In recent years, with the technology research and development of the continued, reduced cost, performance and reliability of ascension, in the Internet, mobile Internet and high-end equipment manufacturing, driven by the rapid development of sensor's typical application market is developing rapidly. According to BCC Research company analysis, points out that global sensor market scale is expected to reach $2014 in 79.5 billion, in 2019, is expected to reach $116.1 billion, a compound annual growth rate of 7.9%. As one of the most potential market in the asia-pacific region. At present, the United States, Japan, European countries advanced sensor technology, form a complete set of mature, upstream and downstream industry is in the high-end products of the main producers of sensor and the largest application market. At the same time, the asia-pacific region to become the most potential market in the future. The tylenol consulting firm, points out that in the next few years the market share will continue to grow in the asia-pacific region, in 2016 is expected to increase to 38.1%, North America and Western Europe market share will drop slightly.
Second, transportation, information and communication has become the fastest growth in market. According to the forecast the tylenol consulting firm, in 2016 the global auto sensor size of up to 41.97 billion euros, accounting for 22.8% of the global market. Information and communication industry also is up to 42.16 billion euros, 2016 accounted for 22.9% of global market, and has the potential to be the largest single application market. And medical treatment, environmental monitoring, innovative applications in the field of oil and gas pipelines, the smart grid will become the new hot spots, is expected to create more market demand in the future. Three is the enterprise merger and acquisition has become increasingly active. In countries such as America, Germany and Japan sensor large enterprises strong technical research and development base, various enterprises have formed their own technological advantages, the overall market competition pattern has been preliminary established (table). Need to point out that large companies through the merger and reorganization, control technical standard and patent, in "high, fine, sharp" sensors and gradually form a monopoly position in the market of new sensors. Under the big enterprise competition, small and medium-sized enterprises to "small (middle) and fine, small and specially" the direction of development, to develop proprietary technology, product positioning specific market segments. According to statistics, in July 2010 to September 2011, the sensor industry in large-scale mergers and acquisitions as many as 20 times. Such as the U.S. private equity firm Veritas Capital III to $500 million in cash for perkin Elmer company lighting and testing solutions (IDS); British think bagel $475 million deal to buy the omega engineering temperature, measuring equipment manufacturing business of the company. At present, more and more mergers and acquisitions in emerging markets.