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Wednesday 23 September 2009
Samsung sampling HD CIS to customers
Samsung Electronics has begun sampling high-definition (HD) CMOS image sensors (CIS) to customers and expects HD and full HD CIS to see significant growth momentum in 2010. The penetration...
Tuesday 15 September 2009
Global demand for HD CIS to take off in 2010, say Taiwan makers
Competition among Aptina Imaging, Samsung Electronics and OmniVision Technologies in the high-definition (HD) CMOS image sensor (CIS) market is expected to lower product price and...
Thursday 10 September 2009
Supply of OmniVision CIS to remain tight in 4Q09
The supply of CMOS image sensors (CIS) from OmniVision will remain tight in September as well as in the fourth quarter of 2009 as demand from OEM notebook makers and terminal device...
Thursday 3 September 2009
Pixart 3Q09 revenues to beat projections
CMOS sensor supplier Pixart Imaging is expected to see its revenues for the third quarter of 2009 grow at a sequential rate higher than the 30% it projected earlier due to increasing...
Monday 31 August 2009
OmniVision launches 1080p HD video image sensor
OmniVision has launched the OV2710, a native 1080p CMOS image sensor designed to deliver high-definition video conferencing and recording for camcorders, notebooks, netbooks, and...
Thursday 27 August 2009
OmniVision becomes sole CIS supplier of new Apple iPod
OmniVision has secured CMOS image sensor (CIS) orders for upcoming Apple iPods, according to market sources.
Tuesday 25 August 2009
Samsung aims at 20% notebook CIS market share in 2009, say IC distributors
Samsung Electronics has set an internal goal of attaining a 20% share in the global notebook CMOS image sensor (CIS) market in 2009 and an over 30% share in 2010, according to Taiwan-based...
Thursday 20 August 2009
Image sensor market ends long, steep growth to face more cyclic area, says Strategies Unlimited
The market for image sensors will decline to US$6.4 billion in 2009, a drop of 11% from 2008 and the first decline since 1997, according to Strategies Unlimited. However, the average...
Wednesday 12 August 2009
CIS supply continues to tighten
The supply of CMOS image sensors (CIS), which remains tight from Samsung Electronics and Aptina, has also recently fallen short from OmniVision, according to industry sources. The...
Tuesday 11 August 2009
Samsung plans to add an 8-inch wafer plant to CIS production
Samsung Electronics plans to allocate one more 8-inch fab (Line 8) for CMOS image sensor (CIS) production, as it expects CIS demand will grow significantly, according to market sou...
Friday 7 August 2009
Richtek to stir up CIS controller IC market
Richtek Technology is in talks with camera module makers worldwide for orders of its CMOS image sensor (CIS) controller ICs and is expected to grab market share from Sonix Technology...
Wednesday 22 July 2009
Aptina to be sole supplier of 1.3-megapixel CIS for new Xbox 360, say sources
Aptina has won exclusive rights to supply 1.3-megapixel CMOS image sensors (CIS) for a new version of the Xbox 360 console under Microsoft's Project Natal technology, and shipments...
Tuesday 21 July 2009
MagnaChip to complete restructuring by end-2009
MagnaChip Semiconductor, a South Korean-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for consumer applications, has claimed that it is carrying...
Tuesday 21 July 2009
Advasense looking to cooperate with foundries for next-generation CIS technology
Israel-based IC design house Advasense is in talks with several foundries, including Aptina, for future cooperation for the development of CMOS image sensor (CIS) technology, according...
Thursday 9 July 2009
Samsung to ramp up 8-inch wafers for CMOS image sensor production, say distributors
Samsung Electronics has revealed plans to ramp up the output of 8-inch wafers by 3,000-5,000 a month from August through December in order to meet increasing demand for high-end CMOS...