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The Global Level Sensor Market size is expected to reach $6.8 billion by 2025, rising at a market growth of 8.2% CAGR during the forecast period.

A level sensor is a tool for measuring the amount or quantity of fluids, liquids or other substances flowing through an open or closed system. There are two categories of level measurement, called the continuous and point level measurements. Continuous level sensors are used to calculate levels to a specific threshold; however, they provide accurate results. Point level sensors, on the other hand, only determine a number if the level of the liquid is high or low. The level sensors are usually connected to the output device to pass the results to the monitoring system. Existing technologies utilize wireless data transmission methods to send data to the monitoring system, which is an effective approach in elevated and dangerous environments that cannot be easily accessed by regular employees.

The market size is expected to see healthy growth from 2019 to 2025 due to its growing use in the oil & gas industry to calculate and track oil & gas flow, together with increasing demand for miniaturized smart instruments. Moreover, factors like low cost, presence of a large number of manufacturers with appropriate government regulations, provide significant growth opportunities for the level sensors market. Diverse deployment in the automotive and manufacturing industries and the escalated demand for residential and commercial use are raising the market for level sensors. Next-generation products can be easily installed and configured and provide data with high accuracy and performance. The wide range of applications of level sensors includes measurement of tank levels, inventory of liquid assets, monitoring of stream level, dredging spoil levels, obstacle warning systems, automotive parking.

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The Global ASIC Chip Market size is expected to reach $24.7 billion by 2025, rising at a market growth of 8.2% CAGR during the forecast period.

Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) is the kind of integrated circuit (IC) for a particular purpose or application. An ASIC will boost performance because the desired feature is specifically designed to perform. These chip forms are highly customized to deliver superior performance in specific applications. However, once it is put into production, ASIC cannot be changed.

ASIC's market growth can be related to the increased demand for ASIC in the consumer electronics sector due to energy-efficient solutions and low implementation costs. On the basis of the complexity of the design, two or three ASICs are used by automotive manufacturers. Premium vehicle manufacturers use three ASICs for crash bags, air sensing, and audio amplifiers. Increasing demand for electric vehicles would increase the use of ASICs in the automobile industry. The demand for application-specific ICs is also growing in other applications, like smart cards. The growing acceptance of contactless payments has an impact on the growth of the smart card IC industry. The growing penetration of mobile internet has increased transactions through smartphones and tablets, boosting the demand for EMV cards.

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The Global Distributed Temperature Sensing Market size is expected to reach $828.9 Million by 2025, rising at a market growth of 10.5% CAGR during the forecast period.

Distributed temperature sensing (DTS) systems are optoelectronic devices that use optical fibers to measure temperature. The developments in the distributed temperature sensing market are propelled by the increased rules & regulations related to safety standards across the globe. Additionally, rising demand from oil & gas applications and extensive applications in the oil & gas industry and monitoring of power cables are expected to drive future market growth. However, the complex detection and troubleshooting system of DTS impedes this growth. It is expected that high investments in smart grid technology and the power industry would give market players new opportunities.

The use of distributed temperature sensing for monitoring of temperature patterns in the stream bed in order to determine various zones where groundwater is discharged is also on the rise. Distributed temperature sensing also enables monitoring of downhole temperature in order to study hydrogeological processes at spatial resolution and high frequency. Implementation of these sensors in passive mode for in site investigation of in-well flow, groundwater flow, or for the estimation of subsurface thermal property is also on the rise. Such factors are substantially propelling the use of distributed temperature sensors thereby driving market growth.

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The Global Flexible Displays Market size is expected to reach $31.5 billion by 2025, rising at a market growth of 25.9% CAGR during the forecast period.

Flexible displays are mainly OLED and AMOLED displays that are curved, bended, or fully foldable. Consumer electronics manufacturers have offered numerous smartphones, TV sets and other display devices in a rigid curved form factor in the current market scenario. Although these displays are curved in comparison to traditional rigid flat displays, these displays do not give the end-users true versatility.

