The Global Sensors Market 2026-2036

1.1 Introduction to Sensor Technology
1.2 Overview of Major Sensor Technology Markets
1.3 Competitive Landscape
1.3.1 Established Electronics Manufacturers
1.3.2 Specialist and Emerging Players
1.4 Total Global Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036: Annual Revenue (US$, Billions)
1.4.1 Growth Rate Analysis by Segment
1.4.2 Granular 10-Year Sensor Market Annual Revenue Forecast, 2026-2036
1.4.2.1 Established Sensor Technologies
1.4.2.2 Emerging Sensor Technologies
1.4.3 Sensor Market Size Forecast and CAGR of Emerging Sensor Categories
1.4.3.1 Technology Readiness and Commercialization Timeline
1.5 Connecting Operating Principles, Metrics and Manufacturing Formats
1.5.1 Physical Sensing Principles
1.5.2 Key Performance Metrics
1.6 2025 Global Events and Technology Mega-Trends are Influencing Sensor Markets
1.6.1 Geopolitical and Economic Influences
1.6.2 Technology Mega-Trend Impacts
1.7 Overview of Key Sensor Technology Innovations
1.7.1 Miniaturization and Integration
1.7.2 AI and Edge Computing Integration
1.7.3 Novel Sensing Modalities
1.8 Sensor Technology Market Roadmap
1.9 2025 Trends and Developments in Major Sensor Technology Markets
1.9.1 MEMS and Inertial Sensors
1.9.2 Image Sensors
1.9.3 Gas and Environmental Sensors
1.9.4 Automotive Sensors
1.10 Wearable Devices for Medical and Wellness Applications
1.10.1 Form Factor Evolution
1.10.2 Medical-Consumer Convergence
1.11 IoT Technology Meta-Trends and Impact on Sensors
1.11.1 From Connected to Intelligent Sensors
1.11.2 IoT Market Segments
1.12 Emerging Sensor Market: Ten-Year Sensors for Mobility Forecast
1.13 Sensors with Edge Compute and AI Capability
1.13.1 Technology Architecture
1.13.2 Application Examples
1.14 Sensor Technology Development in Industry 4.0 and 5.0
1.14.1 Industry 4.0 Sensor Requirements
1.14.2 Industry 5.0 Evolution
1.15 Humanoid Robots Driving New Demand in Sensors
1.16 Advancements in Sensors for Automation
1.17 Nanomaterials-based sensors: Market positioning and growth trajectory
1.18 PIC-based sensor
1.19 PFAS detection sensors

2.1 Market Forecast Methodology
2.1.1 Methodology Outline
2.1.2 Sensor Market Categories Included
2.1.3 Bottom-Up Market Sizing from Financial Statement Analysis
2.2 Market Forecasts by Segment
2.2.1 Total Global Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036
2.2.2 Granular 10-Year Sensor Market Annual Revenue Forecast
2.2.2.1 Inertial Sensors Market Forecast
2.2.2.2 Pressure Sensor Market Forecast
2.2.3 Sensor Market Size Forecast and CAGR
2.2.4 Gas Sensor Technology Forecast
2.2.5 Semiconductor Sensor Technology Forecast
2.2.6 Automotive and Aerospace Sensor Forecast
2.2.7 Biosensor Technology Forecast
2.2.8 Emerging Image Sensor Technology Forecast
2.2.9 Printed Sensor Technology Forecast
2.2.10 Photonic Integrated Circuit Sensor Forecast
2.2.11 Quantum Sensor Technology Forecast
2.2.12 Sensors for Future Mobility Forecast
2.2.13 Sensors for Mobility Market Share Forecast
2.2.14 Nanocarbon sensor technology forecast
2.2.15 In-cabin sensing technology forecast
2.2.16 PFAS sensor technology forecast
2.2.17 Tactile sensor technology forecast
2.2.18 Environmental monitoring sensor forecast
2.3 Total Sensor Market

3.1 Introduction to the Sensor Market
3.2 Introduction to Sensor Technology
3.2.1 Fundamental Sensor Categories
3.3 Overview of Major Sensor Technology Markets
3.3.1 Optical Sensor Market
3.3.2 MEMS Sensor Market
3.4 Competitive Landscape: Major Electronics Companies vs Specialist Players
3.5 Overview of Typical Sensor Technology Product Categories
3.6 Connecting Operating Principles, Metrics and Manufacturing Formats
3.6.1 Operating Principle Selection
3.6.2 Performance Metric Priorities
3.7 General Trends Separating Emerging and Established Sensor Technology
3.8 Global Events and Technology Mega-Trends Impact on Sensors
3.9 2025 Market Trends in Major Sensor Technology Markets
3.10 Mega Trends in Future Mobility
3.11 Role of Sensors in Future Mobility Technology
3.12 IoT Markets Trends: Edge Sensing
3.12.1 Edge Sensing Architecture
3.13 Sensors with Edge Compute and AI Capability
