Sensors, Haptics & Displays

As the trend of vehicle intelligence enhancement rises, in-cabin sensing systems will be largely responsible for increased communication, sensitivity, and smart features within cars. This article explores new developments within the sector and the ways AI is shaping smart interiors.

The battery management system acts as the 'brain' of the battery pack, and is responsible for monitoring, control, and communication. This article covers advancing technologies and benchmarking of different sensor types.

IDTechEx summarises the progress of MEMS speakers.

As semiconductor packaging surges toward 2.5D and 3D architectures, managing thermal resistance at the interface becomes mission-critical. With traditional thermal interface materials (TIMs) no longer sufficient, the next generation of TIMs offers the opportunity to gain a quantum leap in thermal efficiency, reliability, and market growth. The market size of next-generation TIM1 and TIM1.5 for advanced semiconductor packaging will exceed at a CAGR of 31% from 2026 to 2036.

This new report "Critical Material Recovery 2026-2046: Technologies, Markets, Players" characterizes secondary source critical material recovery markets, technologies, and players. Market roadmaps for emerging secondary sources, value chain analysis, and twenty-year market forecasts from 2026 to 2046 are provided. IDTechEx identifies a significant value opportunity, with the critical material recovery market forecast to grow to over US$66 billion annually by 2046, at a CAGR of 9.2%.

Inertial measurement units, or IMUs, form the backbone of the physical layer of modern navigation systems. IMUs are continually evolving to serve a diverse and challenging set of performance requirements from industry.

Growing hype and synergistic development with quantum computing and communications are driving interest and investment into the quantum technology sector unlike ever before. Quantum sensors are anticipated to generate revenues of over US$1.9 billion by 2046, with an average CAGR of 9.0% over the next twenty years.

Sensor technologies are advancing and being developed to detect things from human facial expressions and mood, all the way down to the tiny scale of particles on a quantum level. This article explores sensing technologies across different sectors including automotives, consumer devices, and quantum.

This new IDTechEx report characterizes the quantum sensor market, key technologies, and players. Coverage across 20 quantum sensing technology areas, with applications of quantum sensors in electric vehicles, navigation, medical imaging, and quantum computing with market forecasts from 2026 to 2046. It reveals significant opportunity, with the quantum sensor market forecast to reach US$1.9bn by 2046.

Achieving continuity and efficiency with biometrics and health data can be achieved with wearables. This article explores some of the main devices in the wearables market today including smart watches, and others which are emerging, such as smart gumshields.