The global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors market size was US$ 2033 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 7165 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 20.0% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
3D time-of-flight (ToF) sensor is part of the 3D ToF image sensor family. The device combines ToF sensing with an optimally-designed analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and a versatile, programmable timing generator (TG).
The built-in TG controls the reset, modulation, readout, and digitization sequence. The programmability of the TG offers flexibility to optimize for various depth-sensing performance.
Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors key players include Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, PMD Technologies, Infineon, PrimeSense (Apple), etc. Global top five manufacturers hold a share about 70%.
Europe is the largest market, with a share about 40%, followed by Japan and North America, both have a share over 45 percent.
In terms of product, QVGA ToF Image Sensor is the largest segment, with a share about 50%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Consumer Electronics, followed by Robotics and Drone, Machine Vision and Industrial Automation, Entertainment, Automobile, etc.
The global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors market is strategically segmented by company, region (country), by Type, and by Application. This report empowers stakeholders to capitalize on emerging opportunities, optimize product strategies, and outperform competitors through data-driven insights on sales, revenue, and forecasts across regions, by Type, and by Application for 2020-2031.
Market Segmentation
By Company:
Texas Instruments
STMicroelectronics
PMD Technologies
Infineon
PrimeSense (Apple)
MESA (Heptagon)
Melexis
ifm Electronic
Canesta (Microsoft)
Espros Photonics
TriDiCam
By Type: (Dominant Segment vs High-Margin Innovation)
Half-QVGA ToF Image Sensor
QVGA ToF Image Sensor
Others
By Application: (Core Demand Driver vs Emerging Opportunity)
Consumer Electronics
Robotics and Drone
Machine Vision and Industrial Automation
Entertainment
Automobile
Others
By Region
Macro-Regional Analysis: Market Size & Growth Forecasts
- North America
- Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- South America
- Middle East & Africa
Micro-Local Market Deep Dive: Strategic Insights
- Competitive Landscape: Player dominance vs. disruptors (e.g., Texas Instruments in Europe)
- Emerging Product Trends: Half-QVGA ToF Image Sensor adoption vs. QVGA ToF Image Sensor premiumization
- Demand-Side Dynamics: Consumer Electronics growth in China vs. Robotics and Drone potential in North America
- Localized Consumer Needs: Regulatory hurdles in EU vs. price sensitivity in India
Focus Markets:
North America
Europe
China
Japan
South Korea
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Report scope, executive summary, and market evolution scenarios (short/mid/long term).
Chapter 2: Quantitative analysis of 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors market size and growth potential at global, regional, and country levels.
Chapter 3: Competitive benchmarking of manufacturers (revenue, market share, M&A, R&D focus).
Chapter 4: Type-based segmentation analysis – Uncovering blue ocean markets (e.g., QVGA ToF Image Sensor in China).
Chapter 5: Application-based segmentation analysis – High-growth downstream opportunities (e.g., Robotics and Drone in India).
Chapter 6: Regional sales and revenue breakdown by company, type, application and customer.
Chapter 7: Key manufacturer profiles – Financials, product portfolios, and strategic developments.
Chapter 8: Market dynamics – Drivers, restraints, regulatory impacts, and risk mitigation strategies.
Chapter 9: Actionable conclusions and strategic recommendations.
Why This Report?
Unlike generic global market reports, this study combines macro-level industry trends with hyper-local operational intelligence, empowering data-driven decisions across the 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors value chain, addressing:
- Market entry risks/opportunities by region
- Product mix optimization based on local practices
- Competitor tactics in fragmented vs. consolidated markets
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1 Market Overview
1.1 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Product Scope
1.2 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors by Type
1.2.1 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales by Type (2020 & 2024 & 2031)
1.2.2 Half-QVGA ToF Image Sensor
1.2.3 QVGA ToF Image Sensor
1.2.4 Others
1.3 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors by Application
1.3.1 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales Comparison by Application (2020 & 2024 & 2031)
1.3.2 Consumer Electronics
1.3.3 Robotics and Drone
1.3.4 Machine Vision and Industrial Automation
1.3.5 Entertainment
1.3.6 Automobile
1.3.7 Others
1.4 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Market Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.4.1 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Market Size in Value Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.4.2 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Market Size in Volume Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.4.3 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Price Trends (2020-2031)
1.5 Assumptions and Limitations
2 Market Size and Prospective by Region
2.1 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Market Size by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
2.2 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Retrospective Market Scenario by Region (2020-2025)
2.2.1 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
2.2.2 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Revenue Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
2.3 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Market Estimates and Forecasts by Region (2026-2031)
2.3.1 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales Estimates and Forecasts by Region (2026-2031)
2.3.2 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
2.4 Major Region and Emerging Market Analysis
2.4.1 North America 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
2.4.2 Europe 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
2.4.3 China 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
2.4.4 Japan 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
2.4.5 South Korea 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
3 Global Market Size by Type
3.1 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Historic Market Review by Type (2020-2025)
3.1.1 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales by Type (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Revenue by Type (2020-2025)
3.1.3 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Price by Type (2020-2025)
3.2 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Market Estimates and Forecasts by Type (2026-2031)
3.2.1 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
3.2.2 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Revenue Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
3.2.3 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Price Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
3.3 Different Types 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Representative Players
4 Global Market Size by Application
4.1 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Historic Market Review by Application (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales by Application (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Revenue by Application (2020-2025)
4.1.3 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Price by Application (2020-2025)
4.2 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Market Estimates and Forecasts by Application (2026-2031)
4.2.1 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
4.2.2 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Revenue Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
4.2.3 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Price Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
4.3 New Sources of Growth in 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Application
5 Competition Landscape by Players