3.14 Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0
3.15 Humanoid Robots and Sensors for Robotics
3.16 Sensors for Automation
3.17 Wearable Sensor Innovation Landscape
3.18 Roadmap of Mega-Trends in Wearable Technology
3.19 6G and Sensing Improvements
3.20 6G Applications Beyond Mobile Communications
3.21 mmWave and THz Frequencies for Sensing
3.22 Supply chain considerations for advanced sensor manufacturing
3.23 Sustainability and circular economy in sensor design

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Emerging Image Sensors
4.2.1 Key Players
4.2.2 SWIR Imaging
4.2.2.1 SWIR Imaging: Emerging Technology Options
4.2.2.2 SWIR Sensors Applications
4.2.3 OPD-on-CMOS Hybrid Image Sensors
4.2.4 QD-on-Si/QD-on-CMOS Imaging
4.2.5 Hyperspectral Imaging
4.2.6 Miniaturized Spectrometers
4.2.7 Event-Based Sensing
4.2.8 LiDAR
4.2.8.1 Operating Principles
4.2.8.2 LiDAR: Ecosystem and Key Players
4.2.9 Polarimetric imaging
4.2.10 Computational imaging and software-defined sensors
4.2.11 Neuromorphic vision sensors beyond event-based: Emerging architectures
4.3 Gas Sensors
4.3.1 Overview
4.3.2 Market Drivers
4.3.3 Metal Oxide (MOx) Gas Sensors
4.3.4 Electrochemical Gas Sensors
4.3.5 Infrared Gas Sensors
4.3.6 Photoionization Detectors (PID)
4.3.7 Optical Particle Counters
4.3.8 Photoacoustic Gas Sensors
4.3.9 E-Nose Technology
4.3.10 TDLAS gas sensors: principles and industrial applications
4.3.11 Hydrogen sensors
4.3.12 Gas sensors for breath analysis: medical diagnostics
4.3.13 Multi-gas sensor arrays
4.3.14 Gas sensor manufacturing
4.4 Printed and Flexible Sensors
4.4.1 Introduction
4.4.2 Piezoresistive Sensors
4.4.2.1 Printed Piezoelectric Sensors
4.4.3 Printed Photodetectors
4.4.4 Printed Temperature Sensors
4.4.5 Printed Strain Sensors
4.4.6 Printed Gas Sensors
4.4.7 Printed Capacitive Touch Sensors
4.4.8 Printed Electrodes in Wearables
4.4.9 Automotive Mega-Trends and Printed Sensor Opportunities
4.4.10 Medical Wearables Commercialization
4.4.11 Printed biosensors
4.4.12 Printed humidity sensors
4.4.13 Printed sensors for smart packaging
4.5 Silicon Photonics
4.5.1 Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs)
4.5.2 Electronic vs Photonic Integrated Circuits
4.5.3 PIC Sensors: Gas Sensors
4.5.4 PIC Sensors: Structural Health Sensors
4.5.5 PIC-Based LiDAR
4.5.6 PIC integration levels: monolithic vs hybrid
4.5.7 Optical gyroscopes using silicon photonics
4.5.8 PIC sensor packaging and fiber coupling challenges
4.6 Quantum Sensors
4.6.1 What Are Quantum Sensors?
4.6.2 Quantum Sensor Market Overview
4.6.3 Value Proposition by Hardware Approach
4.6.4 Quantum Sensor Industry Market Map
4.6.5 Key Industries for Quantum Sensors
4.6.6 Atomic Clocks
4.6.6.1 Atomic Clocks: Sector Roadmap
4.6.7 Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPMs)
4.6.8 N-V Center Magnetic Field Sensors
4.6.9 Quantum Gravimeters
4.6.10 Quantum Gyroscopes and Inertial Sensors
4.6.11 Quantum RF Sensors
4.6.12 Single Photon Detectors
4.7 Biosensors
4.7.1 Layout of a Biosensor
4.7.2 Bioreceptors: Benefits and Drawbacks
4.7.3 Optical Transducers
4.7.4 Electrochemical Transducers
4.7.5 Point-of-Care Applications
4.7.6 In Vitro Diagnostics Market
4.7.7 Aptamer-based biosensors
4.7.8 Molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) biosensors
4.7.9 Multiplexed biosensor platforms
4.7.10 Biosensor regulatory pathways
4.7.11 Biosensors for veterinary and agricultural applications
4.8 Nanocarbon Sensors
4.8.1 Graphene Introduction
4.8.2 CVD Graphene Production
4.8.3 Graphene-Based Sensors: Gas, Food Safety, Biosensors
4.8.4 Graphene Photosensors and Silicon Photonics
4.8.5 Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) in Sensors
4.8.6 CNT-Based Gas Sensors and E-Nose
4.8.7 Outlook for Carbon Materials in Sensors
4.8.8 2D materials beyond graphene: MoS2, WS2, h-BN
4.8.9 Nanocarbon sensors for wearable health
4.9 Nanowire Sensors:
4.9.1 Introduction and operating principles
4.9.2 Nanowire gas sensors: Sensitivity advantages over thin-film approaches
4.9.3 Nanowire biosensors: FET-based detection platforms
4.9.4 Nanowire photodetectors and UV sensors
4.9.5 Key nanowire sensor manufacturers and commercialisation status
