注将推动市场增长。
• 此外，随着全球领先的无线技术创新者不断突破移动技术的无限可能，5G 将为所研究市场中的供应商扩大影响范围创造巨大机会。随着 5G 设计中包含的滤波器数量增加，OEM 客户正在寻找高滤波器性能和低成本 SAW 技术的引人注目的组合。目前，滤波器有多种类型，如多层陶瓷滤波器、多层陶瓷滤波器、声学滤波器、腔体滤波器等。声学滤波器，如 SAW 和 BAW 滤波器，主要用于智能手机射频前端。
• 在 COVID-19 的早期阶段，全国范围内的封锁关闭了许多製造基地併中断了供应链。医疗保健行业为声学传感器技术供应商扩大了商机。加拿大新斯科舍省研发中心开发了一个技术平台，该平台使用表面声波 (SAW) 生物传感器来测试病毒。这消除了对试剂、样品处理和专业人员的需求。 SAW 生物传感器可以检测到非常低的浓度，并且可以用廉价和当地可用的材料製造。为了进一步促进加拿大政府和新斯科舍省应对 COVID-19 疫情的努力，新斯科舍省研究 (RNS) 继续从其研究机会基金中提供快速响应资金。该基金由新斯科舍省设立，旨在允许 RNS 资助可能造福新斯科舍人民的研究项目。

主要市场趋势

消费电子产品推动市场增长

• 消费电子行业是声学传感器的主要消费者，主要受智能手机和笔记本电脑驱动。消费电子产品一直是声学传感器的主要投资者和采用者之一，并在相关传感器和设备的开发中发挥了关键作用。
• 声学传感器在开髮用于各种消费类和通信应用的射频滤波器方面发挥了重要作用。例如，声学设备的结构相对简单。在过去 30 年中，智能手机行业广泛采用表面波声学滤波器降低了传感器材料的成本。
• 此外，可支配收入的增加和低预算的智能手机正在推动智能手机的购买，尤其是在发展中国家。事实上，根据思科 VNI 移动报告，智能手机（包括平板手机）在 2017 年占组合设备和连接的 50% 的份额，预计到 2022 年底将超过 50%（54%）显着增长。
• 安装成本相对较低的电话和其他类似小工具都配备了麦克风和扬声器，以支持声学传感应用。
• 扩大 LTE、4G 和 5G 设备（尤其是 5G 智能手机）的生产，为声波技术提供商带来了巨大的增长机会。 RF 滤波器正在成为这些设备的标准部件，因为它们将各种智能手机用来发送和接收信息的无线电信号的不同频段分开。新的高级 SAW 滤波器在 2.7 GHz 以下频段提供了比竞争 BAW 滤波器更高性能的解决方案，因此随着 5G 技术的出现提供了高增长机会。

预计亚太地区将实现强劲增长

• 预计亚太地区将成为继北美和欧洲之后增长最快的全球声学传感器市场。这主要是由于声学传感器越来越多地应用于消费电子领域的智能手机和智能手錶。
• 支持 5G 技术的基础设施投资越来越受到关注，预计整个地区对射频半导体的需求将会增加。根据 GSMA 的数据，2020 年至 2025 年间，亚太地区的移动运营商将在网络上投资超过 4000 亿美元，其中 3310 亿美元将用于 5G 部署。
• 由于美国、中国、韩国、日本和印度等发达国家和新兴经济体越来越多地使用智能手机、平板电脑和其他电子设备，声学传感器预计将在预测期内增长。
• 大多数知名智能手机製造商都在其最新的 5G 智能手机中采用了射频滤波器，LG 和三星是少数。 SAW 传感器的进步为 5G 和 4G 多模移动设备提供了更节能的射频路径，成本低于竞争的商业解决方案，并提供类似的原始设备製造商 (OEM) 性能指标。
• 由于声学传感器在消费电子产品中的广泛使用，中国在亚太地区声学传感器市场占有最大份额。广泛采用声学传感器的其他主要最终用户细分市场，如汽车、国防和工业，在该地区的渗透率也非常高。