Growth is driven by increased demand for display-based consumer electronics coupled with consumer inclination towards energy-efficient, flexible gadgets. Technological advances in display technology have resulted in the introduction of advanced flexible displays, creating opportunities for growth for the market's key players. In terms of portability, non-fragility and weight, the superior features offered by flexible displays make them an attractive option for consumer electronics manufacturers. In addition, the adoption of flexible displays based on Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) is experiencing exponential growth in high-definition content and high-performance applications. In addition, market demand is propelled by high growth in the smart wearable market.

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The Global Air Quality Monitoring System Market size is expected to reach $6.4 billion by 2025, rising at a market growth of 7% CAGR during the forecast period.

The market for air quality monitoring has seen steady growth due to increased levels of air pollution and increased awareness of health issues caused by polluted air. Rapid industrialization has led to increased levels of toxic pollutants such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere in developing countries like China, India, and Brazil. Growing automobile sales in these countries have resulted in air pollution as a result of increased vehicle emissions. To efficiently monitor and control air pollution, the implementation of air quality monitors has increased in both homes and industries. Supportive government regulations and increased public-private cooperation to reduce air pollution rates have driven the growth of the sector.

Air quality monitor devices are used to track and monitor pollutant rates in both indoor and outdoor settings. This measures pollutant levels like carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, and VOCs. The need to improve air quality has fostered demand for air quality control, as there are several harmful substances in the polluted air that cause health problems. Such harmful contaminants are released into the air through pollution in residential areas from various industries, vehicles, or fossil fuel combustion. Rising levels of pollutants in the environment, as well as strict government standards and regulations for pollution control, are likely to drive demand for the product. In addition, the number of casualties as a result of respiratory diseases caused by environmental pollution has increased significantly in recent years. Subsequently, it will accelerate the demand for this product.

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The Global Action Camera Market size is expected to reach $8.9 billion by 2025, rising at a market growth of 18.3% CAGR during the forecast period.

The action camera market has been estimated to experience significant growth in terms of extensive application in recording action sports and activities. The development of travel industry and a growing number of travelers and adventure sports enthusiasts will fuel market growth in the years to come. Action cameras are capable of withstanding harsher climates during adventures, like climbing, bicycling, snowboarding, trekking, and skiing. Advances in film-making and increased need for special effects are anticipated in the coming years to fuel product demand.

An action camera is more portable than a point and shoot or DSLR model. They can be placed anywhere, from a dash board to underwater, and can also be used to capture high quality videos and photos. Many action cameras are capable of recording high-quality 4k videos without any difficulty. They can also take excellent photos, due to their large sensors, which can be instantly transferred to a smartphone through WiFi. To record a comparable quality of videos, people usually carry a large sized camera, which is at least twice or thrice as expensive.

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The Global Humidity Sensor Market size is expected to reach $1.6 billion by 2025, rising at a market growth of 8.2% CAGR during the forecast period.

A humidity sensor or hygrometer can sense, measure, and record the air temperature and moisture present in the atmosphere. Humidity sensors are built of two metal plates and a non-conductive polymer film which is placed between the plates. The non-conductive polymer film absorbs air moisture and changes the current voltage between the two plates. Such voltage adjustments are converted into accurate digital readings. Humidity sensors are categorized into relative humidity sensors and absolute humidity (A.H) sensors. The most common types of units used to measure humidity are parts per million (PPM), dew or frost point (DF/PT), and relative humidity. These sensors are used in a range of applications such as HVAC systems, textiles, food processing, medical, weather stations, and automotive industries.

Humidity sensors can, with high accuracy, sense the levels of moisture in the air in real time. The utilization of these sensors is escalating in moisture-sensitive industries like food & beverages, healthcare, and textiles. This is a critical factor which can contribute towards the exponential growth of the market. Apart from this, government regulations in developed economies like North America and Europe have mandated the deployment of these sensors in industries like printing, food processing, and textile. For instance, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) have made the adoption of these sensors mandatory in the food & beverage industry. The reason being, higher levels of moisture can lead to contamination and harm the food quality. Another prominent factor that can stimulate market growth is the high demand for contactless sensors. This demand is associated with the potentially hazardous environments like places exposed to radiations.

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The Global HVAC Control Systems Market size is expected to reach $28.8 billion by 2025, rising at a market growth of 12.6% CAGR during the forecast period.

