With a flood of gadgets aimed at people who like to be fit as well as machines used by medicos, shipment of the sensors used in the devices is set to increase sevenfold from 2013 to 2019.
The types of sensors used in these devices can be broken down into motion sensors, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and sensor for health, environment and user interfaces, according to IHS.
But out of these categories, motion sensors will be the dominant technology and under this umbrella are accelerometers, gyroscopes, proximity sensors and MEMS displays.
The top dog in the sensor market is ST Microelectronics – it sells sensors as bundles along with microprocessors and wirless chips.
IHS said that the worldwide market for sensors in wearables will reach 466 million units in 2019, up from 67 million in 2013.