4.10 Next-Generation MEMS Sensors
4.10.1 MEMS Overview
4.10.2 Next-Generation MEMS in Sensing
4.10.3 Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs)
4.10.3.1 Inertial Navigation Systems Technology Landscape
4.10.3.2 Application Grades of IMUs
4.10.3.3 IMU Market Landscape
4.10.4 MEMS Accelerometers Overview
4.10.4.1 Next-Gen MEMS Accelerometers Industry Landscape
4.10.4.2 Novel Accelerometer Technologies
4.10.4.3 Gyroscope Technology Landscape
4.10.5 MEMS Hemispherical Resonator Gyros (HRGs)
4.10.6 MEMS microphones: trends and players
4.10.7 MEMS pressure sensors: automotive and medical
4.10.8 MEMS flow sensors: industrial and medical
4.10.9 MEMS environmental combo modules (T/H/P/AQ)
4.10.10 MEMS sensor fusion: multi-sensor integration
4.10.11 MEMS for harsh environments
4.11 Ultrasonic Sensors
4.11.1 Introduction and principles
4.11.2 PMUT vs CMUT comparison
4.11.3 Ultrasonic fingerprint sensors
4.11.4 Ultrasonic flow sensors
4.11.5 Ultrasonic gesture recognition
4.12 Magnetic Sensors
4.12.1 Overview
4.12.2 Hall-effect sensors
4.12.3 AMR, GMR, TMR sensors comparison
4.12.4 Magnetic sensors for automotive
4.12.5 Magnetic sensors for industrial automation

5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 What is Edge Sensing?
5.1.2 Edge vs Cloud Computing for Emerging Sensor Applications
5.1.3 Rise of Edge Sensing
5.1.4 Market Drivers for Edge Sensing
5.2 Edge Sensing: Technologies
5.2.1 Technical Breakdown and Key Components
5.2.2 Edge Sensing IoT Architecture
5.2.3 Cloud, Edge, and Endpoint Sensing Evaluation
5.2.4 High Efficiency Computing Hardware
5.2.5 Low-Power Designs for Edge Sensors
5.2.6 Edge AI and Predictive Functionality
5.2.7 Edge AI Image Classification
5.2.8 On-Chip Edge AI Image Sensors
5.2.9 Challenges Facing Edge Sensors
5.3 Edge Sensing: Markets and Applications
5.3.1 Smart Buildings and Building Automation
5.3.2 Occupancy Monitoring and Smart Security
5.3.3 Predictive Maintenance in Industrial IoT
5.3.4 Workplace Safety in Hazardous Locations
5.3.5 Structural Health Monitoring
5.3.6 Quality Inspection and Anomaly Detection
5.3.7 Edge Sensing in Wearables
5.3.8 Consumer Electronics and Smart Retail
5.3.9 Technology Readiness Level of Applications
5.4 Key Players: Sensors and Product Integrators
5.5 Key Players: IC, SoC, and Cloud Services
5.6 TinyML and ultra-low-power inference
5.7 Neuromorphic computing for edge sensors
5.8 Federated learning for sensor networks
5.9 Edge sensing security and privacy
5.10 Edge sensor standards and interoperability
5.11 Energy harvesting integration

6.1 Introduction
6.1.1 Market Segmentation by Sensor Type
6.1.2 Connecting Form Factors, Sensors, and Metrics
6.1.3 Wearable Sensor Technology Roadmaps
6.1.4 Medical and Wellness Applications Overlap
6.2 Wearable Form Factors
6.2.1 Smartwatches
6.2.2 Smart Rings
6.2.3 TWS Earbuds
6.2.4 Medical Wearables
6.3 Wearable Motion Sensors
6.3.1 Overview
6.3.2 Technology and Components
6.3.2.1 Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs)
6.3.2.1.1 MEMs accelerometers
6.3.2.1.2 MEMS Gyroscopes
6.3.2.1.3 IMUs in smart-watches
6.3.2.2 Tunneling magnetoresistance sensors (TMR)
6.3.3 Applications
6.3.3.1 High-precision IMUs for sports performance
6.3.3.2 Motion sensors for fall detection
6.3.3.3 Motion sensors for movement disorder monitoring
6.4 Wearable Optical Sensors
6.4.1 Overview
6.4.2 Technology and Components
6.4.2.1 Photoplethysmography (PPG)
6.4.2.2 Spectroscopy
6.4.2.3 Photodetectors
6.4.3 Applications
6.4.3.1 Heart Rate Optical Sensors
6.4.3.2 Pulse Oximetry Optical Sensors
6.4.3.2.1 Blood oxygen measurement
6.4.3.2.2 Wellness and Medical Applications
6.4.3.2.3 Consumer Pulse Oximetry
6.4.3.2.4 Pediatric Applications
6.4.3.2.5 Skin Patches
6.4.3.3 Blood Pressure Optical Sensors
6.4.3.3.1 Commercialization
6.4.3.3.2 Oscillometric blood pressure measurement
6.4.3.3.3 Combination of PPG and ECG
6.4.3.3.4 Non-invasive Blood Pressure Sensing
6.4.3.3.5 Blood Pressure Hearables
6.4.3.4 Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring Optical Sensors
6.4.3.4.1 Overview
6.4.3.4.2 Other Optical Approaches
6.4.3.5 fNIRS Optical Sensors
6.4.3.5.1 Overview