A standard HVAC control system includes functionally and/or geographically distributed controllers that can control different processes across a building or group of buildings. This can be done either from a central host computer or from a device that integrates host computer and web server functions throughout the Internet. The controllers of today have comprehensive technical skills and are usually able to control processes such as off-normal alarms, event-initiated systems, time-based programs and programs for energy management. Controllers share data with each other and the host device via a communication protocol. In the absence of a host computer, the controllers of today also have the intelligence to work as standalone control systems. HVAC equipment is fitted with embedded controllers and the IO can be connected with or is remotely located with the controller.

The market growth is projected to soar high due to rapid adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) over the forecast period. HVAC systems are combined with IoT technology by manufacturers. Manufacturers configure the devices to work in real-time with other connected systems such as powered shades of windows and door locks. The increasing integration of M2M allows users to use intelligent systems in HVAC units. In addition, modules like sensors are used by organizations to capture real-time information and track indoor environmental conditions to improve user experience. Such systems also use the information gathering components already installed in smart homes. Growing use of smart sensor technology will drive demand for the market for HVAC controls over the forecast period.

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The Global Flat Panel Display Market size is expected to reach $178.4 billion by 2025, rising at a market growth of 6.8% CAGR during the forecast period.

High demand for automotive display technology, increased demand for OLED display devices in smartphones and tablets, and increased adoption of interactive touch-based devices in the education sector boost the growth of flat panel display market. However, growing adoption of flexible flat panel display is expected to provide the industry with potential growth opportunities. However, it is expected that high costs of new display technologies and steady growth of desktop PCs, notebooks and tablets will restrain the growth of the market.

Flat panel displays are non-brittle, extremely thin, light and rough, and are powered by low power flow. Compared to conventional television sets, these benefits have made FPDs popular among consumers and drive the flat panel display market. Rapid growth in consumer electronics use, increasing technological advances in high-quality displays, lower display prices, and extensive applicability in the video games and entertainment industry are the main drivers for the growth of the demand for flat panel displays.

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The Global Brushless DC Motor Market size is expected to reach $22.8 billion by 2025, rising at a market growth of 6.7% CAGR during the forecast period.

The high adoption rate of electric vehicles arising from rising oil dependency issues, global warming, and environmental pollution is also likely to boost demand for the product. In addition, various government programs aimed at promoting the production and use of EVs will further stimulate demand. Brushless DC motors offer advantages such as lower rotor heat, higher efficiency, low maintenance costs, operating speed and peak point performance, and rapid response, making it ideal for a wide range of applications, particularly in electric and hybrid vehicles.

Brushless DC electric motors are synchronous motors powered by a power supply with DC charge. It produces AC power that controls the respective motor phase through a closed loop controller. It is also referred to as a commutated motor. The brushless motor system is similar to the Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM). It has a controller that provides motor windings with current pulses to control torque and pace. Electronic control, high power-to-weight ratio, and high speed are the factors that make a brushless DC motor superior to other motors. Handheld power tools, printers, computer peripherals, disk drives, and cars are some of the major applications. The brushless DC motors provide less wear and tear opposed to a conventional motor, reducing overall maintenance costs.

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The Global Biosensors Market size is expected to reach $34.3 billion by 2025, rising at a market growth of 8.6% CAGR during the forecast period.

Biosensors are devices which combine biological components for detecting an analyte and a physicochemical component in order to produce a measurable  signal. Currently, the most common biosensors are home pregnancy tests and glucose detectors. There is however, a drive to produce novel biosensor technologies for several applications like food analysis, deoxyribonucleic acid testing, and drug detection. Thin films make these sensors increasingly small and with fewer detection limits.

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The Global Automatic Labeling Machine Market size is expected to reach $2.8 billion by 2025, rising at a market growth of 5.2% CAGR during the forecast period.

Labeling machines dispense, apply or print-and-apply labels on various items, containers, products, or packages. Different types of labels can be adhered to a variety of surfaces such as fiber drums, aluminum, and glass, steel, plastic. The labeling machines are used in pharmaceutical industries, consumer durable industries, FMCG and many other packaging industries. Fully automatic with advanced features of labeling these machines make the packaging job easy, clean, professional and hygienic. The work is done within a predetermined time frame and with high precision.

