Medical image sensor shipments are predicted to grow from 1.8M units to 4.2M units in
2017, fueled by growing sales of disposable endoscopes and camera pills:
In terms of revenue, medical image sensor market is forecasted to grow at 9% CAGR in the 2012-2017 period, and is expected to reach $112M in 2017. X-ray image sensors account for 93% of total medical image sensors market revenue due to the ultra expensive price of X-ray sensors:
Another Yole's presentation is based on its Oct. 2012 CIS market report and is titled "CMOS Image Sensors: Technology & Market Trends". According to Yole, the revenue-based market shares in 2011 were:
Few other interesting slides:
