Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b2nj8r/global_multi) has announced the addition of the "Global Multi Touch Screens Market , By screen type (Opaque and Transparent touch screens)by Product (SmartPhones, Tablets, Laptops, Televisions/LCD, Tables, Floors), Applications (Entertainment, Infotainment, Enterprises, others) & Geography, 2011-20" report to their offering.

This report pertaining to the global multi-touch market is segmented with sectors such as product, technology, and applications. Multi-touch technology market forecasts are provided for each region from 2011 to 2016.

Multi-touch is an additional upcoming accessibility option combined with products. It can be seen as a replacement for the traditional keypad/keyboard and mouse. Multi-touch technology is in a great demand with multi-touch enabled products such as smartphones & tablets, and they have a big share in the market. Consumer electronic products are the ones that contribute maximum to the multi-touch screen market.

Different technologies are specifically used for different applications based on the features and performance of multi-touch technologies. The market is now on the rise due to increase in the use of multi-touch in smartphones, tablets, laptops, televisions, floors, and tables.

North America and Europe are reaching the maturity stage; whereas APAC and ROW both are considered as high growth markets. In 2010, North America accounted for about 42% of the global sales and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.7% from 2011 to 2016. APAC is contributing only $389 million. It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 26% from 2011 to 2016.

The report deals with the market trends in multi-touch displays and the growth associated to them.

Multi-touch screens market was worth around $1.9 billion in 2010 and is expected to grow to about $5.5 billion by 2016. It is expected to have a healthy CAGR of 18.18% from 2011 to 2016.

Scope of the report

This multi-touch market research report categorizes the global market on the basis of products, technology, applications, and geography, forecasting revenue, and analyzing trends in the multi-touch market.

On the basis of technology

The market based on technology is segmented into two types of technologies, which are discussed in the report; namely the transparent multi-touch and opaque multi-touch. The transparent multi-touch technology is further classified into resistive, capacitive, infrared, acoustic, camera-based, vision-based, embedded (In cell), and others.

On the basis of product market

The product market is segmented into three broad categories; namely consumer electronics, IT electronics, and miscellaneous. The consumer electronics are further classified into mobiles, tablets, PMP/MP3 players, and others. The IT electronics are classified into trackpad/touchpad, multi-touch mouse, all-in-one PC, and others. The miscellaneous is classified into kiosks, large interactive screens, and ATMs/hospitality counters/other public space machines.

On the basis of application market

The application market is categorized into three types: personal, enterprises, and miscellaneous. The personal can be categorized into entertainment, and infotainment. The enterprise can be categorized into retail, educational, government & corporate and public space application. The market size of multi-touch is derived from the usage of multi-touch in these application segments.

On the basis of geography

- North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and ROW are covered in the report.

- North America comprises U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

- Europe consists of the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, and all the other European market.

- Asia-Pacific is inclusive of China, India, Japan, and others

- ROW is segmented into Africa, Middle East, and others

Each section provides market data, market drivers, trends and opportunities, key players, and competitive outlook. The report also provides market tables for covering the sub-segments and micro-markets. In addition, it profiles more than 20 companies covering all the sub-segments.

Companies Mentioned

- 3M

- 3M8 Llc

- Alps Electric Co. Ltd

- Apple Inc

- Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

- Displax Interactive Systems

- Evoluce Ag

- Fujitsu Limited

- Gesturetek

- Hewlett-Packard Company

- Ideum

- Immersion Corporation

- Jtouch Corporation

- Microsoft Corporation

- Panasonic Corporation

- Planar Systems Inc

- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd

- Stantum

- Synaptics Incorporated

- Tpk Holding Co. Ltd.

- U-Touch Uk

- Wintek Corporation

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