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How Digital Signage can make your business omni present? KBV Research

The digital signage market has been creating a lot of buzz in recent times. The scope mainly includes the insights into the solutions provided by major players, including integration solutions, professional services, and providers of hardware. This study includes various end-user-based applications like institutional, commercial, industrial, etc. It highlights on signage products such as signboards, kiosks, billboards, etc.

What is Digital Signage?

Digital signage, commonly known as electronic signage, dynamic signage, or narrowcasting, is a form of signage that uses videos, streaming media, images, and messaging, along with sound, offers wayfinding, entertainment, general information, and advertising content to confine the audiences and passers-by. The components of a digital sign include a playback device or computer connected to a large digital screen like an LCD, a plasma display, or LED.

Why do we need Digital Signage?

Digital signage content is designed compelling, dramatic, and attractive and is used in public areas like museums, stadiums, transportation systems, hotels, retail stores, restaurants, and in corporate buildings. Installations can be either passive, as in a restaurant menu board, or interactive, as in a bus station kiosk that permits customers to type in potential travel routes.

Digital signage does beyond publishing generic content. One of the best examples can be found in digital signage installations around schools, university campuses, and colleges. In case of emergency, digital signage displays deliver evacuation notices, alert notifications, and urgent messages. This content can be triggered manually or launched automatically when displays are interfaced with a school’s emergency communication system. This ability to switch between regular and emergency content is the key advantages of digital signage over other forms of communication.

Advantages of Digital Signage Market

The digital signage technology over traditional messaging emphasizes the ability to create robust institutional branding with customization of signs according to place. Another advantage is that the displayed content can be changed quickly and inexpensively. If needed, messages can be deployed to many screens simultaneously as in the case of emergency notification.

Combining powerful texts, videos, and images strongly influence the purchasing decisions, especially since 60% of a shopper’s purchasing decisions are made at the point of sale. Additionally, around 80% of brands that use digital signage displays experience a rapid increase in sales of up to 33%. The benefits of digital signage or it is usually called as, Visual Communications, as they can create an immersive consumer experience, increased opportunities for cross-sells, up-sells and impulse-buys by quickly adapting and deploying engaging content when and where it most needed.

Data analytics along with their reports on market trends, which includes spending patterns and sales performance from digital signage ads can be easily tracked and pulled via web-based applications like the Four Winds Interactive (FWI) Content Manager. Meanwhile, digital signage displays remove the necessity for printing, companies that use digital signage technology in minimizing the cost of printing materials such as menu boards, traditional billboards, brochures, and large posters. Digital signage benefits companies by reducing the costs of the logistics and storage of these marketing materials, which not only decreases spending but is also time-saving. By saving on printing and material costs, businesses focus on churning out high-quality content and graphics, in its place.

Digital Signage for the emerging industries: Retail and Education

Technology moving ahead and the development of cross-device platforms is one of the milestones of the tech revolution. The digital native generation – people born at the time of Web and raised on smartphones – is a permanent connection via several networks. They schedule their search for discounts, activities and learn for exams, along with work, using featured software tools.

Educational institutions of each level struggle with an increase in density of population. With crowded schools, providing effective facility management requires possibly up-to-date solutions. Touch screens near entrances of classrooms are helpful not only for the freshmen but on the other hand teachers also, in maintaining the staff and coaches. The modern signage solutions are mostly needed among big school buildings, but they would be also useful in nurseries and kindergartens. The touchscreen provides information about workshops, planned school trips and helps to keep busy parents and chaperones informed.

One of the ways to anticipate the trends is to encourage retailers to introduce interactive content on their premises. Shop owners are significantly improving the experience of their customers by combining traditional retail with touchscreens displaying offers, product segments (colors, sizes, models, etc.). Online selling is attractive for customers and constitutes an increase in a threat to traditional trade. Therefore, retailers should reach for the latest solutions to stand out from the crowd. Signage solutions make it possible to present good in a more attractive way as well as interact customers with the store and selected offers (such as, through QR codes). Modern technology does not have to be an executioner for malls; it can help them gain their traffic.

