Media tablets are expected to be the fastest-growing market in
2011 for microelectromechanical systems in the consumer electronics
and mobile segment, according to an industry researcher.
Microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS, are tiny devices driven
by electricity. They are used in products such as cell phones and
accessories for Nintendo Co.'s (7974.OK, NTDOY) Wii gaming
console.
Sales of microelectromechanical systems for use in tablets are
projected to more than quadruple to $140.4 million this year, IHS
iSuppli said Thursday. By 2014, tablets are seen becoming the
second-largest application for MEMS sensors in consumer electronics
and mobile uses, after cell phones.
Tablet shipments have taken off with the success of Apple Inc.'s
(AAPL) iPad, as well as competitors that use Google Inc.'s (GOOG)
Android operating system. The iPad's popularity has stoked both
mobile-device and PC makers to develop tablets of their own to
share the demand.
-By Matt Jarzemsky, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2240;
matthew.jarzemsky@dowjones.com