Top 50 Emerging Technologies: 2023 Edition- Interactive Deliverable Access

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• CORRELATION BETWEEN TECHNOLOGIES AND TRENDS WILL TRANSFORM THE FUTURE OF INDUSTRIES
• ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND AUTOMATION: KEY OBSERVATIONS
• CHEMICALS AND ADVANCED MATERIALS: KEY OBSERVATIONS
• ENERGY AND UTILITIES: KEY OBSERVATIONS
• ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY: KEY OBSERVATIONS
• HEALTH AND WELLNESS: KEY OBSERVATIONS
• INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES: KEY OBSERVATIONS
• MEDICAL DEVICES AND IMAGING: KEY OBSERVATIONS
• MICROELECTRONICS: KEY OBSERVATIONS
• SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTATION: KEY OBSERVATIONS

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND AUTOMATION (AMA)

BIPEDAL ROBOTS

• ENHANCED AGILITY AND EFFICIENCY WILL IMPACT THE MANUFACTURING, LOGISTICS, DEFENSE, AND AUTOMOTIVE SECTORS
• TWO-LEGGED (BIPEDAL) ROBOTS ARE POISED FOR AUTONOMOUS AND COLLABORATIVE OPERATIONS AND AI WILL BOOST FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
• ADVANCEMENTS IN AI, MACHINE LEARNING, AND CLOUD DRIVE EXPANSION
• AGILITY AND GAIT STABILIZATION ARE FOCUS AREAS OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
• INTEREST FROM MAJOR TECH GIANTS AND AUTOMAKERS IN TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS DRIVES FUNDING ACTIVITIES IN BIPEDAL ROBOTS
• FOCUS ON AI INTEGRATION AND ROUGH TERRAIN NAVIGATION ARE POISED TO DOMINATE BIPEDAL ROBOT ADVANCEMENT
• THE ECOMMERCE, LOGISTICS, AND MANFACTURING INDUSTRIES ARE THE INITIAL ADOPTERS OF BIPEDAL ROBOTS
• DEVELOPMENTS IN LOW ACTUATOR BALANCING, ADVANCED SENSING, AND HEAVY-LOAD LIFTING ENABLE OPPORTUNITIES IN REMOTE ENVIRONMENTS

ENERGY-EFFICIENT MANUFACTURING

• THE REQUIREMENT FOR REDUCING GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS PAVES THE WAY FOR THE ADOPTION OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS
• AN OVERVIEW OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT MANUFACTURING
• GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE GRANTING NEW INCENTIVES AND SUBSIDIES TO ENCOURAGE MANUFACTURERS TO BECOME NEUTRAL
• EUROPE HAS THE HIGHEST ADOPTION OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES AND SYSTEMS
• HIGH FUNDING FOR UPGRADING MANUFACTURING FACILITIES WILL ENSURE SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING PRACTICES
• MAJOR COMPANIES IN THIS SPACE ARE ALSO FOCUSING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY HARVESTING AND STORAGE DEVICES
• THE AUTOMOTIVE AND AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ARE THE INITIAL ADOPTERS OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS
• AN INCREASE IN CARBON-NEUTRAL FACTORIES IS ANTICIPATED ACROSS ALL INDUSTRY VERTICALS

SOFT ROBOTS

• SOFT ROBOTS ARE POISED TO IMPACT THE MATERIAL HANDLING, HEALTHCARE, AND MILITARY AND DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
• THERE HAS BEEN IMMENSE RESEARCH TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF MICRO AND NANO SOFT ROBOTS
• COLLABORATION BETWEEN KEY PARTICIPANTS AND END USERS IN THE INDUSTRY ACCELERATES TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
• CHINA LEADS THE RACE IN SOFT ROBOT PATENTS
• THE INDUSTRY'S MAIN FOCUS IS TO DEVELOP ROBOTS THAT CAN MIMIC THE MOVEMENTS OF HUMANS OR ANY BIOLOGICAL SPECIES
• MAJOR COMPANIES ARE DEVELOPING SOFT ROBOTIC EXOSKELETON SOLUTIONS FOR BOTH INDUSTRIAL AND HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS
• THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY IS DEVELOPING A SOFT ROBOTIC EXOSKELETON FOR REHABILITATION APPLICATIONS
• DEVELOPMENT OF SOFT ASSISTIVE HUMANOID ROBOTS THAT CAN WORK ALONGSIDE HUMANS WILL BE THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AREA

WIRE-ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

• ENHANCED VERSATILITY AND EFFICACY OF DIRECTED-ENERGY DEPOSITION AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY WAAM
• CHINA AND EUROPE ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD MARKET GROWTH
• MAJOR INNOVATION FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE INCREASING METAL DEPOSITION RATE, ALLOY MATERIAL PRODUCTION, AND STABILIZATION
• COMPETITION FOR ECO-FRIENDLY AND COST-EFFICIENT MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES FUELS INTEREST IN WAAM
• FUNDING FOCUSES ON UPGRADING MANUFACTURING FACILITIES TO ENSURE SCALABLE PRACTICES
• AEROSPACE, MINING, AND MANFACTURING ARE HIGH-IMPACT INDUSTRIES DRIVING MARKET GROWTH
• ADVANCEMENTS IN DEPOSITION RATE, WIDER-RANGE ALLOY FABRICATION, AND AI ENABLE FASTER ADOPTION

CHEMICALS AND ADVANCED MATERIALS (CAM)

NANODELIVERY

• EXPANDING BREADTH OF APPLICATIONS PROPELS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION
• ADVANCES IN NANODELIVERY APPROACHES AND MATERIALS DRIVE INNOVATIONS
• INGREDIENTS TO BE DELIVERED DETERMINE THE DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY
• NANOSURFACE MODIFICATION TECHNIQUES IS EXPECTED TO GAIN COMMERCIALIZATION MOMENTUM IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS
• CONTINUED R&D ACTIVITIES AND COMMERCIALIZATION EFFORTS DRIVE TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
• PATENTS FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF TARGETED NANOEMULSIONS AND SURFACE OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES TO DELIVER APIS AND ACTIVES
• PUBLIC FUNDING FOCUSES ON MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT WHILE PRIVATE FUNDING FOCUSES ON NEW PRODUCT INNOVATION
• PHARMACEUTICALS AND FOOD & BEVERAGES WILL REMAIN THE TOP APPLICATIONS FOR NANODELIVERY
• APPLICABILITY IN CONSTRUCTION AND MEDICAL DEVICES TO TRANSPORT SELF- HEALING AND OTHER AGENTS WILL GAIN MOMENTUM
• STAKEHOLDERS ARE DEVELOPING NEW DELIVERY ROUTES AND TRYING TO INTEGRATE NANODELIVERY TECHNOLOGIES IN CURRENT PROCESSES
• INCUMBENTS ARE DEVELOPING IN-HOUSE TECHNIQUES FOR TRANSPORTING SPECIFIC ACTIVES ON TARGETED SITES
• START-UPS AND UNIVERSITIES ARE DEVELOPING NEW MATERIALS AND OPTIMIZING DELIVERY PROCESSES
• ADVANCES IN MATERIALS AND IMPROVED NANODELIVERY TECHNIQUES WILL HELP IN WIDE-SCALE COMMERCIAL ADOPTION

PASSIVE COOLING

• EFFORTS TOWARD ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND NET ZERO INITIATIVES ARE BOOSTING R&D ACTIVITIES
• THE ABILITY OF SMART MATERIALS TO ADAPT TO A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT EXTERNAL STIMULI IS DRIVING RESEARCH
• RADIATIVE COOLING TECHNIQUES ARE STILL DOMINANT OWING TO THEIR HIGH COOLING EFFICIENCY
• EFFORTS TO REDUCE EMISSION INTENSITY TO MEET NET ZERO TARGETS DRIVE GROWTH
• THE UNITED STATES LEADS IN IP FILINGS WITH MORE START-UPS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING PASSIVE COOLING TECHNOLOGIES
• SMART AND SOLAR-CONTROLLED GLASSES LEAD IN IP FILINGS ACROSS THE GLOBE
• PRIVATE FUNDING FROM VC FIRMS AND GLOBAL PLAYERS IS DRIVING INNOVATION AND ADOPTION
• THE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION SECTORS ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD THE ADOPTION OF PASSIVE COOLING TECHNOLOGIES
• ENERGY & UTILITIES AND AEROSPACE ARE EXPECTED TO GAIN PROMINENCE IN THE NEXT 3 YEARS
• STAKEHOLDERS' EFFORTS PRIMARILY TARGET THE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
• START-UPS DRIVING CONTINUOUS PRODUCT INNOVATION IN PASSIVE COOLING
• PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, APPLICATION EXTENSION, AND SCALING UP OF PASSIVE COOLING WILL AID IN GLOBAL ADOPTION