6.4.3.5.2 Brain-Computer Interfaces
6.4.3.6 Multi-wavelength PPG for accuracy
6.4.3.7 Optical sensors for stress monitoring
6.4.3.8 Optical sensors for skin health and UV
6.5 Wearable Force Sensors
6.5.1 Overview
6.5.1.1 Piezoresistive force sensing
6.5.1.2 Thin film pressure sensors
6.5.2 Technology and Components
6.5.2.1 Materials
6.5.2.2 Piezoelectric polymers
6.5.2.3 Temperature sensing and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) integration
6.5.2.4 Wearable force and pressure sensors
6.6 Wearable Strain Sensors
6.6.1 Overview
6.6.2 Technology and Components
6.6.3 Applications
6.6.3.1 Healthcare
6.6.3.2 Wearable Strain Sensors
6.6.3.3 Temperature Sensors
6.7 Wearable Chemical Sensors
6.7.1 Overview
6.7.2 CGM Devices and Key Players
6.7.3 Optical Chemical Sensors
6.7.4 Technology and Components
6.7.4.1 Continuous Glucose Monitoring
6.7.4.2 Commercial CGM systems
6.7.5 Applications
6.7.5.1 Sweat-based glucose monitoring
6.7.5.2 Tear glucose measurement
6.7.5.3 Salivary glucose monitoring
6.7.5.4 Breath analysis for glucose monitoring
6.7.5.5 Urine glucose monitoring
6.8 Wearable Biosensors
6.8.1 Overview
6.8.2 Applications
6.8.2.1 Wearable Alcohol Sensors
6.8.2.2 Wearable Lactate Sensors
6.8.2.3 Wearable Hydration Sensors
6.8.2.4 Smart diaper technology
6.8.2.5 Ultrasound technology
6.8.2.6 Microneedle technology for continuous fluid sampling
6.9 Wearable Electrodes
6.9.1 Overview
6.9.2 Overview of Key Types
6.9.3 Wet vs Dry Electrodes
6.9.4 Material Innovations for EEG
6.9.5 BCI Applications and Form-Factors
6.9.6 Microneedle Electrodes
6.9.7 Electronic Skins (Epidermal Electronics)
6.9.8 Applications
6.9.8.1 Skin Patches and E-textiles
6.9.9 Technology and Components
6.9.9.1 Electrode Selection
6.9.9.2 E-textiles
6.9.9.3 Microneedle electrodes
6.9.9.4 Electronic Skins
6.9.10 Applications
6.9.10.1 Electrocardiogram (ECG) wearable electrodes
6.9.10.2 Electroencephalography (EEG) wearable electrodes represent
6.9.10.3 Electromyography (EMG) wearable electrodes
6.9.10.4 Bioimpedance wearable electrodes
6.9.10.5 EMG sensors for gesture control and prosthetics
6.9.10.6 Electrodes for neurostimulation
6.10 Wearable Temperature Sensors
6.11 Wearable Sensors for XR Devices
6.11.1 VR, AR, MR and XR Overview
6.11.2 Controllers and Sensing
6.11.3 3D Imaging and Motion Capture
6.11.4 Time of Flight (ToF) Cameras
6.11.5 Eye-Tracking Technologies
6.11.6 Gesture Control and Key Conclusions
6.11.7 Haptic feedback sensors for XR
6.11.8 Biometric sensors for XR authentication
6.11.9 Brain-computer interface sensors for XR
6.12 Wearable Sensors for Hearing Devices
6.12.1 Hearables: multi-sensor integration
6.12.2 In-ear PPG and temperature sensing
6.12.3 In-ear EEG for brain health
6.12.4 Hearable sensors: market outlook

7.1 Introduction
7.1.1 Mega Trends in Future Mobility
7.1.2 Market Summary and Outlook
7.2 Sensors for Electrification
7.2.1 Electric Vehicle Architecture and Sensing Requirements
7.2.2 Battery Monitoring Systems
7.2.3 Evolution of Battery Management Architecture
7.2.4 Charging Infrastructure Sensing
7.2.5 Thermal Runaway Detection
7.2.6 Sensors for solid-state battery monitoring
7.2.7 Ultrasonic sensors for battery state-of-health
7.2.8 Optical fiber sensors for distributed battery temp
7.2.9 Sensors for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
7.2.10 Sensors for wireless EV charging
7.3 Sensors for Automation
7.3.1 SAE Levels of Automation
7.3.2 The Primary Perception Sensors
7.3.3 Sensor Requirements by Automation Level
7.3.4 Sensor Suite Cost Evolution
7.3.5 Automotive Camera Applications
7.3.6 Thermal Imaging for ADAS
7.3.7 Radar Technology and Trends
7.3.8 LiDAR Technologies and Roadmap
7.3.9 LiDAR Market and Key Players
7.3.10 4D imaging radar: advances and players
7.3.11 Sensor cleaning systems for all-weather
7.3.12 Sensor redundancy and fail-safe architectures
7.3.13 Sensors for automated valet parking
7.3.14 Automotive sensor cybersecurity
7.4 In-Cabin Sensing
7.4.1 Driver and Occupant Monitoring Overview
7.4.2 DMS Technology Evolution
7.4.3 Interior Sensing Technologies
7.4.4 Child presence detection: regulation and tech
7.4.5 Gesture recognition for cabin control