竞争格局

声学传感器是相对容易製造的设备。因此，市场高度分散，许多全球和本地製造商影响着市场动态。 MEMS市场正在稳步扩大，但企业面临激烈的竞争，导致价格下跌和利润率低。新进入者的数量也没有尽头。

根据全球电子行业产品设计和製造链机构 SEMI 的说法，可穿戴设备在一段时间内不会成为主要推动力。其他应用程序是越来越分散和专业化的集合。 MEMS 市场的主要驱动力是提高麦克风和声学滤波器等现有设备性能的技术创新。在这种情况下，公司正专注于通过战略收购、合作伙伴关係和创新来扩展业务。以下是最近发展的一些例子。

• 2021 年 12 月 - 南佛罗里达大学的海洋科学家将前往坦帕，测试绘製浅海沿海地区的新方法，这些地区最容易受到海岸变化和风暴的影响，但也最难研究。开始了第一次实地考察在墨西哥湾和墨西哥湾。遥控无人驾驶车辆 (USV) 上的声学传感器、飞机上的激光传感器以及从卫星获得的图像已被用于创建这些沿海地区的高分辨率地图。
• 2021 年 11 月 - 在新的 DeeperSense 项目中，由德国人工智能中心 (DFKI) 领导的国际财团将在人工智能 (AI) 的帮助下结合视觉和声学传感器的优势。该项目正在发挥作用。目的是在海事部门的三个用例中显着改善机器人水下航行器的感知。欧盟 (EU) 提供了大约 300 万欧元的资金。
• 2021 年 10 月 - 高通公司宣布推出新的滤波解决方案，即 ultraBAW 射频滤波器。 ultraBAW 旨在区分 2.7 GHz 至 7.2 GHz 的信号，并支持新的 5G 和 Wi-Fi 解决方案。 Qualcomm 的 ultraBAW 和 ultraSAW 技术可实现覆盖大部分无线电频率的滤波器解决方案。这些滤波器增加了高通的射频解决方案组合，包括调製解调器天线射频系统。

其他福利。

• Excel 格式的市场预测 (ME) 表
• 3 个月的分析师支持

内容

第1章介绍

• 研究假设和市场定义
• 调查范围

第2章研究方法

第 3 章执行摘要

第 4 章市场洞察

• 市场概览
• 工业吸引力 - 波特五力分析
  • 供应商的议价能力
  • 买家的议价能力
  • 新进入者的威胁
  • 竞争公司之间的敌对关係
  • 替代品的威胁
• 工业价值链分析
• 评估 COVID-19 对市场的影响

第5章市场动态

• 市场驱动力
  • 电信市场的增长
  • 製造成本低
• 市场製约因素
  • 声学传感器的技术问题

第 6 章市场细分

• 按类型
  • 有线
  • 无线
• 按波型
  • 表面波
  • 群波
• 通过传感参数
  • 温度
  • 压力
  • 扭矩
• 按应用
  • 汽车
  • 航空航天与国防
  • 消费类电子产品
  • 医疗保健
  • 工业领域
  • 其他用途
• 按地区
  • 北美
  • 欧洲
  • 亚太地区
  • 拉丁美洲
  • 中东和非洲

第 7 章竞争格局

• 公司简介
  • Siemens AG
  • Transense Technologies PLC
  • API Technologies Corp.
  • Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions
  • Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
  • Vectron International Inc.（Microchip technology Incorporated）
  • IFM Efector Inc.
  • Dytran Instruments Inc.
  • CTS Corporation
  • Campbell Scientific Inc.

第8章 投资分析

第9章 今后的动向

The Acoustic Sensors Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15% during the forecast period. The surface wave acoustic sensor is expected to have high growth during the forecast period due to its implementation in television transmitters and radios to generate signals for broadcasting. SAW devices are indispensable as filters in radio frequency applications and are important components used in the terminals and base stations for satellite communication.

