Forecast 2022 for Sensors/MEMS

This article is a marked departure from my annual reporting on the past year’s performance of the health of the MEMS industry vis-à-vis my MEMS Industry Commercialization Report Card. [1] Here, I have requested several of my colleagues representing the breadth of the sensors/MEMS commercialization process global supply chain (Figure 1) to provide forecasts for the sensors/MEMS industry for 2022 and the challenges that the industry will face in 2022, strategies that they can embrace to overcome them, and the current and future state of the sensors/MEMS industry. Additionally, they shared opinions on emerging technologies and the possible future impact of COVID-19 on the industry, including the global supply chain. Comments have been edited for length and clarity.