The Global Market for Advanced Image Sensors 2025-2035

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  • Published: January 2024 
  • Pages: 280
  • Tables: 43
  • Figures: 36
  • Series: Electronics

 

Image sensors are integral components of various imaging and vision systems including cameras. They are semiconductor devices capable of converting incoming light photons into electrical signals that form digital images. Advances in image sensor technologies are enabling new imaging applications across consumer electronics, industrial automation, automotive, security, medical, and more verticals.

The Global Market for Advanced Image Sensors 2024-2035 provides a comprehensive analysis of the global image sensor market and emerging technologies shaping its future. It evaluates market size, growth forecasts, key trends, drivers and challenges across image sensor types, end-use applications, regions and leading companies. The report examines advanced image sensor technologies like on-sensor AI, quantum sensors, event-based vision and flexible sensors. It profiles innovations in materials like perovskites, graphene and quantum dots that promise better image quality and form factors. Technology benchmarking and application impact assessment is provided for innovations in dynamic vision, lensless imaging, nanophotonics, miniature spectrometers and sparse/efficient sensing.

Application analysis is provided for smartphones, automotive, machine vision, medical imaging, surveillance, drones and more. Regional market growth is quantified for North America, Europe, APAC, Middle East and Latin America. Profiles of 60 companies leading next-gen image sensor development are included. 

Insight into CMOS, 3D, infrared, spectral, thin-film, x-ray, miniaturized and wavefront sensors is provided. Market data covers historic (2018-2021) and forecast (2022-2035) revenues. Challenges around adoption, standards and computing trade-offs are explored.

With detailed market data and technology benchmarking, this report enables product developers, investors and imaging companies to identify growth opportunities, emerging applications/capabilities, partnership opportunities and market threats.

Report contents include:

  • Global image sensor market size and forecasts to 2035, segmented by type, application, region
  • Analysis of trends in improving image quality, on-sensor intelligence, size/cost optimization
  • Overview of innovations in materials like perovskites, quantum dots, graphene for sensors
  • Profiles of 60 companies leading development of advanced CMOS, 3D, infrared and other image sensors. Companies profiled include Hefei Haitu Microelectronics Co. Ltd., MantiSpectra, Omnivision, Onsemi, Panasonic, Qurv Technologies, Samsung Electronics, SK hynix Inc., Spectricity and SWIR Vision Systems. 
  • Technology analysis of emerging sensing methods - quantum, spectral, dynamic vision, lensless
  • Benchmarking of SWIR, hyperspectral, flexible X-ray, event-based and wavefront image sensors
  • Applications in smartphones, automotive/ADAS, machine vision, medical imaging, surveillance
  • Market data and growth drivers for image sensors in smart building, drones, biometrics
  • Regional demand growth in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Latin America
  • Historic and 10-year forecast market revenues globally and for key sensor applications
  • Impact of trends in autonomous mobility, Industry 4.0, precision medicine on image sensors
  • Partnership opportunities, IP activity, strengths/weaknesses of leading sensor vendors

 

 

 

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1              RESEARCH METHODOLOGY         13

 

2              EXECUTIVE SUMMARY   14

  • 2.1          The global image sensor market 14
  • 2.2          Advanced image sensor technologies      16
    • 2.2.1      Improving image quality                16
    • 2.2.2      Greater intelligence        17
    • 2.2.3      Size/form factor               18
    • 2.2.4      Cost optimization             19
    • 2.2.5      On-sensor AI technology              19
  • 2.3          Market trends   20
    • 2.3.1      Smartphone Cameras    22
    • 2.3.2      Automotive and Mobility              23
    • 2.3.3      Machine vision and Industrial Inspection               25
    • 2.3.4      Medical Imaging               26
    • 2.3.5      Video Surveillance and Security 27
    • 2.3.6      Biometrics           28
    • 2.3.7      Drones 29
  • 2.4          Pricing trends    31
  • 2.5          Global Market Size and Growth Projections          32
    • 2.5.1      By type 33
    • 2.5.2      By end use market           35
    • 2.5.3      By region             38
  • 2.6          Competitive landscape  41
  • 2.7          Market growth drivers   44
  • 2.8          Market and technology challenges           46

 

