Infrared Detectors Technology & Market Trends Report In addition to mature applications, the IR detector market is expected to be driven by emerging applications like smart building automation or mobile devices temperature sensing Next growth opportunities spotted outside traditional markets: smart building automation and mobile phone business Total infrared detector market generated revenue of more than $153M in 2012, mostly due to the mature motion detection market which relies on high-volume sales of automatic lighting and intrusion detection systems. However in a scenario that includes spot thermometer function in mobile devices, it is expected that these revenues will top at $381M in 2018, growing at a 16% CAGR, fueled by: Small detector applications, especially in consumer mobile applications. That growth in mobile applications is expected to be driven, in the short term, by adoption of monopixel sensors for internal temperature measurement and spot thermometry in smartphones and tablets. Technological innovation will be the key to compete successfully with other technologies in that market. Wafer-level-packaging will be necessary to successfully address these markets driven by price and looking for ever smaller form factor sensors. A specific scenario for adoption of IR sensors in mobile devices raises the market revenues in 2018 by $30M. Array detectors which range from medium size (4x4 to 16x16 pixels) to large size (32x32 and above) are expected to grow at a ~30% CAGR in the 2013/2018 period. Medium size arrays have started to be successfully sold in HVAC for buildings and automotive, people counting for retail, home appliances and will continue to expand due to affordable pricing. Large size arrays are expected to target the key market for smart building automation that will use a wide variety of detector functions and could support higher pricing. However, overall, these positive market dynamics will be fueled by detector price erosion. This report includes market insights in units & revenue by market segment and also by detector resolution. IR detector market forecasts are realized for 2013 – 2018. The report includes an overview of small IR arrays for imaging purposes, but the complete analysis of infrared imaging applications is covered in another Yole Développement report: “Uncooled Infrared Imaging”. More information on that report at http://www.i-micronews.com/reports/Infrared-Detectors-Market-Trends/19/383/

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Infrared Detectors
Technology & Market Trends
Pyreos Nicera Murata Omron
Hamamatsu
Panasonic
G&E
Irisys Texas Inst

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Table of Contents
• Table of Contents
• Glossary
• Companies Cited in this Report
• Definitions
• Market Research Scope and Methodology
• Executive Summary p 16
• Overview of Infrared Detector Markets p 39
– Current IR detecting systems and pricing
– IR detector supply chain with current key players
– Infrared detector Market Forecast by Application
Scenario 1: No adoption in mobile devices
From 2011-2018 in shipments (MUnits) and in revenue ($M)
– Infrared detector Market Forecast by Application
Scenario 2: Penetration in mobile devices
From 2011-2018 in shipments (MUnits) and in revenue ($M)
– Infrared Detector ASP by Application
2011-2018 evolution
– Infrared Detector Breakdown by Application
Pyroelectric vs. Thermopile
– Infrared Detector Market Forecast by format
From 2011-2018 in shipments (in MUnits) and in revenue ($M)
• Overview of Current Infrared Detection Technologies p 53
– Current Infrared Detector Technologies overview
– Technology positioning
– Pyroelectric sensor
– Pyroelectric crystal detector – fabrication process
– Pyroelectric hybrid ceramic arrays (Irisys) + reverse engineering
extracts
– Pyroelectric thin-film detectors/arrays (Pyreos)
– Pyroelectric thin film arrays
– Pyroelectric thin-film processing techniques
– Pyroelectric film arrays - construction
– Thermopile detector
– Sensitive elements materials
– Microbolometer
– Microbolometer Technology history
– Microbolometer: a-Si and Vox materials
– Microbolometer process flow example
– Technology comparison
– Infrared Detector Technologies: Vacuum-package
– Infrared Detector Technologies: influence of the optics
– Infrared Detector Technologies: Packaging options
– IR Detector array – cost breakdown
• Overview of Manufacturers’ Positioning and Technologies p 85
– Players & Technologies for Thermopiles and Pyroelectic IR
detectors
– Players for Thermopiles and Pyroelectic IR detectors
Size vs. Maturity
– Infrared Detector Players for Thermopiles and Pyroelectic IR
detectors - Players HQ location
– Main current pyroelectric and thermopile manufacturer
production data
– Infrared Detector Players: Pyroelectric and thermopiles Market
Share
– Thermopile detectors MEMS manufacturers activity: Melexis
– Thermopile detectors MEMS manufacturers activity: OMRON
– Thermopile detectors MEMS manufacturers activity: Texas
Instrument
– Thermopile detectors MEMS manufacturers activity: Hamamatsu
– Thermopiles detectors MEMS manufacturers activity: Panasonic
– Main Microbolometer Player Locations
– Microbolometer Player Profiles
– Microbolometer Player production for Imager applications

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Table of Contents
• Analysis of Infrared Detectors’ Current Applications p 101
– Infrared Detector Applications: Price vs. Performance
– IR Detector Technologies: Wavelength segmentation
– Detector pricing evolution by array size
– Small format detectors applications
• People & Motion detection (1)
• People & Motion detection (2) – Emerging energy saving
market
• People & Motion detection (3) - Synthesis
• High-end pyrometer/ temperature measurement system
• Low-end temperature sensors
• People/Door counting (1)
• Queue management (2)
• People/Door counting (3) - Synthesis
• Gas & fire detection
• Spectroscopy
• New potential application: Gesture recognition
• New potential application: internal temperature measurement
for smartphones & tablets
• New potential application: spot thermometry for smartphones &
tablets
– Medium format detectors applications
• People/door counting
• Queue management
• Other medium format applications
– Large Format Detectors for smart building automation
applications
• Single detector vs large detectors
• Large detectors implementation
• Competing technologies to large IR detectors
• Smart building automation Supply Chain: Market players
• Analysis of Large Detector Applications: Technology
positioning
• Current Status of the Potential Technologies
• Products introduction roadmap by Array size
• Challenges to Access To smart building automation market
• Critical Role of Optics
• Player Developments of Large Format Detectors
– Microbolometer Players position: NEC Avio
– Microbolometer Players position: Ulis
– Microbolometer Players position: FLIR
– Pyroelectric players positions
– Player positions
– Large detectors For smart building automation market forecast
• Overview of small IR imaging arrays applications p 143
• General conclusions p 147
– General conclusions (1/2)
– General conclusions (2/2)
• Yole Développement presentation p150

