Capacitive touch sensor is a sensor that converts touch operations into changes in capacitance. It utilizes changes in the amount of charge stored in the electric field to detect and locate touch operations.

Overview of Market Development

The global capacitive touch sensor market is experiencing steady growth and showing broad prospects. According to our research data, the estimated revenue scale of the global capacitive touch sensor market in 2024 is $1702 million, an increase of 5.89% compared to 2023. This growth is mainly due to the continuous emergence of emerging application fields such as 5G communication, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, automotive electronics, and consumers' demand for upgrading traditional consumer electronics products.

In the future, with technological innovation and cost reduction, the market for capacitive touch sensors is expected to continue to expand. It is expected that by 2029, the revenue scale of the global capacitive touch sensor market will increase to $2479 million. The CAGR for 2024-2029 is estimated to be 7.81%.

Analysis of Market Competition Pattern

From the perspective of market competition, the concentration of the global capacitive touch sensor market is relatively high. According to the

data, the total revenue share of the capacitive touch sensor market for the top 3 companies in 2023 was 46.95%. The top 3 companies were Microchip, Infineon, and Renesas. In 2023, these three companies' revenue shares in the global capacitive touch sensor market were 21.63%, 14.18%, and 11.14%, respectively.

Source: www.globalmarketmonitor.com

Segmented Market Analysis

From the perspective of product types, capacitive touch sensors can usually be subdivided into mutual capacitance configuration and self-capacitance configuration based on their structure and detection principles. Among them, the self-capacitance configuration sub type dominates the market, with an estimated market share of 88.46% in 2024.

From the perspective of downstream application patterns, capacitive touch sensors are widely used in consumer electronics, automotive, and industrial fields. Among them, the consumer electronics sector is the largest downstream application market, and the application share is expected to reach 74.84% in 2024.

	Market Revenue (Million USD)	Market Share
Segmented by Type
Mutual Capacitance Configuration	197	11.54%
Self-Capacitance Configuration	1509	88.46%
Segmented by Application
Consumer Electronics	1274	74.84%
Automotive	185	10.89%
Industrial	163	9.58%
Others	80	4.68%