The Global Sensor Market 2025-2035

1.1 Markets for sensors
1.2 Market Size and Growth Projections
1.3 Market trends
1.3.1 Market Megatrends
1.3.2 Sensor Fusion - Integration of Multiple Sensors
1.3.3 Edge and AI Sensors
1.3.4 Quantum Sensors
1.3.5 Wearable Technology
1.3.6 5G/6G
1.4 Market drivers
1.5 Market roadmap
1.6 Global market, historical and forecast
1.6.1 By type
1.6.2 By market

2.1 Sensor definition and design
2.2 Inputs, anatomy, and outputs
2.3 Types of sensors, by parameters
2.4 3D sensing
2.5 Smart sensors
2.5.1 Definition
2.5.2 Applications
2.5.2.1 Automotive Electronics
2.5.2.2 Industrial Automation
2.5.2.3 Consumer Electronics
2.6 Biomimetic sensors
2.6.1 Skin sensors and self-healing
2.7 Sensor fusion
2.8 Printed sensors
2.9 Energy Harvesting
2.9.1 Mechanical Energy Harvesting
2.9.1.1 Piezoelectric Harvesting
2.9.1.2 Electromagnetic Harvesting
2.9.1.3 Triboelectric Generation
2.9.2 Thermal Energy Harvesting
2.9.2.1 Thermoelectric Generation
2.9.2.2 Pyroelectric Harvesting
2.9.3 Light Energy Harvesting
2.9.3.1 Photovoltaic Systems
2.9.3.2 RF Energy Harvesting
2.9.4 Power Management and Storage
2.9.4.1 Energy Storage Technologies

3.1 Biosensors
3.1.1 Technology overview
3.1.2 Markets and applications
3.1.3 Companies
3.1.4 Global market revenues
3.2 Capacitive Sensors
3.2.1 Technology overview
3.2.2 Markets and applications
3.2.3 Companies
3.2.4 Global market revenues
3.3 Edge and AI Sensors
3.3.1 Technology overview
3.3.2 Markets and applications
3.3.3 Companies
3.3.4 Global market revenues
3.4 Electrochemical Sensors
3.4.1 Technology overview
3.4.2 Markets and applications
3.4.3 Companies
3.4.4 Global market revenues
3.5 Image Sensors
3.5.1 Technology overview
3.5.1.1 CMOS and MOS Sensors
3.5.1.2 SWIR Imaging
3.5.1.3 Hybrid Sensors
3.5.1.4 Thin film photodetectors (organic and perovskite)
3.5.1.5 Hyperspectral Imaging
3.5.1.6 IR Sensors
3.5.1.7 LIDAR
3.5.1.8 Computer Vision
3.5.1.9 Event-based Sensing
3.5.1.10 Wavefront Imaging
3.5.1.11 Quantum Dot Optical Sensors
3.5.2 Markets and applications
3.5.3 Companies
3.5.4 Global market revenues
3.6 Magnetic Sensors
3.6.1 Technology overview
3.6.2 Markets and applications
3.6.3 Companies
3.6.4 Global market revenues
3.7 MEMS Sensors
3.7.1 Technology overview
3.7.2 Markets and applications
3.7.3 Companies
3.7.4 Global market revenues
3.8 Photonic Silicon Sensors
3.8.1 Technology overview
3.8.1.1 Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs
3.8.2 Markets and applications
3.8.3 Companies
3.8.4 Global market revenues
3.9 Piezotronic Sensors
3.9.1 Technology overview
3.9.2 Markets and applications
3.9.3 Companies
3.9.4 Global market revenues
3.10 Printed and Flexible Sensors
3.10.1 Technology overview
3.10.1.1 Piezoresistive sensors
3.10.1.2 Piezoelectric sensors
3.10.1.3 Printed temperature sensors
3.10.1.4 Printed strain sensors
3.10.1.5 Printed touch sensors
3.10.2 Markets and applications
3.10.3 Companies
3.10.4 Global market revenues
3.11 Quantum Sensors
3.11.1 Technology overview
3.11.1.1 Atomic Clocks
3.11.1.2 Quantum magnetometers
3.11.1.3 Quantum gravimeters: Chapter overview
3.11.1.4 Quantum gyroscopes
3.11.1.5 Quantum Image Sensors
3.11.2 Markets and applications
3.11.3 Companies
3.11.4 Global market revenues
3.12 RADAR Sensors
3.12.1 Technology overview
3.12.2 Markets and applications
3.12.3 Global market revenues
3.13 Thermistor Sensors
3.13.1 Technology overview
3.13.2 Markets and applications
3.13.3 Companies
3.13.4 Global market revenues
3.14 Thermoelectric sensors
3.14.1 Technology overview
3.14.2 Markets and applications
3.14.3 Companies
3.14.4 Global market revenues
3.15 Triboelectric sensors
3.15.1 Technology overview
3.15.2 Markets and applications
3.15.3 Companies
3.15.4 Global market revenues
3.16 Other types