Digital Signage for the healthcare department

Health care facilities can be unpredictable and mystifying. Digital signage within the health care sector is an important tool to drive the improvement of the staff experience, visitor and patient. Whether it be digital screens to cut perceived wait time in the waiting room or interactive kiosks to give navigation around a confusingly large hospital, keeping visitors and patients are informed using digital signage significantly progresses their overall experience. One can well imagine a cloud-based solution that is accessible through touch screens, smartphones as well as staff computers located around the wards. Every nurse and every doctor will have full information about the patient as a matter of milliseconds, without studying tons of documents. The data could be delivered by an emergency team and is being displayed on the screen to prepare the medical staff while the ambulance on its way. That way, digital signage can save lives.

Conclusion

The Digital Signage Market is emerging due to a wide range of factors. The major factors influencing the growth are technological advancements in display products, increasing adoption of digital signage products in commercial vertical, rising demand for 4K & 8K displays, and increasing infrastructural developments in the emerging countries.  Cloud-based digital signage makes it easy to scale your systems as needed and deliver content anywhere across your facility or campus. When you work with experienced service providers, your digital signage systems will be designed to engage visitors with customized messaging designed to support your brand and improve your ROI. Moreover, the Global Digital Signage Market is expected to emerge as a market growth of 8.6% CAGR over the predicted period.

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Intelligent Mass Flow Controller in Water & Wastewater Industries- KBV Research

The mass flow controller industry has gained recent prominence owing to its capability of controlling the flow rate of a gas according to a set flow rate sent as an electric signal. The device doesn’t get affected by use conditions or fluctuations in gas pressure. Volumetric flow measurement can be influenced by ambient temperature and pressure. Rising penetration of IoT is escalating the demand for smart flow rate measurement solutions, which in turn is boosting the demand for intelligent flow meters.

Rapid urbanization is emphasizing upon the need for an improved water & wastewater management. This is being coupled with technological advancements to enhance the accuracy and reliability of flow meters. Adoption of flow meters is expected to be significant in the oil & gas, chemicals, and petroleum refinery sectors owing to the recent detection of shale gas reserves globally. The need for intelligent meters is projected to emerge over the forecast period due to the incorporation of the IoT, which has further introduced smart flow rate measurement solutions.

ALL THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT A MASS FLOW CONTROLLER

Mass flow controllers are used to measuring and controlling the flow of liquids and gases. It is designed and calibrated to control a certain type of liquid or gases at a specific range of flow rates. The controllers can be given a setpoint from 0 to 100% of its full-scale range, however, usually; it is operated within the 10 to 90% of the full-scale range where the highest accuracy is achieved. The device controls the rate of flow to a desired setpoint. A control can either be analog or digital. Digital flow controllers usually control multiple types of fluid while analog flow controllers are confined to the fluid for which it was regulated.

A mass flow controller consists of a flow rate measurement part which includes a flow rate control valve, a sensor, a bypass, and special circuitry. A CPU is a part of the circuitry and helps in making the controller both multi-functional and highly efficient. The gas is inserted from an Inlet joint and it is then divided to ensure an easy flow over both the flow rate sensor and the bypass. A sensor can measure the mass flow rate of the gas, and the flow rate control valve can help in modifying the flow rate owing to which the difference between the measured flow rate and the flow rate received from the external flow rate setting signal stays at 0 (zero).

WHY DO WE NEED MASS FLOW CONTROLLERS?

The prominence of the device in the semiconductors industry indicates towards the growth in the production rate of devices/products like microcontrollers and processors, silicon wafers, memory chips/storage devices, transistors, and diodes. These products are majorly used within the semiconductors industry. A mass flow controller is used for several critical applications, like wafer cleaning, chemical vapor deposition, thin film deposition, and gas and spray coating, in the semiconductors industry. Certain processes need a mass flow controller which can precisely measure and control low flow rates. The growing innovations and developments in this industry considerably influences the propagation of this industry.

MASS FLOW CONTROLLER APPLICATIONS

·         Fluid and Gas Processing and Control

Mass flow controllers are very important devices for the fluid & gas processing and control application as they can effectively measure and control the flow of liquids and gases. The device is designed to control a specific type of liquid or gas at a certain flow rate range. It can be used to pass media at a certain pressure rate to efficiently complete the mainstream production process.