PRECISION FERMENTATION

• THE POTENTIAL TO MANUFACTURE A DIVERSE RANGE OF INGREDIENTS PROPELS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION ACROSS INDUSTRIES
• THE TYPE OF REACTOR DESIGN AND MODE OF PROCESS DETERMINE THE QUALITY AND YIELD OF OUTPUT
• PRECISION FERMENTATION HELPS TO ACHIEVE BETTER PRODUCTIVITY WITH HIGHER SUSTAINABILITY THAN CONVENTIONAL FERMENTATION
• DEMAND FOR SUSTAINABLE AND EFFICIENT PROCESSES BOOST GROWTH FOR PRECISION FERMENTATION TECHNOLOGIES
• THE UNITED STATES LEADS IN IP FILING WITH INNOVATIONS TARGETING IMPROVING REACTOR DESIGN
• PUBLIC INVESTMENTS TO EXPAND MANUFACTURING CAPACITY USING NEW TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES CAN HASTEN WIDE-SCALE ADOPTION
• OUTPUTS OF PRECISION FERMENTATION TECHNOLOGIES FIND APPLICATIONS IN PHARMA AND FOOD & BEVERAGE SEGMENTS
• CONSUMER, ENVIRONMENT, AND INDUSTRIAL SEGMENTS ARE ALSO TRYING TO LEVERAGE PRECISION FERMENTATION TECHNOLOGIES
• COMPANIES DEVELOPING NEW OUTPUTS USING PRECISION FERMENTATION
• INCUMBENTS ARE ACTIVELY ADOPTING PRECISION FERMENTATION FOR MANUFACTURING PROTEINS, API, AND CHEMICALS
• START-UPS AND UNIVERSITIES ARE ACTIVE IN R&D RELATED TO PRECISION FERMENTATION
• THE INTEGRATION OF OMICS AND SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY TOOLS CAN EXPAND THE ADOPTION OF PRECISION FERMENTATION TECHNOLOGIES

SMART SUBSTRATE PACKAGING

• INNOVATION DRIVEN BY ADVANCES IN SMART SENSORS AND INTEGRATION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION COMPONENTS IN PACKAGING DESIGN
• SMART SUBSTRATE PACKAGING OFFERS IMPROVED TRACKABILITY WHILE ENABLING MATERIAL CIRCULARITY
• SUBSTRATE SELECTION CRITICAL FOR PACKAGING EFFICIENCY AND DURABILITY
• INTEGRATION OF DIGITAL COMPONENTS INFLUENCE VALUE ADDED FUNCTIONALITY
• CONTINUED FOCUS ON TRACKABILITY AND TRACEABILITY DRIVES ADVANCEMENTS IN SMART SUBSTRATE PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY
• IP FILINGS FOCUSED ON INTEGRATING DIGITAL COMPONENTS IN SMART SUBSTRATE PACKAGING
• FUNDING ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON DEVELOPMENT OF BIOBASED AND RECYCLED MATERIALS FOR SMART SUBSTRATE PACKAGING
• FMCG AND FOOD & BEVERAGE INDUSTRIES EXPECTED TO LEAD IN ADOPTION OF SMART SUBSTRATE PACKAGING
• ADOPTION IN HEALTHCARE AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS EXPECTED TO GAIN MOMENTUM IN THE NEXT 3 YEARS
• STAKEHOLDERS HELP DEVELOP SUBSTRATES EMBEDDED WITH PRINTED ELECTRONICS TO ENHANCE ANTICOUNTERFEIT TRACKING AND TRACEABILITY
• START-UPS AND UNIVERSITIES ARE ACTIVE IN R&D RELATED TO SMART SUBSTRATE PACKAGING
• DEVELOPMENT OF BIO-BASED SUBSTRATES WITH PRINTED ELECTRONICS AND AUGMENTED REALITY CAN INCREASE ADOPTION

SUPERCOMPOSITES

• STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION DRIVES SUPERCOMPOSITES R&D EFFORTS
• WIDE RANGE OF SUPERCOMPOSITES TO ADDRESS APPLICATION-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
• GOVERNMENT FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE DRIVING DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERCOMPOSITES TECHNOLOGY
• CHINA LEADS IN IP FILING DUE TO CONTINUED INTEREST IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
• FUNDING IS FOCUSED ON SCALING UP SUPERCOMPOSITES FOR COMMERCIALIZING AND INVESTIGATING NEW APPLICATION AREAS
• BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE, AND AEROSPACE ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD IN TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
• HEALTHCARE AND ENERGY & UTILITIES SECTORS ARE EXPECTED TO GAIN PROMINENCE IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS
• STAKEHOLDERS ARE ACTIVELY DEVELOPING LIGHTWEIGHT AND COST-EFFECTIVE SUPERCOMPOSITES
• STRATEGIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN MATERIAL DEVELOPERS AND END-USER COMPANIES WILL DRIVE MASS COMMERCIALIZATION
• SUPERCOMPOSITES FOR AEROSPACE, AUTOMOTIVE, AND BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS ARE LIKELY TO GAIN MOMENTUM

UPCYCLED POLYMERS

• MATERIAL CIRCULARITY EFFORTS AND THE SHIFT TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY DRIVE UPCYCLED POLYMER ADOPTION
• VARIOUS METHODS FOR UPCYCLING POLYMERIC WASTE BEING EXPLORED
• PE AND PET ARE THE MOST COMMON POLYMERS USED FOR UPCYCLING
• UPCYCLED POLYMERS ARE A PROMISING ALTERNATIVE TO RECYCLED POLYMERS
• CHINA LEADS IN PATENT FILINGS WITH UNIVERSITIES ACTIVE IN R&D
• PE LEADS IN IP FILING RELATED TO UPCYCLED POLYMERS
• PUBLIC FUNDING SUPPORT PRODUCT INNOVATION, WHILE PRIVATE FUNDING FOCUSES ON ACCELERATING COMMERCIALIZATION
• INHERENT PROPERTIES OF UPCYCLED POLYMERS DRIVE THEIR ADOPTION IN PACKAGING APPLICATIONS
• ENERGY & UTILITIES AND HEALTHCARE EXPECTED TO GAIN PROMINENCE IN 3-4 YEARS
• ACADEMIC RESEARCH EXPLORES UNTAPPED OPPORTUNITIES WHILE MANUFACTURERS TARGET APPLICATION EXPANSION
• PARTNERSHIPS AND JOINT VENTURES FOCUS ON ACCELERATING PILOT TESTING AND THE COMMERCIAL ADOPTION OF UPCYCLING TECHNOLOGIES
• STARTUPS AND RESEARCH ACADEMIA FOSTER GROWTH IN UPCYCLED POLYMERS
• FOCUS ON UPCYCLING DIFFERENT TYPES OF POLYMERIC WASTE DRIVE INNOVATIONS IN UPCYCLED POLYMERS

ENERGY AND UTILITIES (E&U)

MODULAR THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS

• ABILITY TO ENSURE ENERGY SECURITY AND DECARBONIZE THE POWER SECTOR WILL DRIVE THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR ADOPTION
• PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS AND MODULAR DESIGN ARE KEY FEATURES OF MODULAR THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
• FNR AND PWR MODULAR REACTORS HOLD IMMENSE DEPLOYMENT POTENTIAL IN THE LONG TERM
• COST ADVANTAGES OVER COMPETING BASELOAD POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES ENCOURAGE NUCLEAR POWER ADOPTION
• CHINA LEADS R&D IN MODULAR THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
• GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT IS KEY TO ENHANCE THE DEPLOYMENT OF MODULAR THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
• PASSIVE SAFETY AND LONG OPERATING LIFE ARE KEY FEATURES OF EMERGING MODULAR REACTOR DESIGNS
• COMMERCIALIZATION OF SMALL MODULAR REACTORS AND NEXT-GENERATION FNRS WILL BE KEY INDUSTRY FOCUS AREAS GOING FORWARD