7.4.6 Biometric sensors for driver authentication
7.4.7 Cabin air quality sensors
7.4.8 Occupant health monitoring: vital signs
7.4.9 In-cabin sensing for robotaxis
7.4.10 Regulatory Drivers
7.4.11 In-Cabin Sensing Market Outlook
7.5 Connected Vehicle Sensors
7.5.1 V2X Communications and Sensing
7.5.2 Software-Defined Vehicles
7.6 Sensors for Aviation and Urban Air Mobility
7.6.1 Sensor requirements for eVTOL aircraft
7.6.2 Detect-and-avoid sensors for UAM
7.6.3 Sensors for electric aircraft battery management
7.6.4 Sensors for vertiport operations
7.6.5 Aviation sensor certification
7.7 Sensors for Maritime Autonomy
7.7.1 Sensor requirements for autonomous vessels
7.7.2 Marine radar and LiDAR
7.7.3 Sensors for port automation
7.8 Sensors for Rail Autonomy
7.8.1 Sensors for autonomous trains
7.8.2 Trackside infrastructure sensors
7.8.3 Sensors for predictive rail maintenance

8.1 Overview of IoT Sensing
8.1.1 IoT Architecture and Sensor Role
8.1.2 IoT Market Segments and Sensor Requirements
8.1.3 Technology Trends in IoT Sensing
8.2 Industrial IoT Sensing
8.2.1 Industry 4.0 and 5.0 Context
8.2.2 Predictive Maintenance Sensing
8.2.3 Industrial Robotics Sensing
8.2.4 Mobile Robot Navigation
8.2.5 Collaborative Robot Sensing
8.2.6 Quality Inspection and Machine Vision
8.3 Environmental Monitoring IoT
8.3.1 Tactile sensors for humanoid robotics
8.3.2 Force and torque sensors for cobots
8.3.3 Sensors for additive manufacturing QC
8.3.4 PFAS detection sensors
8.3.5 Sensors for water quality monitoring
8.3.6 Sensors for soil health and contamination
8.3.7 Sensors for wildfire detection
8.3.8 Sensors for carbon capture verification
8.3.9 Single-photon detectors for methane imaging
8.3.10 Sensors for semiconductor fab monitoring
8.3.11 Digital twinning and sensor virtualisation
8.3.12 Energy harvesting for IIoT sensors
8.3.13 Outdoor Air Quality Monitoring
8.3.14 Hydrogen Economy Sensing
8.3.15 Indoor Air Quality Monitoring
8.4 Smart Building Sensing
8.4.1 Occupancy and Presence Detection
8.4.2 Building Energy Monitoring
8.4.3 Fire and Safety Systems
8.5 Consumer IoT Sensing
8.5.1 Smart Home Air Quality
8.5.2 Business Models and Market Dynamics
8.5.3 Smart home occupancy and presence sensors
8.5.4 Smart home water leak sensors
8.5.5 Smart home energy monitoring
8.5.6 Smart appliance embedded sensors
8.5.7 Matter standard and interoperability
8.6 Agricultural IoT Sensing
8.6.1 Precision agriculture sensor requirements
8.6.2 Soil sensors: moisture, nutrients, pH
8.6.3 Crop health sensors: multispectral imaging
8.6.4 Livestock monitoring sensors
8.6.5 Sensors for controlled environment agriculture
8.6.6 Drone-based agricultural sensing
8.7 Healthcare IoT Sensing
8.7.1 Remote patient monitoring sensors
8.7.2 Sensors for hospital asset tracking
8.7.3 Environmental sensors for infection control
8.7.4 Healthcare IoT interoperability standards
8.8 Retail and Logistics IoT Sensing
8.8.1 Sensors for cold chain monitoring
8.8.2 RFID sensor types and applications
8.8.3 Sensors for automated checkout
8.8.4 Sensors for warehouse automation

9.1 Thermal Detector Technologies
9.1.1 Market Overview
9.1.2 Pyroelectric Detectors
9.1.3 Thermopile Detectors
9.2 Thermal Imaging
9.2.1 Microbolometer Technology
9.2.2 Market Segmentation and Applications
9.2.3 Automotive Thermal Imaging
9.2.4 Cooled vs uncooled detector comparison
9.2.5 LWIR for industrial inspection
9.2.6 Thermal imaging for building diagnostics
9.2.7 Thermal sensors for firefighting
9.2.8 Competitive Landscape

10.1 Market Overview
10.1.1 Metal Oxide Gas Sensors
10.1.2 NDIR Gas Sensors
10.1.3 Electrochemical Gas Sensors
10.1.4 Gas Sensors by Target Gas
10.2 Particle Sensors
10.2.1 Market Overview
10.2.2 Sensing Technologies
10.3 Digital Olfaction
10.3.1 Electronic Nose Technology
10.4 Photoacoustic gas sensors: miniaturisation
10.5 Chemoresistive sensors: 2D materials
10.6 Gas sensors for smart cities
10.7 Mobile platforms for pollution monitoring

11.1 Introduction
11.1.1 Quantum Sensor Market Context
11.1.2 Quantum Sensor Types and Principles
11.2 Market Outlook and Forecasts
11.2.1 Market Drivers
11.2.2 Market Challenges
