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Batteries, Displays, Processor and Memory components will
be key markets for nanotechnology.
BOSTON (March 2008) – Mobile handset components are facing their toughest challenge
yet, which is to aid in portability, miniaturization, power-efficiency and at
the same time be cost-effective. With increasing data usage on mobiles, the
pressure for better performing displays, batteries, processors, RF, antennas
and memories is greater than it has ever been. These challenges have heralded
the emergence of nanotechnology-enabled mobile handset components, which can
provide incremental improvements in the performance of a wireless handset.
As nanotechnology aids in
improving the performance of wireless handsets, the market for nanotech-enabled
wireless components is expected to grow rapidly. Pioneer Consulting’s latest
report, entitled “Nanotechnology in
Wireless Handsets” forecasts that the market for nanotech-enabled
components in wireless handsets will grow at a CAGR of 70% between 2007 and
2012 and will reach $15 billion by the end of 2012. Amongst the various handset
components, the largest market share will be for batteries followed by
displays, processors and memories. According to the report, the only components
that are currently using nanotechnology include RF and display modules, while
the other components will undergo a phased introduction between now and 2012.
Senior Analyst of the
Emerging Wireless Practice at Pioneer Consulting, Aditya Kaul says that,
“Although the short-term investments required for introducing nanotechnology
into handset components are huge, the stakeholders in the handset industry will
need to focus on the long-term advantages that nanotechnology has to offer”.
Kaul adds, “The cost-benefit analysis of the various nanoprocesses and
nanomaterials leads us to believe that improved performance of handset
components outweighs the initial investment risks taken by stakeholders. In the
long-run, the incremental process and material improvements coupled with the large
economies of scale will lead to lower Bill of Material costs, allowing for a
subsequent Return on Investment.
Some of the nano processes
and materials included in the report are carbon nanotubes,
buckyballs/fullerenes, spintronics and quantum dots. Other product-specific
nanomaterials included are hydrocarbon fuel membranes, electron based LEDs and
bulk acoustic oscillators. These nanoprocesses and materials are categorized
within specific functional blocks of the handset and across the various stakeholders
in the mobile handset value chain.
Contact: Aditya Kaul, Senior Analyst, Emerging Wireless
Technologies Practice;
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