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Recently forecast that even though the overall cell phone market is expected to decline, but this year the smart mobile phone shipments in 2008 will be an increase of 11%. This prediction for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor manufacturers are the good news. Inertial sensors have fast become the standard platform configuration. Apple iPhone and Research in Motion (RIM) the Blackberry Storm and other best-selling models, as well as the Samsung Omnia, HTC's Diamond and the Nokia N95 and N96, also adopted the same sensor.

These phones are in common use has a large touch-sensitive display screen through the motion sensor can determine the direction of the show, but the motion sensor function is not supported by no more than this. Motion sensor is a 3-axis MEMS accelerometer, but also low-end mobile phone has been used, for example, Sony Ericsson mobile phone is currently shipping at least 9 shall contain such a sensor.

Figure 13 shows for the 2006-2012 year, iSuppli global mobile-oriented inertial and magnetic sensor market prediction.

In fact, the second half of 2008 accelerometer at the explosive growth in mobile phone industry. Cell phone at all, almost 10% have adopted the same sensor, and a year ago, the proportion of only 3%. More intuitive gaming experience and fundamental gesture recognition, greatly enhanced mobile phone market differences, such as used to refuse an incoming call or the tap mode, through the rocking MP3 player so you can select the next song, as well as the section electricity or conference environment sensing functionality mode.

Next five years, the accelerometer will be assigned to the vast majority of smart phones, as well as a considerable number of multi-functional cell phone printed circuit board (PCB). 3-axis accelerometer at promoting the commercialization of homogeneity has been widely used accelerometer plays an important role, at present a relatively easy function to support eight devices cost less than one U.S. dollars.

Science and technology to bear fruit Cell phone use accelerometer is not a new phenomenon. However, the introduction of a number of key products to help the market is finally bearing fruit. iPhone With Touch Panel outstanding and the use of accelerometers and very popular at the trigger to accelerate the market of mobile phone credit, and put the promotion of science and technology over the past five years the situation has become a market driven changes. iPhone, iPod and Nintendo's Wii, in the promotion of 3-axis motion sensor costs 1 U.S. dollars to break the mark and played a crucial role.

Magnetometer found useless If 2008 is to accelerate the accrual of the watershed, then 2009 will be the magnetic sensor harvest year, it will enter the growing number of GPS navigation with electronic compass function in high-end mobile phone. HTC Google G1 mobile phone in the lead with this trend, which for the magnetic sensor market driven by the role of possible rivals for the iPhone accelerometer significance.

Electronic compass will also be integrated 3-axis accelerometer to compensate for tilt error, in four years to help sport magnetometer sensor and the total shipments exceeded one billion.

In fact, navigation mobile phone handset inertial sensors are the next fields. Application of GPS in terms of growth, iSuppli's forecast, from the beginning in 2010, mobile phones and smart phones will become the largest platform for navigation applications, more than a portable navigation device (PND) and other types of navigation products.

This combination of the accelerometer of the magnetic sensor is a great opportunity. Examples of this are Google's G1, Nokia 6210 and 6710 Navigator.

Gyroscope sensor is another important area, but the field may also be necessary to wait for takeoff in 2012, mainly because class MEMS gyroscope navigation for mobile phone navigation currently is still too expensive. These devices improved the motion sensor family, as for LBS and navigation of the interior inertial measurement unit component is regarded as the best solution. Interior usually can not receive GPS signals. Finally, in some mobile phone has been used as the basic altimeter pressure sensor may also be more use of mobile phone to provide multi-storey building and shopping centers on the precise elevation data.

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