On-Board Magnetic Sensor Market - Forecast(2024 - 2030)

On-Board Magnetic Sensor Market Overview

The On-Board Magnetic Sensor Market size is estimated to reach $2.1 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 7.2% from 2022 to 2027. Magnetic sensors are solid state devices that convert magnetic fields or magnetically encoded information into electrical signals for processing into electronic circuits. The On-Board Magnetic Sensor are gaining traction as they are used in various applications such as sensing position, velocity or direction movement. They are also chosen by electronics designers for use in these applications owing to their non-contact wear free operation, robust design, low maintenance and immunity to vibration, dust and water. These sensors, primarily microelectromechanical system (MEMS) based Hall Effect, Aniosotropic Magneto-Resistive (AMR) and Tunnel Magneto resistance (TMR) sensors are widely used in automotive sector as they can sense distance, speed and position. These sensors respond to a wide range of positive and negative magnetic fields. The use of 3D magnetic sensors and Optically Pumped Magneto diodes in consumer electronics sector, automotive and many other industrial verticals have driven the growth of the market.

On-Board Magnetic Sensor Market Report Coverage

The report: “On-Board Magnetic Sensor Market – Forecast (2022-2027)”, by Industry ARC covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments of the On-Board Magnetic Sensor Market Report.

Key Takeaways

• The upsurge in usage for smartphones, Automotive sector, Robotics, Energy and Utilities are driving the growth of the market as the Hall Effect and 3D magnetic sensors are widely used in these industrial sectors due to which the shipments have increased.
• The Automotive sector is dominating the market owing to the growth of in demand of luxurious vehicles due to which manufacturing of automobiles have increased and magnetic sensors are used in this sector to provide position, speed and angle.
• In APAC, rise in demand of smartphones, advanced automobiles, display systems, gaming industry and healthcare sectors have driven the growth of the market.

On-Board Magnetic Sensor Market , By Region, 2021 (%)

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On-Board Magnetic Sensor Market Segment Analysis – By Type

By Type, the market is segmented into Anisotropic Magneto-Resistive (AMR) Magnetometer, Hall Effect, Gaint Magneto Resistance (GMR) Magnetometer, Tunnel Magneto Resistence (TMR) Magnetometer, Squid Sensors, Fluxgate and Others. The Hall effect sensors are witnessing a significant growth in the market at 8.9% through 2027 owing to the growth of consumer electronics and automotive sector. The hall effect sensors are predominantly used in the automotive sector as they are used in hybrid and electric vehicles for position and speed measurement. According to statistics Canada, in 2018, 2.2% of new motor vehicles registered in Canada were zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) - either plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) or full battery-electric (BEV) vehicles. In Nov, 2019, Volkswagen announced a plan to invest $36.9 billion through 2023 in the production of electric mobility manufacturing in Germany owing to the increasing demand from the consumers in Germany region. This is driving the market not just for hall effect sensors but for all magnetic sensors including 3D Magnetic sensors.

On-Board Magnetic Sensor Market Segment Analysis – By End Users

By End users the market is segmented into Automotive, Consumer Electronics, Industrial, Robotics, Energy and Power, Healthcare, Aerospace and Defense, Banking and Finance, Others. The Automotive sector is witnessing a significant growth in the market at 8.5% through 2027 due to the upsurge in of automobile manufacturing industries, growth in demand of automobiles and use of the magnetic sensors in automotive sector. In 2020, Fiat invested more than $5.2 billion for the production of utility vehicles and electric cars. Similarly several major players such as Ford, Volkswagen and others are planning to expand their manufacturing facilities. Ferrari has entered into a collaboration with YASA in which YASA will provide its variable speed motors for Ferrari’s hybrid series production sports car called SF90 Stradale. In March 2020, Volvo Car Group inaugurated new EV battery assembly line at Belgian manufacturing plant. The battery line will use nine stations to produce XC40 EV 78killowatt hour battery pack. The magnetic sensors are finding their opportunities through these collaboration, investments and partnerships.