3              TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS 51

  • 3.1          Technology description 51
    • 3.1.1      Evolution of Image Sensor Technology    53
    • 3.1.2      Conventional image sensors        54
    • 3.1.3      Photodetectors 55
    • 3.1.4      Pixel size scaling                56
    • 3.1.5      High Dynamic Range (HDR)          58
    • 3.1.6      Polarization and multispectral sensing    58
    • 3.1.7      Feature miniaturization 59
    • 3.1.8      Advanced packaging       60
  • 3.2          Materials Innovation      61
    • 3.2.1      Perovskites        61
    • 3.2.2      Quantum Dots   62
    • 3.2.3      Graphene Photodetectors           63
    • 3.2.4      Organic Photodiodes      65
    • 3.2.5      Nanowire Photogates    65
  • 3.3          Types of advanced image sensors             66
    • 3.3.1      CMOS Image Sensors     67
      • 3.3.1.1   Technology description 67
        • 3.3.1.1.1               Hybrid OPD-on-CMOS image sensors      69
          • 3.3.1.1.1.1           SWOT analysis   70
        • 3.3.1.1.2               Hybrid QD-on-CMOS image sensors         71
          • 3.3.1.1.2.1           SWOT analysis   77
        • 3.3.1.1.3               Key players         77
      • 3.3.1.2   Global market to 2035    78
    • 3.3.2      3D Image Sensors            80
      • 3.3.2.1   Technology description 81
      • 3.3.2.2   SWOT analysis   82
      • 3.3.2.3   Key players         83
    • 3.3.3      Infrared and Spectral Image Sensors        84
      • 3.3.3.1   SWIR (Short Wave Infrared) Image Sensors          85
        • 3.3.3.1.1               Technology description 86
          • 3.3.3.1.1.1           Quantum dot-on-silicon (QD-Si) 88
        • 3.3.3.1.2               Markets and applications              89
        • 3.3.3.1.3               SWOT analysis   93
        • 3.3.3.1.4               Key players         93
        • 3.3.3.1.5               Global market to 2035    95
      • 3.3.3.2   Hyperspectral Image Sensors      96
        • 3.3.3.2.1               Technology description 97
        • 3.3.3.2.2               Markets and applications              101
        • 3.3.3.2.3               SWOT analysis   102
        • 3.3.3.2.4               Key players         104
        • 3.3.3.2.5               Global market to 2035    107
    • 3.3.4      Thin film photodetectors             110
      • 3.3.4.1   Technology description 110
      • 3.3.4.2   Markets and applications              112
      • 3.3.4.3   SWOT analysis   113
      • 3.3.4.4   Global market to 2035    114
    • 3.3.5      Flexible x-ray image sensors        117
      • 3.3.5.1   Technology description 117
      • 3.3.5.2   Markets and applications              119
      • 3.3.5.3   SWOT analysis   121
      • 3.3.5.4   Key players         122
      • 3.3.5.5   Global market to 2035    123
    • 3.3.6      Quantum image sensing               125
      • 3.3.6.1   Technology description 126
      • 3.3.6.2   Markets and applications              128
      • 3.3.6.3   SWOT analysis   129
      • 3.3.6.4   Key players         130
    • 3.3.7      Miniaturized spectroscopy           131
      • 3.3.7.1   Technology description 131
      • 3.3.7.2   Markets and applications              133
      • 3.3.7.3   SWOT analysis   135
      • 3.3.7.4   Key players         137
      • 3.3.7.5   Global market to 2035    137
    • 3.3.8      Event vision sensors       140
      • 3.3.8.1   Technology description 140
      • 3.3.8.2   Markets and applications              141
      • 3.3.8.3   SWOT analysis   143
      • 3.3.8.4   Key players         144
      • 3.3.8.5   Global market to 2035    147
    • 3.3.9      Wavefront imaging          149
      • 3.3.9.1   Technology description 150
      • 3.3.9.2   Markets and applications              152
      • 3.3.9.3   SWOT analysis   154
      • 3.3.9.4   Key players         155
      • 3.3.9.5   Global market to 2035    156

 