NEXT-GENERATION BATTERIES

• NEXT-GENERATION BATTERIES OFFER A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO LITHIUM-ION CHEMISTRY TO MEET THE GROWING GLOBAL DEMAND
• ZINC-AIR CHEMISTRY IS THE MOST PROMISING AMONGST NEXT-GENERATION BATTERIES
• NEXT-GENERATION BATTERIES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO OUTPERFORM LI-ION
• NEXT-GENERATION BATTERY APPLICABILITY EXPANDS ACROSS EV, ENERGY STORAGE, AND CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS
• METAL-AIR AND SODIUM-ION BATTERIES TO DOMINATE THE NEXT-GENERATION BATTERY MARKET
• CHINA LEADS THE NEXT-GENERATION BATTERY PATENT LANDSCAPE
• LARGE INVESTMENTS TO HELP DRIVE TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
• TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS ARE EXPEDITING THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF NEXT-GENERATION BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES
• SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS AND IMPROVED COST-COMPETITIVENESS WILL DRIVE NEXT-GENERATION BATTERY ADOPTION

NEXT-GENERATION GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

• NEED FOR BASE LOAD RENEWABLE POWER AND HEAT GENERATION IS DRIVING NEXT-GENERATION GEOTHERMAL TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
• NEXT-GENERATION GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEMS OVERCOME GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTRAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS
• HIGH-CAPACITY FACTOR AND CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS ARE KEY VALUE PROPOSITIONS OF NEXT-GENERATION GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
• HEAT FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND PROCESS HEATING ARE THE EMERGING APPLICATIONS
• GOVERNMENT RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND FAVORABLE POLICIES ARE DRIVING THE REGIONAL ADOPTION OF NGGE TECHNOLOGIES
• CHINA LEADS R&D IN NEXT-GENERATION GEOTHERMAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
• NEXT-GENERATION GEOTHERMAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES TO WITNESS STRONG GROWTH IN LINE WITH GROWING RENEWABLE INTEGRATION
• NORTH AMERICA IS THE EPICENTER OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
• TECHNOLOGY COST REDUCTION AND POLICY SUPPORT WILL ENABLE WIDE-SCALE ADOPTION OF NEXT-GENERATION GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS

• HIGH POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY AND ABUNDANT RAW MATERIALS USED FOR MANUFACTURING ARE DRIVING PEROVSKITE CELLS' COMMERCIALIZATION
• PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS ENABLE PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS TO GAIN CLEAR ADVANTAGES OVER INCUMBENTS
• PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS OFFER HIGHER EFFICIENCY POTENTIAL AND APPLICATION DIVERSITY AT LOW COST
• ENERGY & UTILITIES, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, AND BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION ARE HIGH-IMPACT SECTORS
• CHINA IS THE LEADER IN THE PATENT LANDSCAPE FOR PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS, FOLLOWED BY THE UNITED STATES
• PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS HAVE BEEN RECEIVING FUNDING FROM GLOBAL INVESTORS
• COMMERCIALIZATION IS A PRIORITY FOR LEADING GLOBAL STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PEROVSKITE SOLAR ECOSYSTEM
• PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS POISED FOR STRONG GROWTH POST COMMERCIALIZATION

POWER-TO-X (PTX)

• POWER-TO-X IMPROVES SYNERGISTIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICABILITY ACROSS SECTORS
• power-to-chemicals is the key ptx pathway
• POWER-TO-X HAS HIGH SYNERGY WITH SEVERAL END-USE INDUSTRIES
• LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS IN EUROPE WILL DRIVE THE POWER-TO-X MARKET
• CHINA LEADS THE POWER-TO-X TECHNOLOGY PATENT LANDSCAPE
• PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS LEAD INVESTMENTS IN THE POWER-TO-X INDUSTRY
• TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS ACROSS THE POWER-TO-X VALUE CHAIN DRIVE ITS ADOPTION
• DECLINING ELECTROLYZER COSTS AND INCREASING RENEWABLE ENERGY DEPLOYMENT ENABLE POWER-TO-X'S ECONOMIC VIABILITY

PROCESS HEAT ELECTRIFICATION

• EFFORTS TO DECARBONIZE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR DRIVES PROCESS HEAT ELECTRIFICATION ADOPTION
• PROCESS HEAT ELECTRIFICATION ACHIEVES HIGH-PRECISION HEATING
• PROCESS HEAT ELECTRIFICATION ACHIEVES HIGH-PRECISION HEATING (CONTINUED)
• DECARBONIZATION OF THE CHEMICALS AND MINING SECTORS IS DRIVING PROCESS HEAT ELECTRIFICATION GROWTH
• CHINA DOMINATES THE PROCESS HEAT ELECTRIFICATION PATENT LANDSCAPE
• DECARBONIZATION INITIATIVES BY PRIVATE SECTOR AND GOVERNMENT GRANTS LEAD IN FUNDING THE PROCESS HEAT ELECTRIFICATION INDUSTRY
• INNOVATIONS AIMED AT EFFICIENCY, FLEXIBILITY, AND PRECISION IMPROVEMENTS DRIVE PROCESS HEAT ELECTRIFICATION ADOPTION
• INDUSTRIES WILL ADOPT LOW CAPEX TECHNOLOGIES FOLLOWED BY HIGH CAPEX TECHNOLOGIES

SENSIBLE HEAT ENERGY STORAGE

• THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE LONG-DURATION ENERGY STORAGE FOR INTERMITTENT RENEWABLE POWER IS DRIVING SENSIBLE HEAT ENERGY STORAGE
• SENSIBLE HEAT ENERGY STORAGE CAN SERVE A WIDE RANGE OF HEATING REQUIREMENTS
• THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE IS USED IN A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS AND OFFERS A LOW-COST, GRID-SCALE STORAGE SOLUTION
• CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER IS A KEY DRIVER FOR SENSIBLE HEAT ENERGY STORAGE ADOPTION GLOBALLY
• CHINA LEADS THE R&D EFFORTS IN SENSIBLE HEAT ENERGY STORAGE
• SENSIBLE HEAT ENERGY STORAGE WILL WITNESS STRONG GROWTH DUE TO ITS POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND RENEWABLE INTEGRATION
• INDUSTRY INNOVATIONS ARE DOMINATED BY SOLID STATE MATERIALS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE GRID SCALE ENERGY STORAGE
• NEW MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF SECTOR COUPLING WILL DRIVE SENSIBLE HEAT ENERGY STORAGE

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY (E&S)

HIGH EFFICIENCY, LOW EMISSIONS (HELE) COAL

• RENEWED FOCUS ON ENERGY SECURITY AND ENERGY INDEPENDENCE WILL DRIVE THE ADOPTION OF HELE COAL TECHNOLOGIES
• CCS TECHNOLOGIES WILL SIGNIFICANTLY DECARBONIZE HELE COAL
• ADVANCED ULTRA-SUPERCRITICAL IS THE CLEANEST HELE COAL PROCESS
• ENERGY & UTILITIES, ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE, AND MINING ARE THE HIGH-IMPACT INDUSTRIES
• GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO ACHIEVE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE ARE ACCELERATING LARGE-SCALE DEPLOYMENT OF HELE TECHNOLOGIES
• CHINA HOLDS THE MAJORITY SHARE IN THE PATENT LANDSCAPE IN HELE AND CCS TECHNOLOGIES
• GOVERNMENT FUNDING AND INITIATIVES IN ASIA-PACIFIC PROMOTE THE DEPLOYMENT OF CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES
• REDUCING FUEL CONSUMPTION WHILE INCREASING EFFICIENCY HAS BEEN THE KEY FOCUS FOR STAKEHOLDERS
• TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS WILL INCREASE THERMAL EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE EMISSIONS IN COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS

HIGH-TEMPERATURE WASTE VALORIZATION (HTWV)

• REDUCING LANDFILL WASTE DISPOSAL AND ENHANCING MATERIAL RESOURCE RECOVERY DRIVE HTWV TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
• PYROLYSIS AND GASIFICATION ARE THE IMPORTANT HTWV TECHNOLOGIES
• QUICK RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI) AND COMPLIANCE WITH EMISSIONS GUIDELINES ARE THE PRIMARY VALUE PROPOSITIONS OF HTWV TECHNOLOGIES
• THERMAL BREAKDOWN OF WASTE ENSURES HIGH-QUALITY OUTPUT WHILE ENHANCING SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR END USERS
• FAVORABLE GOVERNMENT POLICIES DRIVE INDUSTRIAL STAKEHOLDERS TO ADOPT HTWV TECHNOLOGIES
• INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS AND GOVERNMENT-LED PUBLIC FUNDING FACILITATE THE DEPLOYMENT OF HTWV PROCESSES
• CHINA HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE HTWV TECHNOLOGY PATENT LANDSCAPE
• THE NEED FOR HIGH-QUALITY FUELS AND CHEMICALS ENABLE THE LARGE-SCALE COMMERCIALIZATION OF HTVW TECHNOLOGIES
• LOWERING THE OVERALL COST OF WASTE VALORIZATION WILL ACCELERATE HTWV FACILITY DEPLOYMENT WORLDWIDE