4.1 Transportation and Automotive
4.1.1 Types of sensors and applications
4.1.1.1 Sensors in EVs
4.1.1.1.1 Passive and Active Sensors
4.1.1.1.2 Sensor fusion
4.1.1.1.3 Evolution of Sensor Suite
4.1.1.1.4 Vison-only and Multi-sensor Fusion Approaches
4.1.1.1.5 Multi-camera
4.1.1.1.6 CMOS image sensors
4.1.1.1.6.1 Front vs backside illumination
4.1.1.1.6.2 Image capture
4.1.1.1.6.2.1 Rolling Shutter
4.1.1.1.6.2.2 Global Shutter
4.1.1.2 LiDAR
4.1.1.2.1 Operating process
4.1.1.2.2 Requirements
4.1.1.2.3 LiDAR systems
4.1.1.2.4 Lidar integration in ADAS/AV
4.1.1.2.4.1 Lamps
4.1.1.2.4.2 Grille
4.1.1.2.4.3 On/In the Roof
4.1.1.2.4.4 Other Positions
4.1.1.2.5 Beam steering
4.1.1.2.6 Mechanical Lidar
4.1.1.2.7 MEMS Lidar
4.1.1.2.8 Flash lidar
4.1.1.2.9 Optical phased array (OPA) Lidar
4.1.1.2.10 Other technologies
4.1.1.2.10.1 Spectral deflection
4.1.1.2.10.2 Micro-motion technology
4.1.1.2.10.3 Liquid crystal lidar
4.1.1.2.10.3.1 Liquid Crystal Polarisation Gratings (LCPGs)
4.1.1.2.10.3.2 Liquid Crystal Optical Phased Arrays (LC-OPAs)
4.1.1.2.10.4 Metamaterials
4.1.1.2.10.5 GLV-based beam steering
4.1.1.2.10.6 Liquid lens
4.1.1.2.10.7 Electro-Optical Deflectors
4.1.1.2.10.8 Acousto-optical deflectors
4.1.1.3 Radar
4.1.1.3.1 Front Radar
4.1.1.3.2 Side Radars
4.1.1.3.3 Components
4.1.1.3.4 In-Cabin Radars
4.1.1.3.5 4D Radars and Imaging Radars
4.1.1.4 Engine sensors
4.1.1.5 Traction motor sensors
4.1.1.6 In-cabin air quality monitoring
4.1.1.7 Aerospace
4.1.1.8 Other Applications
4.1.2 Global market revenues
4.2 Gas and Particle sensors
4.2.1 Gas sensors
4.2.1.1 Technology overview
4.2.1.1.1 Electrochemical gas sensors
4.2.1.1.2 Photoionization detectors (PID)
4.2.1.1.3 Optical Particle Counters
4.2.1.1.4 Infrared gas sensors
4.2.1.1.5 Other types
4.2.2 Particle sensors
4.2.2.1 Technology overview
4.2.2.2 Companies
4.2.3 Digital olfaction
4.2.3.1 Technology overview
4.2.3.2 Companies
4.2.4 Indoor air quality
4.2.5 Home appliances
4.2.6 Breath analysis
4.2.7 Environmental
4.2.8 Industrial monitoring
4.2.9 Pathogen sensors
4.2.10 Companies
4.2.11 Global market revenues
4.3 Medical and healthcare
4.3.1 Patient Monitoring
4.3.2 Diagnostic Devices
4.3.3 Drug discovery
4.3.4 Global market revenues
4.4 Industrial
4.4.1 Safety
4.4.2 Photovoltaic Panels
4.4.3 Process Monitoring
4.4.4 Predictive maintenance
4.4.5 IoT sensors
4.4.6 Logistics Sensors
4.4.7 Robotics
4.4.8 Global market revenues
4.5 Telecommunications
4.5.1 Applications
4.5.1.1 6G Communications Sensors
4.5.2 Global market revenues
4.6 Consumer electronics
4.6.1 Smartphone Sensors
4.6.2 Smartwatch Sensors
4.6.3 Wearable Sensors
4.6.3.1 Wearable Temperature Sensors
4.6.3.2 Wearable Motion Sensors
4.6.3.3 Wearable Optical Sensors
4.6.3.4 Wearable Electrodes
4.6.3.5 Wearable CGMs
4.6.3.6 XR Sensors
4.6.4 Global market revenues
4.7 Defense and Military
4.7.1 Navigation Systems
4.7.2 Underwater Detection
4.7.3 Communication Systems