4              MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS    159

  • 4.1          Smartphone Cameras    159
    • 4.1.1      Market overview and trends       159
    • 4.1.2      Global market revenues to 2035                160
  • 4.2          Automotive Cameras and ADAS 161
    • 4.2.1      Market overview and trends       161
    • 4.2.2      Applications       161
      • 4.2.2.1   ADAS Safety Applications              161
      • 4.2.2.2   Self-Driving Vehicles       163
      • 4.2.2.3   In-Cabin Monitoring        164
      • 4.2.2.4   Surround View  165
    • 4.2.3      Global market revenues to 2035                166
  • 4.3          Machine Vision and Industrial Imaging    167
    • 4.3.1      Market overview and trends       168
    • 4.3.2      Applications       169
      • 4.3.2.1   Automated optical inspection     170
      • 4.3.2.2   Robot machine vision     171
      • 4.3.2.3   Product defect analysis  172
      • 4.3.2.4   Barcode and character recognition           172
      • 4.3.2.5   Assembly line guidance 173
      • 4.3.2.6   Dimensional measurement         174
    • 4.3.3      Global market revenues to 2035                175
  • 4.4          Medical and Scientific Imaging   177
    • 4.4.1      Market overview and trends       177
    • 4.4.2      Key trends          178
    • 4.4.3      Applications       180
      • 4.4.3.1   Endoscopes        181
      • 4.4.3.2   Microscopes      182
      • 4.4.3.3   X-ray and CT scanners    183
      • 4.4.3.4   DNA sequencers              184
      • 4.4.3.5   Wearable electronics      185
    • 4.4.4      Global market revenues to 2035                187
  • 4.5          Security and Surveillance              189
    • 4.5.1      Key trends          191
    • 4.5.2      Applications       192
      • 4.5.2.1   Closed Circuit TeleVision (CCTV) 193
      • 4.5.2.2   Network IP cameras        194
      • 4.5.2.3   Body-worn cameras        195
      • 4.5.2.4   Drone-based monitoring              197
    • 4.5.3      Global market revenues to 2035                198

 

5              COMPANY PROFILES       202 (60 company profiles)

 

6              REFERENCES       270

 

List of Tables

  • Table 1. Markets for image sensors.        15
  • Table 2. Total addressable markets for advanced image sensors. 32
  • Table 3. Global market revenues 2018-2035, by image sensor type (millions USD).              33
  • Table 4. Global market revenues 2018-2035, by end use market (millions USD).   36
  • Table 5. Global market revenues 2018-2035, by region (millions USD).     39
  • Table 6. Market growth drivers for advanced image sensors.        44
  • Table 7. Market and technology challenges in advanced image sensors.  46
  • Table 8. TRL for OPD-on-CMOS detectors.             69
  • Table 9. QD-on-CMOS fabrication .           73
  • Table 10. Key players in CMOS image sensors.    78
  • Table 11. Global market for CMOS image sensors to 2035, by type (millions USD).              79
  • Table 12. Key players in 3D Image Sensors.           83
  • Table 13. SWIR detection technologies. 87
  • Table 14. Technology readiness level of SWIR detectors. 87
  • Table 15. Markets and applications for SWIR imaging.      89
  • Table 16. Key players in SWIR Image Sensors.      93
  • Table 17. Global market for short-wave infra-red (SWIR) image sensors to 2035 (millions USD).    95
  • Table 18. Markets and Applications for hyperspectral imaging      101
  • Table 19. Key players in hyperspectral Image Sensors.     104
  • Table 20. Global market for hyperspectral imaging to 2035 (millions USD).             107
  • Table 21. Markets and Applications for thin film photodetectors.               112
  • Table 22. Global market for thin film photodetectors to 2035, (millions USD).       115
  • Table 23. Markets and applications for flexible x-ray image sensors.          119
  • Table 24. Key players in flexible x-ray Image Sensors.       122
  • Table 25. Global market for flexible x-ray image sensors to 2035, (millions USD). 123
  • Table 26. Types of quantum image sensors and their key features/.          127
  • Table 27. Applications of quantum image sensors.            128
  • Table 28. Key players in quantum image sensors.               130
  • Table 29. Markets and applications for Miniaturized spectroscopy.            133
  • Table 30. Key players in Miniaturized spectroscopy.         137
  • Table 31. Global market for Miniaturized spectroscopy to 2035 (millions USD).    138
  • Table 32. Markets and applications for Event-based vision.           141
  • Table 33. Key players in Event-based vision.         144
  • Table 34. Global market for Event-based vision to 2035 (millions USD).    147
  • Table 35. Markets and applications for wavefront imaging.            152
  • Table 36. Key players in wavefront imaging.         155
  • Table 37. Global market for wavefront imaging to 2035 (millions USD).    156
  • Table 38. Key smartphone camera image sensor specifications.   160
  • Table 39. Global market revenues for advanced image sensors in smartphone cameras, by type, to 2035 (millions USD).    160
  • Table 40. Global market revenues for advanced image sensors in automotive cameras and ADAS, by type, to 2035 (millions USD).  166
  • Table 41. Global market revenues for advanced image sensors in Machine Vision and Industrial Imaging, by type, to 2035 (millions USD).       176
  • Table 42. Global market revenues for advanced image sensors in Medical and Scientific Imaging, by type, to 2035 (millions USD).  187
  • Table 43. Global market revenues for advanced image sensors in Security and Surveillance, by type, to 2035 (millions USD).    200