METALLURGICAL BATTERY RECYCLING

• GROWING FOCUS ON CRITICAL MATERIAL RECOVERY DRIVES THE METALLURGICAL BATTERY RECYCLING INDUSTRY
• HYDROMETALLURGY IS THE PREFERRED PROCESSING ROUTE FOR METALLURGICAL BATTERY RECYCLING
• HYBRID PROCESSES EMERGE AS THE MOST EFFECTIVE MATERIAL RECOVERY SOLUTION
• BIOMETALLURGICAL RECYCLING PROCESSES GAIN INTEREST DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
• INCREASED AVAILABILITY OF DISCARDED AND EOL BATTERIES FROM VARIOUS SECTORS WILL DRIVE INDUSTRY GROWTH
• CHINA DOMINATES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN METALLURGICAL BATTERY RECYCLING
• PRIVATE INITIATIVES DOMINATE FUNDING ACTIVITY FOR METALLURGICAL BATTERY RECYCLING
• INNOVATIONS FROM COMPANIES FOCUS ON REDUCING COSTS AND EMISSIONS OF METALLURGICAL BATTERY RECYCLING
• THE METALLURGICAL BATTERY RECYCLING INDUSTRY ENTERS A HIGH GROWTH TRAJECTORY

HEALTH AND WELLNESS (H&W)

CELL-FREE BIOMANUFACTURING

• THE RISE IN DEMAND FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND EFFICIENCY IN MANUFACTURING AND INCREASED R&D FOCUS WILL DRIVE CELL-FREE PLATFORMS
• THE SYNTHESIS OF COMPLEX PROTEINS WILL BE KEY TO DEVELOPING NEXT-GENERATION CELL-FREE BIOMANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
• THE GROWING DEMAND FOR RAPID AND SCALABLE BIOMANUFACTURING COUPLED WITH FEDERAL INITIATIVES WILL DRIVE MARKET GROWTH
• IP PORTFOLIO EXPANSION HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON GLYCOSYLATED PROTEIN PRODUCTION AND 'GREEN' SYNTHESIS OF CHEMICALS
• THE RISE IN GLOBAL FUNDING AIMS TO TAKE CELL-FREE BIOMANUFACTURING TO COMMERCIAL SCALE
• CELL-FREE EXPRESSION WILL FIND MOST APPLICATION IN PERSONALIZED THERAPIES AND ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS
• FMCG INGREDIENT AND INDUSTRIAL ENZYMES MANUFACTURE USING CELL-FREE SYSTEMS WILL WITNESS HIGH ADOPTION
• STAKEHOLDER FOCUS IS ON PRODUCING COMPLEX PROTEINS AND CHEMICALS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO SYNTHESIZE USING CELL-BASED EXPRESSION SYSTEMS
• RECENT PARTNERSHIPS HAVE FOCUSED ON SCALING FOOD AND COSMETIC INGREDIENT MANUFACTURE, WHILE BIOMEDICINE COLLABORATIONS HAVE BEEN STEADY
• START-UPS AND UNIVERSITIES ARE ACTIVE IN R&D AND ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR CELL-FREE BIOMANUFACTURING
• NEXT-GEN CELL-FREE SYSTEMS WILL BE BETTER OPTIMIZED AND STREAMLINED, MAKING THEM APT FOR MANUFACTURE OF MULTIPLE PRODUCTS

ENGINEERED CELLULAR IMMUNOTHERAPIES

• THE NEED FOR TARGETED THERAPIES TO ACCELERATE ENGINEERED CELLULAR IMMUNOTHERAPY DEVELOPMENT
• ENGINEERED IMMUNE CELL THERAPIES ENABLE PERSONALIZED CANCER CARE WITH FEWER OFF-TARGET EFFECTS
• ENGINEERED IMMUNE CELL THERAPIES PERFORM BETTER THAN STANDARD CARE TREATMENTS
• GROWING CLINICAL PIPELINE AND MANUFACTURING CAPACITY EXPANSION TO DRIVE MARKET GROWTH
• CAR-T, CAR-NK, TCR-T, AND TIL THERAPIES LEAD THE PATENT LANDSCAPE
• CANCER AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES DOMINATE THE GLOBAL FUNDING LANDSCAPE FOR ENGINEERED CELLULAR IMMUNOTHERAPIES
• LARGE PHARMA PARTNERS WITH BIOTECH START-UPS IN THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE, AND CHINA TO ADVANCE CELL-BASED GENE THERAPIES
• LIQUID TUMOR INDICATIONS DOMINATE THE APPLICATION LANDSCAPE
• BCMA-TARGETED CAR-T AND TIL THERAPIES ARE UPCOMING THERAPEUTIC CLASSES
• THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE, AND CHINA LIKELY TO BE THE LEADING INNOVATION HUBS FOR CELL-BASED GENE THERAPIES
• ENGINEERED CELLULAR THERAPIES WILL TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE IN DISCRETE STEPS

EXOSOMAL THERAPIES

• STEADY PIPELINE OF EXOSOME-BASED THERAPIES POISED TO TRANSFORM TREATMENT OF SEVERAL DISEASES
• EXOSOMAL THERAPIES HOLD PROMISE AS TARGETED, MULTIFUNCTIONAL CELL-FREE THERAPIES
• RAPIDLY ADVANCING PIPELINE AND INDUSTRY EFFORTS WILL DRIVE MARKET GROWTH
• STEADY GROWTH IN EXOSOMAL THERAPEUTICS PATENT PUBLICATIONS
• BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING ARE FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW EXOSOMES THERAPIES
• EXOSOMAL THERAPIES WILL BE WIDELY USED IN REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
• US IS THE INNOVATION HUB FOR EXOSOME THERAPEUTICS, WITH A FOCUS ON INFECTIOUS AND NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
• FOCUS ON PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT BY PARTNERING WITH BIG PHARMA COMPANIES
• MANY BIOTECH COMPANIES, START-UPS, AND UNIVERSITIES ARE DEVELOPING EXOSOME-BASED THERAPIES
• EXOSOMAL THERAPIES WILL WITNESS WIDER ADOPTION AND FIND APPLICATIONS ACROSS THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS

MICRO-ENGINEERED ORGANS

• BIOMIMICKING IMPROVEMENTS AND A HEALTHY START-UP ECOSYSTEM WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF MICRO-ENGINEERED ORGANS
• MULTIPLEXING AND BIOMATERIAL ADVANCES WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR ADVANCED MICRO-ENGINEERED ORGANS
• MICRO-ENGINEERED ORGANS WILL EMERGE TO BE ECONOMICAL AND ADVANTAGEOUS OVER CONVENTIONAL DRUG DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES
• FAVORABLE REGULATORY POLICIES AND WIDE APPLICABILITY WILL DRIVE MARKET FOR MICRO-ENGINEERED ORGANS
• PATENT FILINGS ON MULTI-ORGAN-ON-CHIP DEVICES HAS WITNESSED A SURGE
• ENCOURAGING PUBLIC FUNDING TO INCREASE THE ADOPTION OF MICRO-ENGINEERED ORGANS BY UNIVERSITIES AND ACADEMIC GROUPS
• DISEASE MODELING AND SCALABLE DRUG TESTING WILL BE KEY APPLICATIONS FOR MICRO-ENGINEERED ORGANS
• KEY INNOVATIONS HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING NEUROLOGY AND PULMONOLOGY DISEASE MODELS
• UNIVERSITY SPIN-OFFS AND EARLY-STAGE COMPANIES DOMINATE THE US AND EUROPEAN MARKETS FOR MICRO-ENGINEERED ORGANS
• IMPROVED SCALABILITY AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS WILL LEAD TO EVOLVED AND SUSTAINABLE CLINICAL TESTING