5.1 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales by Players (2020-2025)
5.2 Global Top 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Players by Revenue (2020-2025)
5.3 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors as of 2024)
5.4 Global 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
5.5 Global Key Manufacturers of 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
5.6 Global Key Manufacturers of 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors, Product Type & Application
5.7 Global Key Manufacturers of 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors, Date of Enter into This Industry
5.8 Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans
6 Region Analysis
6.1 North America Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.1.1 North America 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales by Company
6.1.1.1 North America 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.1.1.2 North America 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.1.2 North America 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.1.3 North America 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.1.4 North America 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Major Customer
6.1.5 North America Market Trend and Opportunities
6.2 Europe Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.2.1 Europe 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales by Company
6.2.1.1 Europe 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.2.1.2 Europe 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.2.2 Europe 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.2.3 Europe 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Europe 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Major Customer
6.2.5 Europe Market Trend and Opportunities
6.3 China Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.3.1 China 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales by Company
6.3.1.1 China 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.3.1.2 China 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.3.2 China 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.3.3 China 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.3.4 China 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Major Customer
6.3.5 China Market Trend and Opportunities
6.4 Japan Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.4.1 Japan 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales by Company
6.4.1.1 Japan 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.4.1.2 Japan 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.4.2 Japan 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.4.3 Japan 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Japan 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Major Customer
6.4.5 Japan Market Trend and Opportunities
6.5 South Korea Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.5.1 South Korea 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales by Company
6.5.1.1 South Korea 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.5.1.2 South Korea 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.5.2 South Korea 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.5.3 South Korea 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.5.4 South Korea 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Major Customer
6.5.5 South Korea Market Trend and Opportunities
7 Company Profiles and Key Figures
7.1 Texas Instruments
7.1.1 Texas Instruments Company Information
7.1.2 Texas Instruments Business Overview
7.1.3 Texas Instruments 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.1.4 Texas Instruments 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Products Offered
7.1.5 Texas Instruments Recent Development
7.2 STMicroelectronics
7.2.1 STMicroelectronics Company Information
7.2.2 STMicroelectronics Business Overview
7.2.3 STMicroelectronics 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.2.4 STMicroelectronics 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Products Offered
7.2.5 STMicroelectronics Recent Development
7.3 PMD Technologies
7.3.1 PMD Technologies Company Information
7.3.2 PMD Technologies Business Overview
7.3.3 PMD Technologies 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.3.4 PMD Technologies 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Products Offered
7.3.5 PMD Technologies Recent Development
7.4 Infineon
7.4.1 Infineon Company Information
7.4.2 Infineon Business Overview
7.4.3 Infineon 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.4.4 Infineon 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Products Offered
7.4.5 Infineon Recent Development
7.5 PrimeSense (Apple)
7.5.1 PrimeSense (Apple) Company Information
7.5.2 PrimeSense (Apple) Business Overview
7.5.3 PrimeSense (Apple) 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.5.4 PrimeSense (Apple) 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Products Offered
7.5.5 PrimeSense (Apple) Recent Development
7.6 MESA (Heptagon)
7.6.1 MESA (Heptagon) Company Information
7.6.2 MESA (Heptagon) Business Overview
7.6.3 MESA (Heptagon) 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.6.4 MESA (Heptagon) 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Products Offered
7.6.5 MESA (Heptagon) Recent Development
7.7 Melexis
7.7.1 Melexis Company Information
7.7.2 Melexis Business Overview
7.7.3 Melexis 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.7.4 Melexis 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Products Offered
7.7.5 Melexis Recent Development
7.8 ifm Electronic
7.8.1 ifm Electronic Company Information
7.8.2 ifm Electronic Business Overview
7.8.3 ifm Electronic 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.8.4 ifm Electronic 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Products Offered
7.8.5 ifm Electronic Recent Development
7.9 Canesta (Microsoft)
7.9.1 Canesta (Microsoft) Company Information
7.9.2 Canesta (Microsoft) Business Overview
7.9.3 Canesta (Microsoft) 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.9.4 Canesta (Microsoft) 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Products Offered
7.9.5 Canesta (Microsoft) Recent Development
7.10 Espros Photonics
7.10.1 Espros Photonics Company Information
7.10.2 Espros Photonics Business Overview
7.10.3 Espros Photonics 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.10.4 Espros Photonics 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Products Offered
7.10.5 Espros Photonics Recent Development
7.11 TriDiCam
7.11.1 TriDiCam Company Information
7.11.2 TriDiCam Business Overview
7.11.3 TriDiCam 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.11.4 TriDiCam 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Products Offered
7.11.5 TriDiCam Recent Development
8 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Manufacturing Cost Analysis
8.1 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Key Raw Materials Analysis
8.1.1 Key Raw Materials
8.1.2 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
8.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure
8.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors
8.4 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Industrial Chain Analysis
9 Marketing Channel, Distributors and Customers
9.1 Marketing Channel
9.2 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Distributors List
9.3 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Customers
10 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Market Dynamics
10.1 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Industry Trends
10.2 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Market Drivers
10.3 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Market Challenges
10.4 3D Time-of-flight Image Sensors Market Restraints
11 Research Findings and Conclusion
12 Appendix
12.1 Research Methodology
12.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
12.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
12.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
12.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
12.1.2 Data Source
12.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
12.1.2.2 Primary Sources
12.2 Author Details
12.3 Disclaimer
Texas Instruments
STMicroelectronics
PMD Technologies
Infineon
PrimeSense (Apple)
MESA (Heptagon)
Melexis
ifm Electronic
Canesta (Microsoft)
Espros Photonics
TriDiCam
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