6.1 Glossary of Terms
6.2 List of Abbreviations
6.3 Research Methodology

Table 1. Sensor technology markets
Table 2. Market Size and Growth Projections for the Global Sensor Market
Table 3. Market trends in sensors
Table 4. Market Megatrends
Table 5. Sensor market drivers, by sector
Table 6. Global sensor market by type, 2022-2035 (Billions USD)
Table 7. Global sensor market by market, 2022-2035 (Billions USD)
Table 8. Smart sensor anatomy and purpose
Table 9. Types of sensors, by parameter
Table 10. Smart sensor applications
Table 11. Applications of Sensors in Automobiles
Table 12. Biomimetic Sensors: Categories and Applications
Table 13. Energy Harvesting Technologies for Sensors
Table 14. Types of biosensors
Table 15. Markets and applications for biosensors
Table 16. Market players in Biosensors
Table 17. Global market revenues for biosensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 18. Types of Capacitive Sensors
Table 19. Markets and applications for Capacitive sensors
Table 20. Market players in Capacitive Sensors
Table 21. Global market revenues for Capacitive sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 22. Edge sensor components
Table 23. Markets and applications for Edge and AI sensors
Table 24. Market players in Edge and AI Sensors
Table 25. Global market revenues for Edge and AI sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 26. Types of Electrochemical Sensors
Table 27. Markets and applications for Electrochemical Sensors
Table 28. Market players in Electrochemical Sensors
Table 29. Global market revenues for Electrochemical sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 30. Event-based sensing: Pros and cons
Table 31. Markets and applications for Image Sensors
Table 32. Market players in Image Sensors
Table 33. Global market revenues for Image Sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 34. Types of magnetic sensors
Table 35. Markets and applications for Magnetic sensors
Table 36. Market players in Magnetic Sensors
Table 37. Global market revenues for Magnetic sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 38. Types of MEMS Sensors
Table 39. Markets and applications for MEMS Sensors
Table 40. Market players in MEMS Sensors
Table 41. Global market revenues for MEMS Sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 42. Markets and applications for Photonic Silicon Sensors
Table 43. Market players in Photonic Silicon Sensors
Table 44. Global market revenues for Photonic Silicon Sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 45. Markets and applications for Piezotronic sensors
Table 46. Market players in Piezotronic Sensors
Table 47. Global market revenues for Piezotronic sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 48. Markets and applications for Printed Sensors
Table 49. Market players in Printed and Flexible Sensors
Table 50. Global market revenues for Printed Sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 51. Markets and applications for Quantum Sensors
Table 52. Market players in Quantum Sensors
Table 53. Global market revenues for Quantum Sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 54. Markets and applications for RADAR Sensors
Table 55. Global market revenues for RADAR Sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 56. Markets and applications for Thermistor Sensors
Table 57. Market players in Thermistor Sensors
Table 58. Global market revenues for Thermistor Sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 59. Markets and applications for Thermoelectric sensors
Table 60. Market players in Thermoelectric sensors
Table 61. Global market revenues for Thermoelectric sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 62. Markets and applications for Triboelectric sensors
Table 63. Market players in Triboelectric sensors
Table 64. Global market revenues for Triboelectric sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 65. Other sensor technologies and market players
Table 66. Key autonomous driving technologies
Table 67. Autonomous driving sensor comparison
Table 68. Recommended Sensor Suites For SAE Level 2 to Level 4 & Robotaxi
Table 69. Automotive camera hardware
Table 70. CMOS image sensors vs CCD cameras
Table 71.Comparison of lidar product parameters
Table 72. Automotive lidar players by technology
Table 73. LiDAR beam steering technologies
Table 74. Classifications of MEMS Scanner
Table 75. Comparative analysis of different MEMS actuation methods:
Table 76. Optical phased array (OPA) Lidar
Table 77. ADAS/AV sensor operating wavelength
Table 78. Radar hardware
Table 79. Front Radar ADAS Applications
Table 80. Side Radar ADAS Applications
Table 81. Key Radar Components
Table 82. Comparison of In-Cabin Radars
Table 83. Comparing 4D imaging radar systems
Table 84. Vehicles Using 4D Imaging Radars
Table 85. Engine sensors
Table 86. Traction motor sensors
Table 87. Global market for transportation and automotive sensors 2025-2035 (Billions USD)
Table 88. Particle sensors market players
Table 89. Digital olfaction market players
Table 90. Types of environmental sensors
Table 91. Gas and Particle Sensors companies
Table 92. Global market for gas sensors 2025-2035 (Billions USD)
Table 93. Global market for medical and healthcare 2025-2035, by type (Billions USD)
Table 94. Global market for industrial sensors 2025-2035, by type (Billions USD)
Table 95. Global market for telecommunications sensors 2025-2035, by type (Billions USD)
Table 96. Wearable sensor types
Table 97. Global market for consumer electronics 2025-2035, by type (Billions USD)
Table 98. Sensors in Defense and Military
Table 99. Glossary of terms
Table 100. List of Abbreviations