PRECISION MOLECULAR TESTING

• RISING NEED FOR PERSONALIZATION AND GROWING USE OF DIGITIZATION TO TRANSFORM GLOBAL PRECISION MOLECULAR TESTING LANDSCAPE
• OMICS ANALYSES AND AI TO BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF CLINICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH DECISIONS
• US AND EUROPE LEAD THE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION LANDSCAPE FOR PRECISION MOLECULAR TESTING PLATFORMS
• US LEADS THE GLOBAL PRECISION MOLECULAR TESTING PATENT LANDSCAPE
• AT-HOME DIGITAL DIAGNOSTICS LEAD THE GLOBAL FUNDING LANDSCAPE
• PRECISION MOLECULAR TESTING TO HAVE A HIGH IMPACT ON ONCOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• PRECISION MOLECULAR TESTING INNOVATIONS GO BEYOND CANCER CARE
• PHARMA AND DIAGNOSTIC COLLABORATIONS ARE LARGELY FOCUSED ON GENOMIC ASSAYS
• AI AUGMENTED TESTS AND PREDICTIVE CONSUMER TESTS DRIVING COLLABORATIONS
• GENOMIC TESTING TECHNOLOGIES LEAD THE GLOBAL INNOVATION LANDSCAPE
• PRECISION MOLECULAR TESTING TO DRIVE A PARADIGM SHIFT TOWARD PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE PLATFORMS

SENOTHERAPEUTICS

• ROBUST R&D IN SENOTHERAPEUTICS DRUGS AND BIOMARKER DISCOVERY FOSTER GROWTH
• BIOMARKER DISCOVERY AND ADVANCES IN NEW MODALITIES BOLSTER SENOTHERAPEUTICS DEVELOPMENT
• CELLULAR SENESCENCE BEING TARGETED BY MULTIPLE MODALITIES
• R&D, PARTNERSHIPS, AND FUNDING TO DRIVE THE STEADY GROWTH OF SENOTHERAPEUTICS DRUG DEVELOPMENT
• UNITED STATES LEADS IN SENOLYTICS PATENT FILING PORTFOLIO
• PRIVATE INVESTORS LARGELY FUND SENOTHERAPEUTICS R&D WHILE PUBLIC FUNDING IS GRADUALLY PICKING UP PACE
• SENOTHERAPEUTICS TARGETING NEUROGENERATIVE DISEASES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES ARE PRIORITIES
• COMPANIES EXPLORING VARIOUS APPROACHES TO TREAT CELL SENESCENCE AND SLOW THE AGING PROCESS
• STARTUPS AND SPIN-OFFS FOR SENOTHERAPEUTICS ARE MAINLY ACTIVE IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE
• ADVANCES IN BIOMARKER DISCOVERY AND TARGETED THERAPIES ARE EXPECTED TO GARNER TRACTION

SPATIAL OMICS

• TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES AND LATE-STAGE FUNDING PROPEL THE ADOPTION OF SPATIAL OMICS
• RAPID ADVANCEMENT IN SEQUENCING, HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGING, AND MULTIPLEXING PLATFORMS WILL DRIVE SPATIAL OMICS FORWARD
• DIGITAL ENABLERS WILL BE CRITICAL TO IMPROVE SPATIAL OMICS ANALYSIS
• GLOBAL RISE IN NEW PRODUCT PLATFORMS AND LARGE-SCALE FEDERAL INITIATIVES BOOST MARKET POTENTIAL IN SPATIAL OMICS
• PUBLIC FUNDING FOCUSES ON BUILDING SPATIAL OMICS DATA REPOSITORIES, WHILE PRIVATE FUNDING ADVANCES INSTRUMENTATION DEVELOPMENTS
• RECENT IP FILINGS FOCUS ON SPATIAL TRANSCRIPTOMICS AND INSTRUMENTATION DEVELOPMENTS
• UNRAVELING DISEASE HETEROGENEITY FOR PRECISION MEDICINE WILL BE A CRITICAL APPLICATION FOR SPATIAL OMICS ANALYSIS
• STAKEHOLDERS PROGRESSING IN SPATIAL OMICS WITH ADVANCEMENTS IN INSTRUMENTATION TECHNOLOGY
• MORE COMPANIES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE ENTERING THE SPATIAL OMICS SPACE
• COST REDUCTION, PROTOCOL STANDARDIZATION, AND SPATIAL MULTI-OMICS PLATFORMs will GUIDE THE FUTURE OF SPaTIAL OMICS ADOPTION

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT)

AUTO GENERATIVE PROGRAM

• AUTO GENERATIVE PROGRAM IMPACTS A RANGE OF INDUSTRIES INCLUDING MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT, BFSI, IT, AND HEALTHCARE
• AUTO GENERATIVE PROGRAM MODELS USE ALGORITHMS BASED ON GANS AND TRANSFORMERS
• NORTH AMERICA IS LEADING IN TERMS OF ADOPTION OF AUTO GENERATIVE PROGRAMS
• UNSUPERVISED LANGUAGE MODELING AND BETTER GENERATIVE CONTENT ARE FOCUS AREAS OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
• MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT, ICT, AND BFSI WITNESSING SIGNIFICANT ADOPTION OF AUTO GENERATIVE PROGRAMS
• LARGE ORGANIZATIONS AND START-UPS ARE FURTHERING INNOVATION IN THE FIELD
• START-UPS IN THE SPACE HAVE RECEIVED MORE THAN $2 BILLION IN FUNDING IN THE LAST YEAR
• BY 2027, GENERATIVE AI MODELS ARE EXPECTED TO DELIVER ENHANCED QUALITY BETTER THAN HUMAN PROFESSIONALS

COMPOSABLE INFRASTRUCTURE

• ADOPTION OF COMPOSABLE INFRASTRUCTURE IS DRIVEN BY THE DEMAND FOR SCALABILITY AND COST EFFICIENCY IN MODERN IT INFRASTRUCTURE
• COMPOSABLE INFRASTRUCTURE ALLOWS ICT ASSETS TO BE AGGREGATED, DISAGGREGATED, AND MANIPULATED WITHIN AN ELASTIC FRAMEWORK
• PRESENCE OF MANY HIGHLY INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN BUSINESSES IN NORTH AMERICA MAKES IT THE LEADING CDI MARKET IN THE WORLD
• THE PATENTS ARE PREDOMINANTLY RELATED TO PROVISIONING, MANAGING, AND OPTIMIZATION IMPROVEMENT
• COMPOSABLE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES PRIMARILY INTEND TO USE THE CAPITAL TO ACCELERATE GTM EFFORTS AND EXPAND TO NEW MARKETS
• DATA CENTER MODERNIZATION AND HIGH DATA GENERATION WILL DRIVE THE DEMAND FOR COMPOSABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
• MAJOR COMPANIES IN THIS SPACE OFFER A FULLY AUTOMATED SOFTWARE- DEFINED PLATFORM AND A CLOUD-BASED COMPOSABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
• ADVANCEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS SDN, SOFTWARE-DEFINED STORAGE, AI/ML, AND CLOUD-NATIVE SERVICES ARE DRIVING GROWTH

CONSOLIDATED SECURITY ARCHITECTURE

• INCREASING CYBERATTACKS ACROSS IT INFRASTRUCTURE NODES NECESSITATE THE ADOPTION OF CONSOLIDATED SECURITY ARCHITECTURE
• MULTI-LAYERED APPROACH-BASED UNIFIED PLATFORM FORMS THE CORE OF CONSOLIDATED SECURITY ARCHITECTURE
• BFSI, ICT, HEALTHCARE, AND MANUFACTURING DRIVE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES IN VARIOUS APPLICATIONS
• ANOMALY AND BREACH DETECTION IN NETWORK, DATA FABRIC, AND THE CLOUD ARE FOCUS AREAS OF PATENTS FILED
• 2022 WITNESSED A MAJOR DROP IN VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDING OF CYBERSECURITY STARTUPS
• ICT, BFSI, HEALTHCARE, AUTOMOTIVE, AND MANUFACTURING ARE THE FIRST ADOPTERS OF CONSOLIDATED SECURITY ARCHITECTURE
• ONLY A FEW COMPANIES OFFER CONSOLIDATED SECURITY ARCHITECTURE-BASED SOLUTIONS
• CONSOLIDATED ZERO TRUST-BASED SECURITY ARCHITECTURE TO EMERGE IN THE LONG TERM