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Companies Cited in this Report
3S pocketnet, Agilent, Ametek, BAE, Bosch security, Cerberus, CSST, Delphi,
Dias Infrared, Dostmann, DRS, E+e, Excelitas, FLIR, Fluke, Fuji Piezo, G&E,
Hager, Hamamatsu, Heimann, Heitronics, Honeywell security, ICX FLIR, Infratec,
Intex, Irisys, Korea digital, L3com, Land, Legrand, Leister Axetris, Lumasense
ITC, Melexis, Memstech - Ann arbor, Merten, Mitsubishi Electric, Murata, NEC
Avio, Nicera, Omega, Omron, Panasonic, Perkin Elmer, Pyreos, Raytheon,
Ritsumeikan University, Samsung, SCD, Schneider Electric, Selex galileo,
Sensair, Senseair, Sensource, Shimadzu, Somfy, Sony, Symetrix, Telaire, Texas
Instrument, Thermofisher, Tyco security, Tyndall, Ulis, UTC fire & security,
Visonic, Winsen, Wuan Cubic, Yongsheng, ZB sensor

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Definitions
• An infrared detector is a photodetector that detects infrared radiation and
converts it into a signal. By using several single detection elements
(called pixels), it forms an array of pixels.
• Main parts of an IR detecting system:
System
(IR motion detector here)
Detector
packaged
• IR detector systems are very variable: motion detector, ear thermometer, spot
thermometer, people counter…
• Modules include the packaged detector + PCB + socket + fresnel lens option.
• Packaged detectors include: chip + ASIC + packaging + optics lens option.
• Various chip size (from 1 to 80x80 pixels) and pixel pitch (from 34µ to 500µ in 2012)
Module
(IR motion detector here)
Detection chip with pixels
(from 1 pixel to 80x80
arrays)
Devices considered for
market forecasts

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Market Research Scope and Methodology
• Market research scope
– The report surveys uncooled infrared detectors that supply a signal to be
analyzed and not an image. The detector size goes from one pixel to lower than
160*120 pixels. The wavelengths targeted are mostly Long Wave Infrared
(LWIR) from 8 to 12 microns. Some applications however use other Mid Wave
Infrared (MWI) wavelengths e.g. gas detection and spectroscopy.
– This includes the following technologies:
• Pyroelectric using crystal, ceramic, and thin film
• Thermopiles
• Microbolometers
– An overview of small IR imager (less than 160x120) is provided in the report
but Infrared imagers are covered in detail by the Uncooled Infrared Imaging
market report.
– Market estimates are done for the 2011 – 2018 time period in $ (with $1.30 =
one euro conversion)

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Market Research Scope and Methodology
• Methodology:
– This research has been prepared based on:
• Primary information sources: direct interviews with companies all along the value
chain (detector manufacturers, camera manufacturers, camera distributors, final
users).
• Secondary information sources: conferences, web sites, newsletters....
– All data, graphs, tables, and calculations in this report are based on Yole
Développement’s investigation.

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Single pixel
detectors
Linear
detectors
Array
detectors
Market Research Scope and Methodology
• There are three kind of infrared detectors:
– Monopixels
– Linescan
– Arrays
In this report, we will primarily
focus on monopixel and array type of
detectors.
Linear detectors are used in more niche
applications such as in-line optical sorting,
or scanned surveillance

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Market Research Scope and Methodology
Pixels
Yole Développement – June 2013
$1
$10
$100
$1000
Infrared
Detector
Market
Report
Price
1 4x4 16x162x2 8x8 64x6432x32 80x80 160x120

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Analysis of Large Format Detector Applications
Technology positioning
Resolution
Price
1 4x4 16x16
Yole Développement – June 2013
Small
pyroelectrics/
thermopiles
Large
Imagers
Detectors
Who will succeed to enter
this new market?
2x2 8x8 64x6432x32 80x80
Smart
Buildings
Detectors
$1
$10
$100
$1000

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Infrared Detector Market Forecast by Application
Scenario 2: Penetration in mobile devices
2011-2018 (in $M)
• Mobile devices is a high volume market that is strongly price sensitive & demanding on form factor miniaturization. As a
consequence IR detectors used in smartphones & tablets have a very low price point starting from $0.5 at high volume and
will experience a strong price erosion due to sales growth. A double digit average price erosion is expected (~ -10%).
• Thermopiles players are expected to dominate that new market because pyroelectrics are less suitable for accurate
temperature measurement. Texas Instruments is very well positioned on that market since the introduction of its Wafer
Level Packaged sensor in 2011.

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Technological analysis

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Players & supply chain analysis

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Applications analysis

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Focus on smart building

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About the Author of this Report
• Paul Danini:
– Paul is in charge of the imaging technologies studies at Yole
Développement. After a short experience at e2v, he
previously worked in IP strategy and management at
Avenium Consulting. He holds a master of engineering in
instrumental physics & medical imaging, complemented by a
master degree in Technology and Innovation Management
from Grenoble EM Business School.
Contact: danini@yole.fr

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