Executive Summary
E.1 Surface Haptics: Lucrative Opportunity for Mass Markets: Mobile Electronics and Automotive Infotainment
E.1.1 Opportunities for Surface Haptics in Consumer Electronics
E.1.2 Opportunities for Surface Haptics in the Automotive and Aerospace Sectors
E.1.3 Ten-year Forecast for Surface Haptics by Application
E.2 Legacy Electromagnetic/Inertial Technologies will Dominate Initially, but Electrostatic and Ultrasonic Technologies will Win the Race
E.2.1 Mechanical Actuation: The Most Important Surface Haptics Technology
E.2.2 Other Types of Surface Haptics Technology: Developing
E.2.3 Ten-year Forecasts of Surface Haptics Technology
E.3 Medical and Engineering Design will Use Surface Haptics to Enhance Capabilities
E.4 Surface Haptics Market by Geography
E.5 Surface Haptics: The Main Players
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background to the Report
1.1.1 Why is Surface Haptics a Growth Area?
1.1.2 Which Surface Haptics Technology Wins?
1.1.3 Surface Haptic Players: Giants and Start-ups
1.2 Goals and Scope of this Report
1.2.1 Markets and Technologies Covered
1.2.2 Forecasting Methodology
1.3 Sources of Information
1.4 Plan of this Report
Chapter Two: Surface Haptics: Mechanisms and Technologies
2.1 Haptic Sensing
2.1.1 Mechanical Sensations (Kinesthetic and Cutaneous)
2.1.2 Thermal Sensations
2.1.3 Haptic System Requirements
2.2 Types of Haptic Devices
2.2.1 3D Haptics
2.2.2 2D-haptics (Surface Haptics)
2.3 Surface Haptics Actuation Technologies
2.3.1 Electrotactile Surface Haptics
2.3.2 Thermal Surface Haptics
Tokyo Metropolitan University:
Fuji Xerox Palo Alto Laboratory:
TU Berlin:
2.3.3 Mechanical Surface Haptics
2.3.3.1 Pin Array
2.3.3.2 Deformable Surface
2.4 Comparison Between Major Surface Haptic Technologies
2.5 Key Points from this Chapter
Chapter Three: Ten-year Forecasts of Surface Haptics In Major Applications
3.1 Analysis of Surface Haptics Market by Key Technologies
3.2 Automotive HMI
3.2.1 Technology and Market Potential
3.2.2 Ten-year Forecasts
3.2.2.1 Private Vehicle Market
3.2.2.2 Commercial Vehicle Market
3.3 Aerospace HMI
3.3.1 Technology and Market Potential
3.3.2 Ten-year Forecasts
3.4 Mobile Electronics (Smartphones, Smartwatches, Tablets and Laptops)
3.4.1 Technology and Market Potential
3.4.2 Ten-year Forecasts
3.5 Appliances
3.5.1 Technology and Market Potential
3.5.2 Ten-year Forecasts
3.6 Gaming
3.6.1 Technology and Market Potential
3.6.2 Ten-year Forecasts
3.7 Education
3.7.1 Technology and Market Potential
3.7.2 Ten-year Forecast
3.7.3 n-tech Forecasts Penetration of Surface Haptics In Schools and Universities/Colleges at Quite Moderate Pace
3.8 Engineering and Design
3.8.1 Technology and Market Potential
3.8.2 Ten-year Forecasts
3.9 Medical
3.9.1 Technology and Market Potential
3.9.2 Ten-year Forecasts
3.10 Digital Signage/Advertising
3.10.1 Technology and Market Potential
3.10.2 Ten-year Forecasts
3.11 Arts
3.11.1 Technology and Market Potential
3.11.2 Ten-year Forecasts
3.12 Analysis of Surface Haptics Market by Key Countries And Regions
3.12.1 China
3.12.2 Taiwan
3.12.3 Japan
3.12.4 North America
3.12.5 Korea
3.12.6 Western Europe
3.13 Key Points from this Chapter
Chapter Four: Profiles of Key Players
4.1 Aachen University (Germany)
4.1.1 FingerFlux
4.2 Actronika (France)
4.3 Aito BV (The Netherlands)
4.4 Apple (United States)
4.4.1 Apple Patents
4.5 Bosch (Germany)
4.6 Continental (Germany)
4.7 Disney Labs (United States)
4.7.1 Disney Development Projects in Haptics
4.8 Fujitsu (Japan)
4.9 Fuji Xerox Palo Alto Lab (United States)
4.10 HAP2U (France)
4.11 Immersion (United States)
4.12 Innovasonic (United States)
4.13 KAIST (Korea)
4.14 Kyocera (Japan)
4.14.1 HAPTIVITY
4.15 Microsoft (United States)
4.15.1 Haptic Revolver
4.15.2 Surface Pen
4.15.3 Haptics in a Folding Phone
4.16 Nanoport (Canada)
4.17 Redux/Google (United Kingdom)
4.18 Saint Louis University/CHROME Lab (United States)
4.19 Senseg/O-film (Finland)
4.20 Sony (Japan)
4.20.1 Smartphone Haptics
4.21 Synaptics/Pacinian Corporation (United States)
4.22 SMK Corporation (Japan)
4.23 Tanvas/Northwestern University (United States)
4.24 Visteon (United States)
Abbreviations and Acronyms Used In this Report
About the Author
List of Exhibits
Exhibit E-1: Ten-year surface haptics market forecast
Exhibit E-2: Ten-year forecast for surface haptics by applications/products
Exhibit E-3: Surface haptic revenue by technology ($ Billions)
Exhibit E-4: Surface haptic technology forecast by percentage
Exhibit E-5: Ten-year surface haptics market forecast by geographical area
Exhibit E-6: Main players in the surface haptics market
Exhibit 1-1: Selected Devices to be Enhanced by Surface Haptics
Exhibit 1-2: Product Focus of Leading Surface Haptics Firms
Exhibit 2-1: Types of major human skin mechanoreceptors, and their characteristics