11.2.3 Market Forecast by Sensor Type
11.2.4 Market Forecast by End Use Industry
11.3 Atomic Clocks
11.3.1 Technology Overview
11.3.2 Applications and Markets
11.3.3 CSAC Development and Outlook
11.4 Quantum Magnetometers
11.4.1 SQUID Technology
11.4.2 Optically Pumped Magnetometers
11.4.3 N-V Center Magnetometers
11.5 Quantum Gravimeters
11.5.1 Technology Overview
11.5.2 Applications
11.5.3 Market Outlook
11.6 Quantum Inertial Sensors
11.6.1 Technology Overview
11.6.2 Applications
11.7 Quantum RF Sensors
11.7.1 Rydberg Atom RF Sensing
11.7.2 Market Development
11.8 Healthcare Applications
11.8.1 Brain Imaging (MEG)
11.8.2 Cardiac Imaging (MCG)
11.8.3 Market Outlook
11.9 Key Players
11.9.1 Quantum Sensor Companies
11.9.2 Component Supply Chain

12.1 Sensor manufacturing technologies overview
12.2 MEMS foundry landscape and capacity
12.3 III-V semiconductor manufacturing
12.4 Printed electronics manufacturing scale-up
12.5 Sensor packaging innovations
12.6 Sensor testing and calibration
12.7 Supply chain resilience and diversification
12.8 Critical materials for sensors
12.9 Sustainability in sensor manufacturing

14.1 Research Methodology
14.2 Glossary of Terms
14.3 List of Abbreviations

Table 1. Major Sensor Technology Markets Overview
Table 2. Major Sensor Market Competitors
Table 3. Global Sensor Market Annual Revenue Forecast (US$ Billions)
Table 4. Sensor Market CAGR by Category (2026-2036)
Table 5. Established Sensor Market Forecasts (US$ Billions)
Table 6.Emerging Sensor Technology Market Forecasts (US$ Millions)
Table 7. Emerging Sensor Category Growth Analysis
Table 8. Technology Readiness Level Assessment
Table 9. Sensor Operating Principles and Characteristics
Table 10. Critical Sensor Performance Metrics by Application
Table 11. Technology Mega-Trend Impact on Sensors
Table 12. Novel Sensing Technology Innovations
Table 13. Sensor Requirements by Autonomy Level
Table 14. Wearable Form Factors and Sensor Requirements
Table 15. IoT Sensor Market Segments
Table 16. Automotive Sensor Market Forecast by Technology (US$ Millions)
Table 17. Edge AI Sensor Applications
Table 18. Industrial Sensor Technology Requirements
Table 19. Humanoid Robot Sensor Requirements
Table 20. Cross-Market Sensor Technology Platforms
Table 21. Sensor Market Categories and Definitions
Table 22. Total Global Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Billions)
Table 23. Inertial Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Table 24. Pressure Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036(US$ Millions)
Table 25. Sensor Market CAGR Analysis by Segment 2026-2036
Table 26. Gas Sensor Market Forecast by Technology 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Table 27. Gas Sensor Market by Application 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Table 28. Semiconductor Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Billions)
Table 29. Automotive Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Table 30. Aerospace Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Table 31. Biosensor Market Forecast by Application 2026-2036 (US$ Billions)
Table 32. Emerging Image Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Table 33. Printed Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Table 34. PIC Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Table 35. Quantum Sensor Market Forecast by Type 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Table 36.Quantum Sensor Market by End-Use Industry 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Table 37. Future Mobility Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Table 38. Automotive Sensor Market Share by Technology
Table 39. Nanocarbon sensor technology forecast (2026-2036), annual revenue (US$, Millions)
Table 40. In-cabin sensing technology forecast (2026-2036), annual revenue (US$, Millions)
Table 41. PFAS sensor technology forecast (2026-2036), annual revenue (US$, Millions)
Table 42. Tactile sensor technology forecast (2026-2036), annual revenue (US$, Millions)
Table 43. Environmental monitoring sensor forecast (2026-2036), annual revenue (US$, Millions)
Table 44. Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Billions)