·         Spray and Coating Processes

Coating process like the thin film deposition processes (e.g., reactive physical vapor deposition (PVD)), need a repeatable gas flow of the reactive gas for ensuring reproducible film properties. In the similar way, feed gas or gas mixture flow rates have a key role in the quality of film coatings which is achieved using plasma spray coating processes. As a consequence, accurate and precise control of the flow rates is important for successful and repeatable plasma spray processes.

·         Catalyst Research

Catalysis is a process which can escalate the rate of a chemical reaction by adding a catalyst, which is not consumed in a catalyzed reaction and it can further continue to act on a repetitive basis. As a consequence, only small amounts of catalyst are required for changing the reaction rate in principle. The reaction itself does not consume catalysts. Instead, they are inhibited, deactivated, or destroyed by a secondary process. In heterogeneous catalysis, secondary processes like coking cover the catalyst by polymeric side products. Also, heterogeneous catalysts are dissolvable within solution in a solid-liquid system or sublimate in a solid–gas system.

TO SUM UP

The mass flow controller market is gaining rapid recognition due to the growing demand of these controllers within the semiconductors industry. Furthermore, the surging demand for intelligent flow meters in chemicals and water and wastewater industries is also giving a boost to this industry. The emergent opportunities in the pharmaceutical and medical equipment and the growing demand for mass flow controllers for space applications provide money-spinning opportunities for players in this industry.

The growth in the semiconductors industry denotes the growth in the production rate of devices/products like microcontrollers and processors, silicon wafers, memory chips/storage devices, transistors, and diodes. These products are majorly used within the semiconductors industry. Mass flow controllers can be used for several critical applications like wafer cleaning, PCB treatment, thin film deposition, chemical vapor deposition, and gas and spray coating. The Global Mass Flow Controller Market is being projected to emerge at a market growth of 6.6% CAGR over the forecast period.

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Vision Sensor Technology- KBV Research

Vision Sensor Technology: Driving the Automotive Industry

The growing automation industry and the rapidly evolving advanced automation technology are driving the propagation of vision sensor technology due to the integrated use of vision in manufacturing products worldwide. The retail and consumer goods industry is also growing at a significant pace, whereby the mandate of these sensors is rapidly aggregating for bar code scanning purposes.

What is a vision sensor?

Vision sensors are self-contained devices that incorporate a single compact vision lighting unit, lens, and camera, making it easier to employ them. Vision sensors with a range of lenses and lighting options are available to fit a single device into different applications.

Vision sensor systems design and structure consist of a display, interface, video camera, and a computer processor which automates industrial processes. These sensors are extensively used for pass/fail decisions, measurement, and other observable product quality characteristics.

These parts are integral to manufacturing processes as they focus solely on improving efficiency. Using images captured by the camera, vision sensors can also be used to determine a part’s orientation, presence, and accuracy. They are different from other sensors that are intended for general purposes.

For example, a single vision sensor can perform multi-position inspections and even after detection, the target position is not consistent.

The role of Vision Sensors across several industries:

·         Pharmaceuticals

In the pharmaceutical industry, it is extremely important to count tablets and gel capsules before they are filled into containers. To meet these requirements, companies are developing a range of electronic counting and packaging systems that can be used as independent units or can be used within an integrated packaging line.

·         Automotive

The automotive industry is expected to be a key end-user industry for vision sensors due to the growing demand for these sensors for inspection, identification and localization applications. Applications that will boost this industry’s demand for vision sensors include inspection of various parts and components, identification of defective components, and component default. Increased use of factory automation will escalate the demand for these sensors to reduce production time and inspection costs.

·         Consumer Electronics

The need for a greater resolution to measure small deficiencies and steps in today’s mobile phone assemblies is the driving force behind all of today’s innovation in the 3D sensor industry. Inspection of electronics is a demanding application for machine vision systems–it creates productivity benefits for inspection applications in various innovative ways. With faster inspection times, machine vision technology increases production performance. High frame rate cameras with real-time processing capabilities dramatically reduce inspection time, similar to cameras with multiple areas of interest and a broader field of view. Machine vision cameras improve precision and performance.