 

List of Figures

  • Figure 1. Global market revenues 2018-2035, by image sensor type (millions USD).            35
  • Figure 2. Global market revenues 2018-2035, by end use market (millions USD). 38
  • Figure 3. Global market revenues 2018-2035, by region (millions USD).    41
  • Figure 4. Working principle of an image sensor.  56
  • Figure 5. Quantum dot image sensor.     63
  • Figure 6. Graphene Photodetector.         64
  • Figure 7. SWOT analysis: OPD-on-CMOS image sensors. 71
  • Figure 8. Hybrid QD-on-CMOS image sensor architecture.              73
  • Figure 9. SWIR Vision Systems' CQD photodetectors        74
  • Figure 10. Emberion's QD-graphene SWIR photoconductor           75
  • Figure 11. SWOT analysis: QD-on-CMOS image sensors. 77
  • Figure 12. Global market for CMOS image sensors to 2035, by type (millions USD).             79
  • Figure 13. SWOT analysis: 3D  image sensors.      83
  • Figure 14. SWOT analysis: SWIR image sensors.  93
  • Figure 15. Global market for short-wave infra-red (SWIR) image sensors to 2035 (millions USD).   96
  • Figure 16. SWOT analysis: Hyperspectral image sensors. 103
  • Figure 17. Global market for hyperspectral imaging to 2035 (millions USD).           108
  • Figure 18. SWOT analysis: Thin film photodetectors.        113
  • Figure 19. Global market for thin film photodetectors to 2035, (millions USD).      116
  • Figure 20. SWOT analysis: flexible x-ray sensors. 121
  • Figure 21. Global market for flexible x-ray image sensors to 2035, (millions USD). 124
  • Figure 22. SWOT analysis for Quantum image sensing.    130
  • Figure 23. SWOT analysis: Miniaturized spectroscopy.     135
  • Figure 24. Global market for Miniaturized spectroscopy to 2035 (millions USD).   139
  • Figure 25. SWOT analysis: Event-based vision.    143
  • Figure 26. Global market for Event-based vision to 2035 (millions USD).  148
  • Figure 27. SWOT analysis: Wavefront imaging.    154
  • Figure 28. Global market for wavefront imaging to 2035 (millions USD).  157
  • Figure 29. Global market revenues for advanced image sensors in smartphone cameras, by type, to 2035 (millions USD).    161
  • Figure 30. Global market revenues for advanced image sensors in automotive cameras and ADAS, by type, to 2035 (millions USD).  166
  • Figure 31. Global market revenues for advanced image sensors in Machine Vision and Industrial Imaging, by type, to 2035 (millions USD).       176
  • Figure 32. Global market revenues for advanced image sensors in Medical and Scientific Imaging, by type, to 2035 (millions USD).  188
  • Figure 33. Global market revenues for advanced image sensors in Security and Surveillance, by type, to 2035 (millions USD).    202
  • Figure 34. ChipSense platform from MantiSpectra.           223
  • Figure 35. Samsung Electronics' Image Sensor ISOCELL Vision 63D.             243
  • Figure 36. SK hynix's CMOS Image Sensor.            249

 

 

 

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