Table 45. Sensor Classification by Measurand
Table 46. Competitive Positioning Analysis
Table 47. Sensor Product Category Characteristics
Table 48. Performance Metric Priorities by Application
Table 49. Emerging vs Established Sensor Technology Characteristics
Table 50. Technology Mega-Trend Impact Summary
Table 51. Sensor Role in Future Mobility Functions
Table 52. Edge vs Cloud Sensing Comparison
Table 53. Emerging Image Sensor Technology Comparison
Table 54. Emerging Image Sensor Key Players
Table 55. SWIR Technology Comparison
Table 56. Hyperspectral Technology Comparison
Table 57. LiDAR Technology Approaches
Table 58. LiDAR Key Players by Technology
Table 59. Multi-spectral vs hyperspectral imaging: Application-specific trade-offs
Table 60. Gas Sensor Market Summary
Table 61. MOx Gas Sensor Characteristics
Table 62. Electrochemical Gas Sensor Characteristics
Table 63. NDIR Gas Sensor Characteristics
Table 64. E-Nose Technology Status
Table 65. Printed Sensor Technology Maturity Assessment
Table 66. Electronic vs Photonic IC Comparison
Table 67. Quantum Sensor Types and Principles
Table 68. Quantum Sensor Technology Readiness
Table 69. Quantum Sensor Value Propositions
Table 70. Quantum Sensor Industry Applications
Table 71. Inertial Sensor Technology Comparison
Table 72. Single Photon Detector Technologies
Table 73. Bioreceptor Comparison
Table 74. INS Performance Classes
Table 75. Gyroscope Technology Comparison
Table 76. Edge Sensing Architecture Hierarchy
Table 77. Edge vs Cloud Sensing Comparison
Table 78. Edge Sensing Market Drivers
Table 79. IoT Architecture with Edge Sensing
Table 80. Sensing Architecture Selection Guide
Table 81. Edge AI Hardware Comparison
Table 82. Power-Performance Tradeoffs
Table 83. Edge Image Classification Models
Table 84. Edge Sensing Market by Application (2026-2036)
Table 85. Occupancy Sensing Technology Comparison
Table 86. Edge Sensing Application TRL Assessment
Table 87. Wearable Sensor Market Summary
Table 88. Wearable Sensor Market by Type
Table 89. Form Factor Sensor Integration Matrix
Table 90. Medical Wearable Sensor Requirements
Table 91. Smartwatch IMU Evolution
Table 92. Applications and Opportunities for TMRs in Wearables
Table 93. Wearable Motion Sensors Applications
Table 94. Applications of Photoplethysmography (PPG)
Table 95. Wearable Brands in Cardiovascular Clinical Research
Table 96. Technologies for Cuff-less Blood Pressure
Table 97. Market outlook for Wearable Blood Pressure Devices
Table 98. Non-invasive glucose monitoring
Table 99. fNIRS Companies
Table 100. Comparing fNIRS to Other Non-invasive Brain Imaging Methods
Table 101. Thin Film Pressure Sensor Architectures
Table 102. Applications of Printed Force Sensors
Table 103. Companies in Printed Strain Sensors
Table 104. Types of Temperature Sensor
Table 105. Technology Readiness Level for strain sensors
Table 106. Commercial CGM Devices
Table 107. Applications of Wearable Chemical Sensors
Table 108. Market Outlook of Wearable Sensors for Novel Biometrics
Table 109. Wearable Electrode Types
Table 110. Biopotential Electrode Types
Table 111. Electrode Type Comparison
Table 112. BCI Form Factors
Table 113. Applications of wearable electrodes
Table 114. Printed Electrodes for Skin Patches and E-textiles
Table 115. Companies in Wearable Electrodes
Table 116. Materials and Manufacturing Approaches for Electronic Skins
Table 117. Wearable electrodes Applications
Table 118. ToF Technology Comparison
Table 119. Future Mobility Mega-Trends and Sensor Implications
Table 120. Future Mobility Sensor Market Summary
Table 121. BMS Sensor Requirements by Parameter
Table 122. BMS Architecture Evolution
Table 123. Thermal Runaway Detection Technologies
Table 124. SAE Automation Levels and Sensor Implications
Table 125. Primary Perception Sensor Comparison
Table 126. Typical Sensor Count by Automation Level
Table 127. Sensor Suite Cost Evolution (Estimated)
Table 128. Automotive Camera Application Requirements
Table 129. Thermal Imaging Value Proposition by Scenario
Table 130. Automotive Radar Technology Evolution
Table 131. LiDAR Technology Comparison