·         Food & Packaging

Compared to any other industry, the products in this segment must be manufactured without faults due to health implications; they must be traceable and sustainable. In this context, vision technology as a high-tech performance and economic method for automated optical inspection find new applications in the food industry. Vision systems in the food industry are partly subjected to extreme environmental conditions. The components and systems used therefore must be extremely robust in mechanical terms or placed in appropriate protective housings. Another factor is that processes of vision technology typically involve various production phases. In this case, it is beneficial to respond to a large number of tasks involved in a high-performance software library regardless of hardware.

Where do we see Vision Sensors?

1. Inspection

A great vision application uses a vision sensor to inspect on the basis of a pattern-matching approach. Reason being, it typically requires capturing an image of the correct condition. The vision sensor sends an unsubscribed output and rejects the product when an unmatched part is detected by the sensor. For example, a vision sensor can check the presence of a label on a product.

2. Code Reading

Code reading will be a critical activity in industries such as food & beverages, and packaging and logistics in the coming years. Fixed or handheld code readers would play an important role in marking, identifying and tracking products on a conveyor belt or during transit to the desired location 1D or 2D code readers. The growing need for vision sensors from the automotive industry and food and packaging industries is going to have a significant impact on the development of the code reader technology for vision sensors.

3. Gauging

A viewing system to measure distances on an object between two or more points or geometric locations calculates and determines whether such measurements comply with specifications. If not, the viewing system transmits a failed signal to the controller, causing the object to be thrown away from the line to a refuse mechanism. A fixed-mount camera captures images of parts when they pass the field of view of the camera and the system uses the software to calculate distances between several points in the image. As many vision systems can measure objects within 0.0254 millimeters, a number of applications are traditionally handled by contact gauging.

How does a vision sensor work?

Vision sensors use camera pictures to determine component presence, orientation, and accuracy. These sensors differ from image inspection systems because there is one single unit in which the camera, light, and controller make building and operating the unit easier. Furthermore, the target position can be detected even if the large field of view is not consistent.

Vision sensors operate in a wide range of applications. Usually, they consist of a video camera, a display, and an interface. These vision sensors require automated industrial processes and decisions, recorded measures, initiated decisions taken or failed, and compliance with the quality of analyzable products.

Some vision sensors also have an integrated processor called intelligent cameras.

Vision sensors use images to determine the presence, orientation, and accuracy of surrounding objects. A combination of image acquisition and image processing is provided for the sensors. For a multi-point inspection, a single sensor can be used. Furthermore, vision sensors can interchange the data between the video camera and the computer.

An Overview

The Vision Sensor market has moved to technologies that provide a panoramic and/or three- dimensional image view, night vision and improved signal processing to enable smart decision-making in sensors. This will result in safer roads worldwide. The challenges associated with congested and ill- treated roads provide plenty of opportunities to develop and test equipment.

Customer demands can drive developments in technology. Customers prefer to use intelligent cameras in the packaging and pharmaceutical industries to packaging codes in one single image up to the case level. Intelligent cameras have been built to handle larger quantities of data over time. There are also robust sensors on the market and can perform several inspection tasks at once. In the coming years, the global Vision Sensor market will appear at a CAGR of 11.8 %.

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Rapid Electrification of Automobiles Driving the Gate Driver IC Industry- KBV Research

The growing prevalence of digital electronic devices, adoption of progressive electronic vehicles and advanced virtual systems have paved the way for huge growth opportunities for the Gate Driver IC technology. New products are being implemented by emerging industry players and smaller semiconductor companies are being acquired to strengthen their market presence and deliver power modules of the next generation.

What is the Gate Driver IC technology?

Gate Drivers accept low-power input from an IC (Integrated Circuit) controller and generate high-current drive input for a high-power transistor gate such as IGBT or Power MOSFET. Integrated Circuit is a semiconductor wafer which is fabricated with thousands of tiny resistors, capacitors, and transistors.

An IC has a wide variety of features, including amplifiers, oscillators, timers, computer memory, and microprocessors. A gate driver IC acts as an interface between power switches and control signals.

Power switches include IGBTs, MOSFETs, SiC MOSFETs, and GaN HEMTs. These solutions help to reduce the complexities of design, time for development, materials bill and board space. In addition, technology is intended to improve reliability.

What do we need Gate Driver IC?