Key Highlights

• Over the last few years, surface acoustic wave (SAW) technology was significantly adopted across some industry applications, including aerospace, telecommunication, and automotive. The most common use is in electronic components known as SAW filter, a basic radio frequency (RF) circuits component. SAW devices are utilized to measure humidity, pressure, and temperature and detect certain chemicals.
• Furthermore, acoustic sensors have recently seen significant demand in automotive applications. The complete silence of the motors used in electric cars may pose a hazard to inattentive pedestrians. As a result, the new electric and hybrid vehicles will have to be equipped with an acoustic warning system. Therefore, rising concerns regarding traffic management will drive market growth.
• Further, 5G is likely to create a massive opportunity for the vendors in the market studied to expand their scope, as the world's leading wireless technology innovators push the boundaries of what is possible in mobile technology. With growing filter content in 5G designs, OEM customers are focusing on the attractive combination of higher filter performance, and lower-cost SAW technology. Presently, there are many types of filters, including multilayer ceramic filters, monolithic ceramic filters, acoustic filters, and cavity filters. In smartphone RF front-ends, acoustic filters are mainly used, including SAW filters and BAW filters.
• In the initial phase of COVID-19, the studied market witnessed a disruption in the supply chain owing to a nationwide lockdown and closure of many manufacturing capacities. The healthcare industry expanded the opportunity scope for acoustic sensor technology vendors. Canada-based Research Nova Scotia developed a technology platform to test for the virus using surface acoustic wave (SAW) biosensors. It helped eliminate the need for reagents, sample processing, and specialized personnel. The SAW biosensors can detect very low concentrations and be manufactured from cheap and locally available material. To further contribute to the efforts of the Canadian government and the Province of Nova Scotia to address the COVID-19 outbreak, Research Nova Scotia (RNS) continues to provide rapid response funding from its Research Opportunities Fund. This fund was created by the Province of Nova Scotia to enable RNS to provide financial support to research projects that have the potential to benefit Nova Scotians.​

Key Market Trends

Consumer Electronics to Drive the Market Growth

• The consumer electronics industry is a prominent consumer of acoustic sensors, primarily driven by smartphones and laptops. Consumer electronics was one of the significant investors and adopters of acoustic sensors, which played a substantial role in developing the relevant sensors and devices.
• The acoustic sensors played a significant role in developing RF filters across various consumer and communication applications. For instance, acoustic devices are relatively simple in their composition. Due to the wide adoption of surface wave acoustic filters in the smartphone industry, the sensor materials cost dropped in the past three decades.
• Moreover, people, especially in developing countries, are buying smartphones, owing to the increase in disposable incomes and low-budget smartphones. In fact, according to a Cisco VNI Mobile report, smartphones (including phablets) will significant growth from a 50% share of total devices and connections in 2017 to over 50% (54%) by the end of 2022.
• With a relatively low deployment cost, most telephone devices and other similar gadgets have microphones/speakers installed, which support acoustic-sensing applications.
• The growing production of LTE, 4G, and 5G devices, especially 5G smartphones, is creating a massive growth opportunity for acoustic wave technology providers. RF filters are becoming standard components in these devices, as they isolate radio signals from the different spectrum bands used by various smartphones to receive and transmit information. New advanced SAW filters offer a higher performance solution than competing BAW filters in the sub-2.7 GHz frequency range, thereby having higher growth opportunities with the emergence of 5G technology.

Asia-Pacific to Witness a Significant Growth Rate

• Asia Pacific region is expected to be the fastest growing global acoustic sensor market, followed by North America and Europe, primarily due to an increase in the application of acoustic sensors in smartphones and smartwatches in the consumer electronics sector.
• The increasing focus on investments to develop infrastructure for supporting 5G technology is expected to boost the demand for RF semiconductors across the region. According to the GSMA, mobile operators in the Asia-Pacific region are expected to invest over USD 400 billion in their networks between 2020 and 2025, of which USD 331 billion will be spent on 5G deployments.
• Owing to the increasing usage of smartphones, tablets, and other electronic devices in the developed and developing economies, such as the United States, China, South Korea, Japan, and India, acoustic sensors are expected to witness growth during the forecast period.
• Most renowned smartphone manufacturers adopt RF filters in their latest 5G smartphones; LG and Samsung are few among these. The advancement in SAW sensors also enables more power-efficient RF paths in 5G and 4G multimode mobile devices at a lower cost than competing commercial solutions with similar performance metrics for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
• China holds the largest share of the acoustic sensor market in the Asia-Pacific due to the extensive use of acoustic sensors in consumer electronics. Other major end-user segments, such as automotive, defense, and industrial sectors that extensively adopt acoustic sensors, have very high penetration in this region.