Table 132. LiDAR Key Players and Market Position
Table 133. DMS Technology Evolution
Table 134. In-Cabin Sensing Technology Comparison
Table 135. In-Cabin Sensing Regulatory Requirements
Table 136. In-Cabin Sensing Market Forecast
Table 137. IoT Market Segments and Sensor Requirements
Table 138. Predictive Maintenance Sensing by Failure Mode
Table 139. Mobile Robot Navigation Technologies
Table 140. Machine Vision Inspection Applications
Table 141. Outdoor Air Quality Parameters
Table 142. Hydrogen Sensing Market by Application
Table 143. Indoor Air Quality Parameters and Standards
Table 144. Occupancy Sensing Technology Comparison
Table 145. Consumer IAQ Product Segments
Table 146. Thermal Detector Market Overview
Table 147. Pyroelectric Detector Characteristics
Table 148. Thermopile Detector Characteristics
Table 149. Microbolometer Pixel Evolution
Table 150. Thermal Imaging Market by Application
Table 151. Automotive Thermal Imaging Value Proposition
Table 152. Thermal Imaging Competitive Landscape
Table 153. Gas Sensor Market by Technology
Table 154. MOx Sensor Characteristics and Evolution
Table 155. Electrochemical Sensor Characteristics
Table 156. Gas Sensor Market by Target Analyte
Table 157. Particle Sensor Market Segments
Table 158. Particle Sensing Technology Comparison
Table 159. Digital Olfaction Applications and Status
Table 160. First and Second Quantum Revolution Technologies
Table 161. Quantum Sensor Technologies Overview
Table 162. Quantum Sensor Market Forecast by Type (US$ Millions)
Table 163. Quantum Sensor Market by Industry (US$ Millions)
Table 164. Atomic Clock Technology Comparison
Table 165. SQUID vs OPM Comparison
Table 166. Gravimeter Technology Comparison
Table 167. Inertial Sensor Technology Comparison
Table 168. Quantum Sensor Component Supply Chain
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Sensor Technology Roadmap 2026-2036
Figure 2. Total Global Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Billions)
Figure 3. Inertial Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Figure 4. Pressure Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Figure 5. Gas Sensor Market Forecast by Technology 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Figure 6. Gas Sensor Market by Application 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Figure 7. Semiconductor Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Billions)
Figure 8. Automotive Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Figure 9. Aerospace Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Figure 10. Biosensor Market Forecast by Application 2026-2036 (US$ Billions)
Figure 11. Emerging Image Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Figure 12. Printed Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Figure 13. PIC Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Figure 14. Quantum Sensor Market Forecast by Type 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Figure 15. Future Mobility Sensor Market Forecast 2026-2036 (US$ Millions)
Figure 16. Nanocarbon sensor technology forecast (2026-2036), annual revenue (US$, Millions)
Figure 17. In-cabin sensing technology forecast (2026-2036), annual revenue (US$, Millions)
Figure 18. PFAS sensor technology forecast (2026-2036), annual revenue (US$, Millions)
Figure 19. Tactile sensor technology forecast (2026-2036), annual revenue (US$, Millions)
Figure 20. Environmental monitoring sensor forecast (2026-2036), annual revenue (US$, Millions)
Figure 21. Wearable Technology Roadmap
Figure 22. Atomic Clock Technology Roadmap
Figure 23. Quantum Magnetometer Technology Comparison
Figure 24. Wearable Sensor Evolution Roadmap
Figure 25. Roadmap for Wearable Optical Heart-rate Sensors
Figure 26. Quantum Sensor Market Forecast by Type (US$ Millions)
Figure 27. C2Sense sensors
Figure 78. Cogwear headgear
Figure 82. GX Sweat Patch
Figure 83. eQ02 LIfeMontor
Figure 88. Humanox Shin Guard
Figure 28. ColdQuanta Quantum Core (left), Physics Station (middle) and the atoms control chip (right)
Figure 29. PsiQuantum’s modularized quantum computing system networks
Figure 30. Quantum Brilliance device
Figure 31. SpinMagIC quantum sensor