Figure 1. Sensor technology market roadmap
Figure 2. Global sensor market by type, 2022-2035 (Billions USD)
Figure 3. Global sensor market by market, 2022-2035 (Billions USD)
Figure 4. Architecture of Smart Sensors
Figure 5. Global market revenues for biosensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 6. Global market revenues for Capacitive sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 7. Global market revenues for Edge and AI sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 8. Global market revenues for Electrochemical sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 9. Global market revenues for Image Sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 10. Global market revenues for Magnetic sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 11. Global market revenues for MEMS Sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 12. Global market revenues for Photonic Silicon Sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 13. Global market revenues for Piezotronic sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 14. Global market revenues for Printed Sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 15. Global market revenues for Quantum Sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 16. Global market revenues for RADAR Sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 17. Global market revenues for Thermistor Sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 18. Global market revenues for Thermoelectric sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 19. Global market revenues for Triboelectric sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 20. Perception and sensing for autonomous vehicles under adverse weather conditions
Figure 21.Types of ADAS sensors
Figure 22. Front vs backside illumination
Figure 23. LiDAR working principle
Figure 24. Metamaterials in automotive applications
Figure 25. Illustration of EchoDrive operation
Figure 26. LANXESS Concept Radar
Figure 27. Global market for transportation and automotive sensors 2025-2035 (Billions USD)
Figure 28. Global market for gas sensors 2025-2035 (Billions USD)
Figure 29. Global market for medical and healthcare 2025-2035, by type (Billions USD)
Figure 30. Global market for industrial sensors 2025-2035, by type (Billions USD)
Figure 31. Global market for telecommunications sensors 2025-2035, by type (Billions USD)
Figure 32. Global market for consumer electronics 2025-2035, by type (Billions USD)
Figure 33. Cerca OPM-MEG System
Figure 34. ColdQuanta Quantum Core (left), Physics Station (middle) and the atoms control chip (right)
Figure 35. STMicroelectronics' Three Sensor Preprocessing Technologies