DATA OBSERVABILITY

• INCREASING DATA POOL AND DATA MANAGEMENT ARE TRENDS DRIVING DATA OBSERVABILITY
• DATA OBSERVABILITY ENSURES HEALTH MANAGEMENT OF DATASETS AND IDENTIFIES ERRORS, PIPELINE FAILURES, AND POOR DATA QUALITY
• IMPROVED DATA CAPABILITIES AND INSIGHTS ARE DRIVING THE ADOPTION OF DATA OBSERVABILITY PLATFORMS ACROSS GEOGRAPHIES AND MARKETS
• LARGE DATA COMPANIES FUEL TECHNOLOGY GROWTH
• INDUSTRY FOCUS AND ACTIVITY REVOLVE AROUND TRANSPARENCY, COLLABORATION, AND DATA SECURITY
• BFSI, HEALTHCARE, AND MANUFACTURING ARE EARLY ADOPTERS OF DATA OBSERVABILITY PLATFORMS
• MANY STARTUPS AIM TO BUILD DATA OBSERVABILITY PLATFORMS TO REDUCE DOWNTIME AND IMPROVE USER EXPERIENCES
• DATA OBSERVABILITY WILL BE A KEY ENABLER FOR MANY DATA-DEPENDENT COMPANIES TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS PORTFOLIO

FEDERATED LEARNING

• FEDERATED LEARNING WILL LEAD THE MARKET SHARE AND GROWTH OF AI-BASED APPLICATIONS AND RELEVANT IMPLEMENTATION CASES
• THE DECENTRALIZED FORM OF AI TRAINS MODELS EFFECTIVELY FROM SCATTERED SOURCES WITHOUT COMPROMISING DATA PRIVACY
• PRIVACY PROTECTION AND DATA SECURITY COMPLIANCE ARE THE PRIMARY GROWTH DRIVERS
• MAJOR TECHNOLOGY FIRMS HAVE ACCELERATED THEIR EFFORTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FEDERATED LEARNING ECOSYSTEM
• FEDERATED LEARNING ASSISTED AI MODELS TO OFFER MORE PERSONALIZED SERVICES AND CONTEXTUAL RECOMMENDATION
• PRIVATE INVESTMENTS ARE INCREASING TO DEVELOP MODELS TRAINED WITH QUALITY AND HIGH-VOLUME DATA
• START-UPS ARE BUILDING INNOVATIVE FEDERATED LEARNING SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS HEALTHCARE, BFSI AND CYBERSECURITY BUSINESS NEEDS
• FOCUS ON ESG AND OPEN-SOURCE FRAMEWORKS WILL LEAD TO MASSIVE INCREASE IN ADOPTION ACROSS SECTORS

MULTIMODAL HMI

• MULTIMODAL HMI IS WITNESSING GROWING INTEREST ACROSS INDUSTRIES FOR ITS INNOVATIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS THAT TARGET USER CONVENIENCE
• MULTIMODAL HMI IS THE NATURAL SUCCESSOR OF HMI, FUELED BY ADVANCES IN AI, ML, AND SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
• DIGITAL HEALTH, SMART HOME, AND SMART DEVICES ARE BOOSTING FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN MULTIMODAL HMI
• MAJORITY OF RESEARCH FOCUSES ON COMPUTER VISION AND GESTURE CONTROL WITH NLP AND VOICE COMMAND
• MOST HMI-RELATED FUNDING AND PARTNERSHIPS ARE AUTOMOBILE-CENTRIC, WITH HEALTHCARE SECTOR SLOWLY GAINING MAJOR TRACTION
• ABILITY TO EFFORTLESSLY CONTROL MACHINERY AND SYSTEMS USING MULTIMODAL HMI DRIVES ITS DEMAND ACROSS SECTORS
• COMPANIES ARE INTEGRATING VARIOUS MODES OF HMI INTO PRODUCTS TO ENHANCE THE VALUE PROPOSITION AND USER EXPERIENCE
• MULTIMODAL HMI WILL ADD MANY TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE COGNITIVE ABILITIES AND CATER TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

NEUROMORPHIC AI

• NEUROMORPHIC AI IS RAPIDLY EXPANDING ACROSS SECTORS AS THE TECHNOLOGY OPERATES AT THE SPEED AND EFFICIENCY OF HUMAN BRAINS
• AN OVERVIEW OF NEUROMORPHIC AI
• DEMAND FOR COMPACT DEVICES WITH HIGH COMPUTATION POWER IS DRIVING THE NEED FOR NEUROMORPHIC AI
• PATENT THEMES RELATE TO THE REPLICATION OF CIRCUITS AND ELECTRICITY FLOW IN HUMAN BRAINS
• HIGH INVESTMENTS FROM PRIVATE COMPANIES AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR DRIVE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS
• MILITARY AND DEFENSE WILL BE THE KEY ADOPTERS AS PROCESSING INFORMATION IS CRITICAL AND CONFIDENTIAL IN THESE SECTORS
• START-UPS ARE STRIVING TO BUILD SIMPLIFIED AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT CHIPS/SOFTWARE THAT RESPOND WITH HUMAN SPEED
• NEUROMORPHIC AI WILL TRIGGER A NEW WAVE OF AI APPLICATIONS AND REVOLUTIONIZE ALL MAJOR SECTORS OF THE MODERN WORLD

MEDICAL DEVICES AND IMAGING (MDI)

BEHAVIORAL DIGITAL BIOMARKERS

• CONTINUOUS COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIORAL DIGITAL BIOMARKERS ARE CRUCIAL FOR EARLY DISEASE DETECTION AND REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING
• VOCAL BIOMARKERS ARE GAINING TRACTION DUE TO ITS WIDE APPLICABILITY, AND EARLY DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITY
• SIGNIFICANT R&D INVESTMENTS AND DEMAND FOR PREVENTIVE CARE SOLUTIONS DRIVE ADOPTION IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE
• DEVELOPMENT OF AI/ML ALGORITHMS AND VOICE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY ARE INNOVATION THEMES FOR BEHAVIORAL DIGITAL BIOMARKERS
• FUNDING TREND DEMONSTRATES DEVELOPMENT OF BEHAVIORAL DIGITAL BIOMARKERS FOR PREDICTING NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
• CONSUMER ELECTRONICS AND HEALTHCARE EXPECTED TO LEAD THE ADOPTION OF BEHAVIORAL DIGITAL BIOMARKERS
• STAKEHOLDERS CREATE BEHAVIORAL DIGITAL BIOMARKERS SOLUTIONS FOR EARLY DISEASE DIAGNOSIS AND DECENTRALIZED CLINICAL TRIALS
• BEHAVIORAL DIGITAL BIOMARKERS MARKET PARTICIPANTS ARE MAINLY LOCATED IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE
• INCREASING DEMAND FOR VOCAL BIOMARKERS AND RISING INTEREST IN PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE GLOBAL ADOPTION

BIONIC HUMANOIDS

• NOVEL BIONIC HUMANOID TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS ACROSS VARIOUS SECTORS PROVIDE HIGH CUMULATIVE MARKET POTENTIAL
• BIONIC HUMANOIDS MIMIC ORGAN FUNCTIONALITY
• GROWING PREVALENCE OF CHRONIC DISEASES, TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS, AND REGULATORY SUPPORT PROPEL THE GROWTH OF BIONIC HUMANOIDS
• PATENT INNOVATIONS MAINLY RELATE TO BIONIC EYES, BIONIC LIMBS, AND BIONIC KIDNEYS
• US PUBLIC FUNDING TARGETS UNIVERSITIES AND STARTUPS WHILE EUROPE OFFERS HIGHER PRIVATE FUNDING FOR STARTUPS
• HOME CARE IS A HIGH IMPACT SECTOR EXPECTED TO LEAD TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
• BIONIC LIMBS AND BIONIC KIDNEYS ARE PROMINENT FOCUS AREAS FOR STARTUPS
• NORTH AMERICA IS A HOTSPOT FOR STARTUPS DEVELOPING BIONIC HUMANOIDS
• TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS IMPROVING FUNCTIONALITY OF BIONIC HUMANOIDS

IMMERSIVE THERAPEUTICS

• PATIENT ENGAGEMENT, BETTER TREATMENT OUTCOMES, AND GROWING R&D FOCUS BOOST THE IMMERSIVE THERAPEUTICS INDUSTRY
• IMMERSIVE THERAPEUTICS DELIVER THERAPY USING AR, VR, AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYS TO TREAT OR MANAGE A DISEASE CONDITION
• NORTH AMERICA RECORDS SIGNIFICANT MARKET GROWTH FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL SOLUTIONS, HIGH INVESTMENTS, AND REGULATORY APPROVALS
• DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONALIZED VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GAME-BASED THERAPY ARE KEY THEMES OF INNOVATION FOR IMMERSIVE THERAPEUTICS
• FUNDING TREND INDICATES GROWTH IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF VR PLATFORMS FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
• HEALTHCARE, ENTERTAINMENT, AND DEFENSE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTRACT SIGNIFICANT ADOPTION OF IMMERSIVE THERAPEUTICS
• MENTAL HEALTH AND REHABILITATION WILL LEAD THE ADOPTION OF IMMERSIVE THERAPEUTICS AMONG ALL INDUSTRIES
• STAKEHOLDERS PROMOTE IMMERSIVE THERAPEUTICS FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, PHYSICAL REHABILITATION, AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
• STARTUPS AND UNIVERSITIES ACTIVELY DEVELOP INNOVATIVE IMMERSIVE THERAPY SOLUTIONS
• HARDWARE ADVANCEMENTS, TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION, AND METAVERSE TO ENHANCE GLOBAL ADOPTION OF IMMERSIVE THERAPEUTICS