Competitive Landscape

Acoustic sensors are a relatively simple device to manufacture. As a result, the market is highly fragmented, with many global and local manufacturers influencing market dynamics. The MEMS market is expanding steadily, but companies face fierce competition, resulting in price drops and low margins. The market is constantly being flooded with new entrants.

According to SEMI, the global association for the electronics industry's product design and manufacturing chain, wearables won't be a big driver for some time. Other applications are an increasingly fragmented collection of specialized niches. The MEMS market's major driver is the innovation leading to better performance of established devices like microphones and acoustic filters. Under such conditions, the companies focus on expanding their business through strategic acquisitions, partnerships, and innovations. Some of the recent developments are

• December 2021 - The University of South Florida's marine scientists have launched their first field missions in Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico to test a new approach to mapping shallow coastal areas that are most vulnerable to coastal changes and storms but also the most difficult to investigate. Images obtained from an acoustic sensor mounted on a remotely controlled unmanned surface vehicle (USV), a laser-based sensor mounted on an airplane, and a satellite were used to generate high-resolution maps of these coastal areas.
• November 2021 - In the new DeeperSense project, an international consortium led by the German Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) is working on a technology that combines the strengths of visual and acoustic sensors with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). The aim is to significantly improve the perception of robotic underwater vehicles in three use cases in the maritime sector. The European Union (EU) funded the project for approximately EUR 3 million.
• October 2021 - Qualcomm announced a new filter solution, the ultraBAW RF filter. The ultraBAW is intended to differentiate signals from 2.7 GHz up to 7.2 GHz, enabling new 5G and Wi-Fi solutions. Qualcomm's ultraBAW and ultraSAW technology create a filter solution, covering a large portion of the radio spectrum. These filters add to Qualcomm's portfolio of RF solutions, including its modem-to-antenna RF system.

Additional Benefits:

• The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
• 3 months of analyst support

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION

• 1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definitions
• 1.2 Scope of the Study

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 MARKET INSIGHTS

• 4.1 Market Overview
• 4.2 Industry Attractiveness - Porter's Five Forces Analysis
  • 4.2.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  • 4.2.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
  • 4.2.3 Threat of New Entrants
  • 4.2.4 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
  • 4.2.5 Threat of Substitute Products
• 4.3 Industry Value Chain Analysis
• 4.4 Assessment of COVID-19 Impact on the Market

5 MARKET DYNAMICS

• 5.1 Market Drivers
  • 5.1.1 Growth of Telecommunications Market
  • 5.1.2 Low Manufacturing Costs
• 5.2 Market Restraints
  • 5.2.1 Technical Challenges Associated with Acoustic Sensors

6 MARKET SEGMENTATION

• 6.1 By Type
  • 6.1.1 Wired
  • 6.1.2 Wireless
• 6.2 By Wave Type
  • 6.2.1 Surface Wave
  • 6.2.2 Bulk Wave
• 6.3 By Sensing Parameter
  • 6.3.1 Temperature
  • 6.3.2 Pressure
  • 6.3.3 Torque
• 6.4 By Application
  • 6.4.1 Automotive
  • 6.4.2 Aerospace & Defense
  • 6.4.3 Consumer Electronics
  • 6.4.4 Healthcare
  • 6.4.5 Industrial
  • 6.4.6 Other Applications
• 6.5 Geography
  • 6.5.1 North America
  • 6.5.2 Europe
  • 6.5.3 Asia-Pacific
  • 6.5.4 Latin America
  • 6.5.5 Middle East & Africa

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

• 7.1 Company Profiles
  • 7.1.1 Siemens AG
  • 7.1.2 Transense Technologies PLC
  • 7.1.3 API Technologies Corp.
  • 7.1.4 Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions
  • 7.1.5 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
  • 7.1.6 Vectron International Inc. (Microchip technology Incorporated)
  • 7.1.7 IFM Efector Inc.
  • 7.1.8 Dytran Instruments Inc.
  • 7.1.9 CTS Corporation
  • 7.1.10 Campbell Scientific Inc.

8 INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

9 FUTURE TRENDS