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Haptics 2016-2026: Technologies, Markets and Players - Reportlinker ReviewNEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Haptics are an essential feature of the user experience (UX) platform in many electronic products today. Whether as notification provision in a vibrating smartphone, tension building in a video game controller, or input confirmation in an industrial scanner, haptics technologies have now reached billions of electronics devices. The report finds that the haptics industry will be worth $2.3bn by 2016. Identifying the best application sectors As the largest sector by some way, applications in consumer electronics, and particularly implementation in mobile phones, has been the area of greatest interest and investment. However, it is niche areas where haptics has been gaining sustainable momentum. The wearable technology space is one of great interest, where user experiences still require extensive improvement, and consistent skin contact puts haptics in an excellent position to be a part of this. In automotive, many of the largest manufacturers and tier 1 suppliers have dedicated haptics teams, working on ways to improve user sensation for increasingly electrified vehicle interior consoles. Finally, work in the medical space has shown how integrating different types of haptics can accelerate the education process for tactile procedures. About This Report Haptics 2015-2026: Technologies, Markets and Players provides thorough descriptions of the technology behind all of the key haptics actuators, including how they work, key players and manufacturers, and full benchmarking against competitive options. It details the key characteristics and end users in the primary vertical markets: consumer electronics (including mobile, gaming, tablet, wearables and other), automotive, medical and industrial/appliance. The report provides detailed market forecasts from 2015-2026, including separation by actuator type, and by market sector. These forecasts are illustrated with specific case studies, and benchmarked against supplier data. Finally, the report contains a full description of the haptics value chain, including the materials suppliers, component suppliers, chip driver manufacturers, software providers, key integrators and end users. This is backed up by an extensive interview program, with interviews and profiles of the following key players in the industry: AAC Technologies, Aito, Arkema (Piezotech), Artificial Muscle Inc. (part of Parker Hannifin), Bluecom Co. Ltd, General Vibration, Immersion Corporation, Jahwa Electronics, KOTL - Jinlong Machinery, LG Innotek, Nidec Corporation, Novasentis, Precision Microdrives, Redux Labs, SEMCO, Solvay, Tectus Technologies and Ultrahaptics Ltd. Read the full report: http://www.reportlinker.com/p03273456-summary/view-report.html About Reportlinker ReportLinker is an award-winning market research solution. Reportlinker reviews, finds and organizes the latest industry data so you get all the market research you need - instantly, in one place. http://www.reportlinker.com __________________________ To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/haptics-2016-2026-technologies-markets-and-players---reportlinker-review-300156794.html SOURCE Reportlinker |