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| Countries covered: Global This Frost & Sullivan research service titled World MEMS Test Equipment Markets provides an overview of the various market segments in the total market including analysis of the market based on geographic regions and end-user analysis. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following testing technologies: wafer-level and package; and MEMS markets: inertial (accelerometers and gyroscopes) and optical. This analysis is available through our Test & Measurement Growth Partnership Service program. With this program, clients receive industry-leading market research such as this, along with technical and econometric data and many interactive features including Analyst Inquiry Time and Client Councils. Market Overview Customized Solutions to Give way to More Standard Tests in the MEMS Test Equipment Market With customized micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) test solutions outnumbering standard models, it is vital for test vendors to reduce the costs of their tests to survive in the niche MEMS test equipment market. Current test equipment is priced as high as $1 million, which can deter most MEMS device manufacturers from testing their products. Since customized solutions require vendors to conduct research every time they receive an order, they tend to be expensive. The costs are expected to drop once standard solutions become more prevalent. Most test equipment perform either electrical testing or mechanical testing, and this lack of versatility increases the cost of individual testing. The technological advancements of MEMS devices have a proportional impact on the growth of the testing market. "The cost of testing mechanical and electrical elements in a system is highly expensive - in today’s market, if it costs around 50 cents to manufacture a chip, it costs almost 40 cents to test it," says the analyst of this research service. "This has led to the promotion of low-cost test equipment, which is driving the market by compelling test vendors to conduct more intensive research in this area." Customer Awareness Needs to be Boosted for Higher Uptake of Test Equipment The high costs of MEMS testing discourage most manufacturers from employing it unless the testing is essential. Most end users do not understand the importance of MEMS testing and have low awareness of wafer-level technology or MEMS device testing. "Most semiconductor industry engineers have a mechanical background or an electrical background, which is sufficient to test any type of semiconductor product," notes the analyst. "However, since MEMS consist of both electrical and mechanical components, the testing becomes complex, and not many have the technical training required to perform the tests." To overcome this issue of customers’ ignorance, test vendors have begun to focus on educating end users on the importance of MEMS testing as well as the benefits they are likely to obtain. Once customers recognize the true value of testing, the adoption rates are expected to increase significantly. |
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