Gate driver ICs are suitable for a variety of applications including major home appliances, industrial motor drives, solar inverters, UPS, switched-mode power supplies, high-voltage lightning, etc. In addition, the use of power transistors in different renewable energy systems has accelerated the acceptance among major manufacturers of gate driver ICs. Increased use of gate drivers for silicon carbide and gallium nitrite gate drivers implies advanced protection against short-circuiting.

A system needs a switch in most applications to be able to work properly. Since there are no ideal switches, the component has been selected for this task almost all the time is a MOSFET. Typically, a MOSFET needs a gate driver at the preferred frequency to do the on/off operation. MOSFETs include a gate drive circuit for translating the on/off signals from an analog or digital controller into the power signals needed to control the MOSFET.

Increasing urban development, climate change, and demographic changes are encouraging cities to develop their infrastructure to ensure seamless integration of renewable energies and stable grids while maintaining quality of life for urban residents as well. In addition, electronic systems are made compatible with technology upgrades due to improved technology optimization. Home appliances and other electronic systems are designed to interact with consumers via the internet, especially in-house security infrastructures such as automated door locks, smart plugs, and lightning. Therefore, adopting smart home and smart grid technology drives gate driver ICs sales.

MOSFET Gate Drivers

MOSFET drivers ICs are implemented in power supply and motor driver applications to drive external MOSFETs. Typically architected in a bridge configuration, MOSFET drivers deliver the timing needed to ensure that only one MOSFET is operated at a time. For multiple applications, MOSFET drivers are used, including motor drivers and load switching to power supplies.

For increased efficiency in isolated designs, single and dual drivers with secondary-side synchronous drivers exist across the market space. Assessment kits are available for rapid prototyping and design verification. A system needs a switch in most applications to be able to function properly. Since there are no ideal switches, mostly a MOSFET is the component selected for this task. Generally, a MOSFET needs a gate driver to perform the on/off operation at the desired frequency.

A MOSFET is an acronym for the metal-oxide semiconductor's field-effect transistor. It is a field-effect transistor (FET), the main component in high-frequency, high-efficiency switching applications throughout the electronics industry. A MOSFET is a device controlled with four terminals namely a gate, a drain, a source, and a bulk.

IGBT Gate Drivers

An insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is a three-terminal power semiconductor device that is widely used as an electronic switch that combines high efficiency with rapid switching as it has been developed.

It consists of four alternating layers (P-N-P-N) controlled by a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) gate structure without regenerative action. The IGBT combines the simple gate-drive features of MOSFET with bipolar transistor high-current and low-saturation-voltage capabilities.

The IGBT incorporates as a switch in a single device an isolated FET gate for the control input and a bipolar power transistor. The IGBT is used in medium to high-power applications such as power supplies switched-mode, traction motor control, and induction heating. Large modules usually consist of many parallel devices and can have very high current handling functionality in the order of hundreds of amperes with 6500 V blocking voltages. These IGBTs are capable of controlling loads of hundreds of kilowatts.

What’s obstructing the implementation of Gate Driver IC?

Design complexity is one of the main reasons that slow down Gate Driver ICs' proliferation. In microprocessors, there are many transistors that should be highly reliable and have long lines of copper.

The IC port driver design chain is much more complex than other processors. Various complexities, such as slimmer IC versions, cabinet usage, and others, impede the efficiency of gate drivers. Vigilant attention, precision, and skilled workforce are needed to create an appropriate gate driver, acting as a key obstacle to this industry's development.

Ongoing trends and future expectations:

Growing global concerns about climate change’s negative effects along with alarming levels of pollution recorded in major cities have generated significant demand for electric vehicles. Due to higher petrol and diesel prices, demand for fuel-efficient vehicles has recently increased. Gate driver ICs play an important role in providing optimal solutions across a wide range of electric vehicle applications such as on-board chargers, grid-supporting energy storage, and high-power chargers.

Moreover, it is expected that the electric vehicle industry will record a substantial growth equivalent to the increase in its charging infrastructure. Therefore, the rise in electric vehicle adoption globally is expected to have a positive impact on the sales of gate driver ICs, which facilitates the efficient and high-power density supply of the vehicle. The Global Gate Driver IC Market is also expected to grow at a CAGR of 8% CAGR over the forecast period.

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