INCISIONLESS SURGERY

• IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR VARIOUS SURGICAL APPLICATIONS DRIVE THE INCISIONLESS SURGERY MARKET GROWTH
• ROBOTIC SURGERY INNOVATIONS AND ADVANCED IMAGE-GUIDED TECHNIQUES FUEL THE INCISIONLESS SURGERY INDUSTRY
• IMPROVED SURGICAL OUTCOMES WHILE MANAGING PROCEDURE VOLUMES DRIVE INCISIONLESS SURGERY MARKET GROWTH
• HIGHLY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND AND ROBOTIC SURGERIES ARE THE PATENT FOCUS AREAS
• PUBLIC FUNDING REVOLVES AROUND FOCUSED ULTRASOUND WHILE PRIVATE FUNDING FOCUSES ON R&D AND COMMERCIALIZATION
• CAN SAFELY CONDUCT COMPLEX NEUROSURGERY, ENDOLUMINAL, AND GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERIES WITH HIGH PRECISION
• STAKEHOLDERS OFFER PATIENT-CENTRIC INCISIONLESS SURGERIES FOR VARIOUS APPLICATIONS
• EMERGING STARTUPS SUPPORTED BY LARGE MEDTECH PLAYERS IN THE INCISIONLESS SURGERY INDUSTRY
• TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS TO MAKE INTERVENTIONS ATRAUMATIC, SAFE, AND PRECISE

MOBILE MEDICAL IMAGING

• AI-ENABLED, CLOUD-BASED, AND PORTABLE MEDICAL IMAGING WILL BECOME THE MAINSTAY OF DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING TOOLS
• MOBILE MEDICAL IMAGING ENABLES DECENTRALIZED HEALTHCARE THROUGH ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE IMAGING SOLUTIONS
• RADIATION SAFETY, INCREASED PORTABILITY, AND BETTER AI PREDICTABILITY IN MODALITIES WILL LEAD TO GREATER ADOPTION
• CHINA LEADS IN MOBILE MEDICAL IMAGING PATENT FILINGS
• PUBLIC FUNDING FOCUSES ON CLINICALLY TRANSLATABLE RESEARCH, WHILE PRIVATE FUNDING REVOLVES AROUND COMMERCIALIZATION AND ACCESSIBILITY
• MOBILE MEDICAL IMAGING WILL BOOST HEALTHCARE CONSUMERISM THROUGH POINT-OF-CARE TESTING
• PORTABLE X-RAY AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING FIND APPLICATIONS IN ALLIED SECTORS
• STAKEHOLDERS ARE PROMOTING MOBILE MEDICAL IMAGING IN DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS
• LAPTOP-BASED, CART-BASED, AND HANDHELD ULTRASOUND SYSTEMS REGISTER MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENT
• TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS MEET THE RISING DEMAND FOR AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING

STICKTRONICS

• MANY DISRUPTABLE SECTORS ENABLE HIGH CUMULATIVE MARKET POTENTIAL
• FLEXIBLE AND CONFORMABLE ELECTRONICS AND SENSOR COMPONENTS ALLOW PRECISE MONITORING OR THERAPY
• HIGH DEMAND FOR CONTINUOUS, REMOTE, AND PERSONALIZED DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPEUTICS DRIVE MARKET GROWTH
• HEALTH MONITORING DEVICE DESIGNS IS THE MAIN PATENT THEME
• HIGHER PRIVATE FUNDING INDICATES A FOCUS ON COMMERCIALIZING HEALTH MONITORING AND NEUROMODULATION PATCHES
• MONITORING AT HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, SELF- AND REMOTE MONITORING, AND NEUROMODULATION ARE THE HIGH IMPACT SECTORS
• RESEARCH, SPORTS, NEUROSTIMULATION, INDUSTRIAL WORKERS, AND MILITARY SECTORS ARE EMERGING RAPIDLY
• EARLY-STAGE COMPANIES EXPANDING THE APPLICATION POTENTIAL OF STICKTRONICS
• STARTUPS AND UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF STICKTRONICS
• NEWER APPLICATIONS, MATERIAL RESEARCH, AND A HIGH INTEGRATION OF ELECTRONIC AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES WILL INCREASE THE ADOPTION

MICROELECTRONICS (ME)

ADVANCED DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY

• GROWTH OF AI, CLOUD COMPUTING, AND 5G WILL ACCELERATE THE TECHNOLOGY PROLIFERATION OF DRAM
• AN OVERVIEW OF ADVANCED DRAM TECHNOLOGY
• NEED FOR A HIGH-BANDWIDTH AND LOW-POWER PRIMARY MEMORY IS DRIVING THE GLOBAL DEMAND FOR ADVANCED DRAM
• HBM AND INTEGRATION OF DRAM WITH ADVANCED COMPUTING ARCHITECTURES ARE RESEARCH FOCUS AREAS
• INVESTMENT AND INNOVATIONS FROM GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY MANUFACTURERS IS ACCELERATING DRAM GROWTH
• CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, ICT, AND AUTOMOTIVE ARE KEY AREAS OF INTEREST
• DEMAND FOR HIGH-BANDWIDTH MEMORY SUPPORTED BY ADVANCED FABRICATION WILL DRIVE DRAM GROWTH

CUBE SATELLITE COMMUNICATION

• GROWTH OF IOT AND 5G WILL ACCELERATE THE TECHNOLOGY PROLIFERATION OF CUBESATCOM
• AN OVERVIEW OF CUBESATCOM
• THE NEED TO PROVIDE IOT CONNECTIVITY TO REMOTE GLOBAL LOCATIONS DRIVES THE GROWTH OF CUBESATCOM
• CUBESATS AND NETWORKING HARDWARE TO ENABLE IOT AND 5G ARE KEY RESEARCH FOCUS AREAS
• SATCOM OEMS AND START-UPS DRIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN CUBESATCOM
• GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT AND VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDING WILL ACCELERATE SATCOM GROWTH
• AGRICULTURE, TRANSPORT, LOGISTICS, AND AUTOMOTIVE ARE INTEREST AREAS
• PUSH TOWARD BUILDING SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS AND HIGH IOT ADOPTION WILL BOOST GROWTH

EDGE INFERENCE CHIPS

• THE NEED FOR REAL-TIME INSIGHTS AND IMPROVED DATA SECURITY WILL LEAD TO THE ADOPTION OF EDGE INFERENCE CHIPS
• CORE FUNCTION OF AI INFERENCING CHIPS IS TO CONVERT SENSOR-BASED AND OTHER UNSTRUCTURED DATA INTO INSIGHTS USING AI ALGORITHMS
• UNITED STATES AND ASIA-PACIFIC ARE FORECAST TO CAPTURE A LARGE MARKET SHARE OWING TO THE HIGH PROLIFERATION OF IOT DEVICES
• TOP SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANIES AND TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS DOMINATE THE EDGE INFERENCE PATENT LANDSCAPE
• GLOBAL STARTUPS SEEK TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN ACCELERATORS FOR AI-BASED APPLICATIONS
• AUTOMOTIVE AND MANUFACTURING & PACKAGING ARE HIGH-IMPACT INDUSTRIES
• STARTUPS LEVERAGE FUNDS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO ACCELERATE ADVANCEMENTS IN EDGE INFERENCE CHIPS
• HARDWARE INNOVATION AND EMERGING APPLICATIONS ARE VITAL TO THE GROWTH OF EDGE AI CHIPS