Exhibit 2-2: Basic requirements for design of efficient haptic feedback technologies
Exhibit 2-3: SmartTouch: electro-tactile display of University of Tokyo & EyePlusPlus, Inc. (US2009/0174671) (Source: U.S. Patent Office)
Exhibit 2-4: Thermal surface haptics concepts by Apple
Exhibit 2-5: Virtouch mouse with pin array based haptic feedback
Exhibit 2-6: KAIST pin-type haptic mouse
Exhibit 2-7: TeslaTouch electrovibration display by Disney Research
Exhibit 2-8: Electrovibration textures library by Disney Research
Exhibit 2-9: Nokia’s electrotactile keyboard
Exhibit 2-10: Pacinian’s HapticTouch system for haptic keyboard
Exhibit 2-11: AITO force-sensing-haptic feedback device
Exhibit 2-12: Comparison between major surface haptics technologies (strengths and weaknesses)
Exhibit 2-13: Comparison between the best surface haptics technologies for mass market: electrostatic and ultrasonic
Exhibit 3-1: Ten-year forecast for major surface haptic technologies, 2018-2027
Exhibit 3-2: Ten-year forecast for ultrasonic surface haptic technologies
Exhibit 3-3: Ten-year forecast for electrostatic surface haptic technologies
Exhibit 3-4: Ten-year forecast for inertial surface haptic technologies
Exhibit 3-5: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in private automotive market (touch screen products)
Exhibit 3-6: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in private automotive market (steering wheel products)
Exhibit 3-7: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in commercial automotive market (touch screen products)
Exhibit 3-8: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in commercial automotive market (steering wheel products)
Exhibit 3-9: GE Aviation cockpit equipped with surface haptics touch screen elements (US 20140132528) Source: U.S. Patent Office
Exhibit 3-10: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in the commercial aerospace market
Exhibit 3-11: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in private and business aerospace market
Exhibit 3-12: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in military aerospace market
Exhibit 3-13: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in smartphones market
Exhibit 3-14: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in smartwatches market
Exhibit 3-15: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in tablets market
Exhibit 3-16: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in laptop market
Exhibit 3-17 : 2020 market share for surface haptic components in mobile electronics
Exhibit 3-18: 2027 market share for surface haptic components in mobile electronics
Exhibit 3-19: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in major appliance market
Exhibit 3-20: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in minor appliances market
Exhibit 3-21: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in computer peripherals market, general purpose monitors
Exhibit 3-22: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in computer peripherals market, printers
Exhibit 3-23: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in gaming consoles
Exhibit 3-24: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in slot machines
Exhibit 3-25: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in schools
Exhibit 3-26: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in colleges and universities
Exhibit 3-27: Surface Haptics Market in Engineering and Design
Exhibit 3-28: Surface haptics in the medical market, 2018-2027
Exhibit 3-29: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in interactive kiosks
Exhibit 3-30: Surface haptics in the visual arts market, 2018-2027
Exhibit 3-31: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in digital music market, 2018-2027
Exhibit 3-32: Surface haptic market by country/region, 2018-2027 ($ Billions)
Exhibit 3-33: Shows surface haptics ten-year forecasts for the China market
Exhibit 3-34: Shows surface haptics ten-year forecasts for the Taiwan market
Exhibit 3-35: The surface haptics market for Japan
Exhibit 3-36: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in the North American market
Exhibit 3-37: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in Korean market
Exhibit 3-38: Ten-year forecast for surface haptic components in the Western Europe market
Exhibit 4-1: Apple patent US 9,904,502
Exhibit 4-2: Apple patent US 9,564,029
Exhibit 4-3: Apple patent US2017/024902
Exhibit 4-4: Apple patent US 20180074694
Exhibit 4-5: Bosch haptic-enabled automotive cockpit
Exhibit 4-6: Continental’s touch screen featuring 3D touch surface
Exhibit 4-7: Jujitsu’s prototype haptic tablet
Exhibit 4-8: Fujitsu’s tactile illusions created using ultrasonic vibrations on the surface
Exhibit 4-9: Microsoft’s haptic dual-screen foldable phone (US 09851797)
Exhibit 4-10: Sony’s haptic-enabled Xperia XZ2 smartphone
Exhibit 4-11: SMK CapBeat Touch OGS