Component
Trackpad
Capacitive pointing surface with a printed sensor layer and a plastic cover.
Criticality
Medium
Unit cost
$6
Quality
60 / 100
US saturation
3.9
Made in US
1,500,000 units
Current demand
40,000,000 units
US exports
120,000 units
Opportunity score
77.4
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$80M
Expected extra output: 3,000,000 units per year