On-Board Magnetic Sensor Market Segment Analysis – By Geography

By Geography the On-Board Magnetic Sensor Market is dominated by APAC with a market share of 34.4% in 2021. APAC is dominating the market owing to the growth of consumer Electronics due to the growth of smartphones and electronic gadgets, growth of healthcare centers, increased expenditures by the government for improved communications. As of 2021, China’s GDP was $17.7 trillion which is the second largest in the world after U.S. China is one of the major houses of a broad spectrum of industries such as automotive, consumer electronics, semiconductor, oil and gas, aerospace, construction and infrastructure, energy generation and so on. South Korea based Hyundai Motor Group announced in 2019 to invest $34.65 billion in mobility technology and strategic investments by 2025. Additionally it received funds from South Korean government worth $1.5 billion to boost autonomous vehicle technology. Investments such as these will open new prospects for magnetic sensors in automotive applications. In 2019, Mitsui & Co. has planned to build a $14 million plant to manufacture electric vehicle (EV) motors in India by 2021, in partnership with leading Taiwanese motor manufacturer TECO Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd. This is anticipated to drive the market growth for Hall Effect and 3D Magnetic sensors during forecast period.

On-Board Magnetic Sensor Market Drivers

Growth of consumer electronics sector owing to upsurge in usage of smart phones

In recent years the growth of the consumer electronics sector owing to the growth of laptops, tablets and other electronic gadgets largely for business needs, work from home scenario, online classes, gaming sectors are accelerating the market growth. Owing to the magnetic sensors smartphones are equipped with geophysical sensor technology deployed for geophysical data acquisition. In addition, the smartphones are equipped with multiple integrated sensors such as cameras, global positioning system receiver and others. According to Intelligence Node, the number of smartphone users in United States crossed 273 million in 2021, and smartphone shipments reached 169 million units in 2021 globally. In many countries such as UAE, United States and others the consumers are increasingly concerned about long term growth in personnel wealth. This factor is resulting in low density living and increasing volume of households which is thereby leading to the demand for consumer electronics as the consumers are using smart phones, television, personal computers. Furthermore, companies such as Microsoft, Samsung and other have been investing heavily in the form of acquisitions, expansion and R&D for advancements of consumer electronics in these countries such as Mexico and U.S. 

Growth of the Automotive Industry

In Argentina, several Automotive giants are looking to expand their business in the country. For instance, General Motors Co and its suppliers will invest a total of $500 million in Argentina operations through 2019 to prepare for the production of autonomous vehicles with advanced specifications by 2021. Fiat Chrysler plans to invest $500 million in Argentina plant for the production of advanced vehicles. The magnetic sensors have many applications in the automotive industry for instance they offer wear free measurement of mechanical quantities such as angle of rotation and angular speed. In 2020, Ford invested more than $152 million to expand its presence in Africa. The luxurious lifestyle of people have also contributed towards the growth of the market as there is upsurge in demand for luxurious vehicles by the people. 

On-Board Magnetic Sensor Market Challenges

Increase in manufacturing capabilities of the magnetic sensors

The On-Board Magnetic Sensor are used in numerous applications such as robotics, automobile industry, magnetic recording industry owing to which they have gained stupendous significance. This have increased the shipment of the magnetic sensors along with the rising number of sensor manufacturers. The result of R&D activities of several companies have brought sensors such as speed, position and angle (sensors) in the market. As a result of increased competition among the manufacturers the overall cost of production of these magnetic sensors have reduced along with the increase in the manufacturing capabilities. These factors are causing a major restrain to the market.

On-Board Magnetic Sensor Market Landscape

On-Board Magnetic Sensor Market is dominated by major companies. The On-Board Magnetic Sensor Top 10 Companies include:

1. Asahi Kasei Corporation
2. TDK Corporation
3. Infineon Technologies AG
4. Melexis
5. Allegro MicroSystems LLC
6. Micronas Semiconductors
7. Bosch Sensortec
8. Denso Corporation
9. TE Connectivity
10. Honeywell

Recent Developments

• In November, 2020, Variohm Group expands with acquisition of magnetic encoder specialist Phoenix America. Phoenix America are a leading magnetic encoder and magnetic sensor solutions specialist.
• In May 2021, Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. announced the release of the A31315 sensor — the newest member of the 3DMAG family of rotary and linear magnetic-position sensor ICs for automotive and industrial applications.
• In June 2020, Infineon launched the world’s first monolithically integrated linear Hall sensor for ASIL D systems.

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