REDUCED INSTRUCTION SET COMPUTER (RISC)-V PROCESSORS

• THE AGGREGATION OF LICENSING AUTHORITY FOR LEGACY CHIP ARCHITECTURE WITHIN FEW ENTERPRISES ENCOURAGES CHIPSET INNOVATORS TO EXPLORE RISC-V
• A RISC-V CORE USER MUST PAY A ONE-TIME ROYALTY FEE TO THE DEVELOPER, WHILE USING ARM CORE REQUIRES A ROYALTY FOR EVERY CHIP PRODUCED
• FAVORABLE GOVERNMENT POLICIES ACCELERATE LARGE-SCALE RISC-V PROCESSOR DEPLOYMENT
• A RISC-V CORE USER MUST PAY A ONE-TIME ROYALTY FEE TO THE DEVELOPER, WHILE USING ARM CORE REQUIRES A ROYALTY FOR EVERY CHIP PRODUCED
• FAVORABLE GOVERNMENT POLICIES ACCELERATE LARGE-SCALE RISC-V PROCESSOR DEPLOYMENT
• RISC-V PROCESSORS RECORD A STEADY RISE IN PATENT FILINGS
• GLOBAL STARTUPS SEEK TO IMPROVE RISC-V CHIPS' PERFORMANCE AND POWER EFFICIENCY THROUGH CONTINUOUS INNOVATIONS
• AUTOMOTIVE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND CONSUMER ELECTRONICS ARE THE HIGH-IMPACT INDUSTRIES
• GOVERNMENT FUNDING AND VERTICAL ALLIANCES PROMOTE RISC-V SOLUTIONS R&D
• INCREASING INDUSTRIAL AI ADOPTION IS VITAL TO RISC-V GROWTH

XR DISPLAYS

• NEED TO BOOST THE ACCURACY AND EFFICIENCY OF MANUAL TASKS WILL ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF XR DISPLAYS
• MICROLED AND WAVEGUIDES ARE EXPECTED TO DRIVE THE FUTURE OF XR DISPLAYS
• LARGE-SCALE XR DEVICE DEPLOYMENT IS ACCELERATED BY GROWING ATTRACTIVENESS OF METAVERSE
• HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYS AND HOLOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY ARE KEY RESEARCH AREAS
• HOLOGRAPHIC AND MICROLED DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF XR DISPLAY INNOVATIONS
• ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTHCARE, AND MANUFACTURING ARE HIGH-IMPACT INDUSTRIES
• PRODUCT COMMERCIALIZATION AND FACILITY EXPANSION ARE MAJOR ACTIVITIES BEING EXECUTED THROUGH ROBUST FUNDING
• MATERIAL INNOVATION, NEW FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES, AND ADVANCED EDGE AI CHIPS ARE VITAL TO THE GROWTH OF XR DEVICES

SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTATION (S&I)

4D RADAR

• 4D RADAR PROVIDES SUPERIOR ACCURACY FOR POSITION AND VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS
• THE EVOLUTION OF RADAR: FROM 2D TO 4D
• STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AND PRODUCT INNOVATIONS BOOST 4D RADAR MARKET GROWTH
• POINT CLOUD PROCESSING AND STEREO IMAGING ARE KEY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AREAS
• COMPANIES ARE DEVELOPING HIGH-RESOLUTION 4D IMAGING RADAR AS AN ALTERNATIVE SENSOR TO LIDAR FOR ADAS AND AVS
• 4D RADARS OFFER HIGH-RESOLUTION SENSING CAPABILITIES WITH A HIGHER DEGREE OF ACCURACY
• 4D RADAR GROWTH SPURS HIGH INVESTMENT FROM VENTURE CAPITALISTS TO ACCELERATE COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE RADIO FREQUENCY ECOSYSTEM
• 4D RADAR WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR L5 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND BECOME A KEY VITAL SIGN MONITORING SOLUTION IN HEALTHCARE

BATTERY-LESS SENSORS

• BATTERY-LESS SENSORS POISED TO IMPACT MANUFACTURING, HEALTHCARE, AND SMART CITIES
• BATTERY-LESS SENSORS CARRY OUT PERVASIVE OBJECT TRACKING TASKS
• TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS AND GOVERNMENT INTEREST DRIVE MARKET GROWTH
• TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-SUFFICIENT POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
• VC FUNDING SPURS THE GROWTH OF THE AMBIENT IOT STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
• TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS BY BATTERY-LESS SENSOR COMPANIES ARE ENABLING A MULTITUDE OF APPLICATIONS
• BATTERY-LESS SENSORS WILL BE CRUCIAL TO LOWERING CO2 EMISSIONS OF EQUIPMENT
• COMPUTATIONAL RFID, BACKSCATTERING, AND NANOWATT COMPUTING LEAD THE WAY TO SMART CITIES

HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING

• HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING SENSORS ARE EMERGING AS NEXT-GENERATION IMAGING TECHNOLOGY FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL END USERS
• MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL DATA FEATURES ARE OPENING NEW MARKETS FOR HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING
• ADOPTION OF COGNITIVE TECHNOLOGIES IS A KEY DRIVER FOR HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING DEVELOPMENT
• PATENT TRENDS INDICATE R&D FOCUS ON MINIATURIZATION AND IMPROVED SENSING RANGE
• SPACE AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS DRIVE FUNDING INITIATIVES
• MILITARY & DEFENSE, AGRICULTURE, AND AEROSPACE ARE HIGH-IMPACT SECTORS
• EMERGING STARTUPS BOOST THE ADOPTION OF HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY
• HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING ENABLES THE FUTURE OF SMART FARMING 4.0 THROUGH EARLY PREDICTION OF CROP DAMAGE

QUANTUM SENSORS

• QUANTUM SENSORS POISED TO IMPACT AEROSPACE, AUTOMOTIVE, AND MILITARY AND DEFENSE SECTORS
• HIGH SENSITIVITY, HIGH PRECISION, AND VERSATILITY FEATURES ARE DRIVING QUANTUM SENSOR DEVELOPMENTS
• TECHNOLOGY CONVERGENCE SUCH AS QUANTUM COMPUTING AND IOT WILL BOOST MARKET GROWTH GLOBALLY
• PATENT TREND INDICATES INTEREST ON ASPECTS SUCH AS HIGH ACCURACY AND IMPROVED SENSING CAPABILITY
• OPPORTUNITIES in QUANTUM COMPUTING AND SPACE SECTORS WITH HIGH VC FUNDING
• AUTOMOTIVE, MILITARY, AND AEROSPACE ARE HIGH-IMPACT SECTORS
• COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS FROM NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE ARE DRIVING ADVANCEMENTS IN QUANTUM SENSORS
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND LAB-ON-CHIP TECHNOLOGIES ARE CREATING NEW OPPORTURNITIES IN QUANTUM SENSORS

SOLID-STATE LIDAR

• 3D MAPPING AND IMAGING ARE THE KEY DRIVERS IMPACTING ADOPTION OF SOLID-STATE LIDAR
• SOLID STATE LIDAR: A COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR RANGE SENSING
• TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS IN SOLID-STATE LIDAR DESIGN AND FUNCTIONALITIES BOOST NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
• PATENT TRENDS INDICATE R&D FOCUS ON EYE-SAFE LIDAR SYSTEMS AND IMPROVED DETECTION RANGE
• DESIGN FLEXIBILITY AND NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES DRIVEN BY STRONG R&D EFFORTS ARE INFLUENCING ADOPTION
• AUTOMOTIVE, MANUFACTURING, AND MILITARY ARE KEY GROWTH AREAS FOR THE SOLID-STATE LIDAR MARKET
• THE RAPID EXPANSION OF SOLID-STATE LIDAR IS PROMPTING SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT FROM VENTURE CAPITALISTS TO EXPEDITE COMMERCIALIZATION
• THE GROWTH OF SOLID-STATE LIDAR TECHNOLOGY RELIES ON INCREASING ADOPTION OF MONITORING AND SAFETY-BASED FEATURES

APPENDIXES

APPENDIX-I

STRATEGIC TREND ANALYSIS ON TOP 50 TECHNOLOGIES

• TECHNOLOGY ATTRACTIVENESS MATRIX
• MARKET ATTRACTIVENESS MATRIX
• STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES MATRIX
• ABBREVIATIONS

APPENDIX-II

EXPLANATION OF SELECTION METHODOLOGY RATINGS

• TOP 50 TECHNOLOGIES SELECTION METHODOLOGY-COUNTRIES CONSIDERED FOR EVALUATING REGIONAL ADOPTION
• TOP 50 TECHNOLOGIES SELECTION METHODOLOGY-INDUSTRIES CONSIDERED FOR SEI RATING
• 2023 MEGA TRENDS DEFINING THE TOP 50 TECHNOLOGIES

APPENDIX-III

TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVELS

• TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVELS (TRL): EXPLANATION
• LEGAL DISCLAIMER