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Thursday 4 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Sony to lower investment on CMOS image sensor equipment in fiscal 2016
Sony will reduce its equipment investment for CMOS image sensors to JPY70 billion (US$691.53 million) in fiscal 2016, while maintaining its sensor production capacity at 70,000 12-inch...
Monday 18 July 2016
Pixart ramping up shipments of CMOS-based heart-rate monitoring solutions, says paper
IC design company Pixart Imaging has been ramping up shipments of its CMOS-based hear-rate monitoring (HRM) solutions and will see its sales and earnings grow significantly in the...
Thursday 5 May 2016
CMOS image sensors expected to set record-high sales for another 5 years, says IC Insights
CMOS image sensors are in the middle of an unprecedented string of record-high annual sales thanks to the rapid spread of embedded digital-imaging technology into a wide range of...
Thursday 12 November 2015
Digitimes Research: Sony to expand CMOS production capacity via acquisition of Toshiba plant
Sony's planned acquisition of Toshiba's CMOS sensor manufacturing plant in Oita, southern Japan will not only help solve its tight sensor production in the near term but also push...
Friday 18 September 2015
Digitimes Research: CMOS DSCs see growing ASP in August
Digitimes Research has found that ASPs for CMOS-based compact digital camera models in August rose 13% from June as many vendors have launched their new high-end DSCs such as Sony's...
Wednesday 9 September 2015
KYEC August revenues slip 3%
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), which provides wafer probe and final test services for mainly mobile chip solutions, saw its August revenues slip 3.3% sequentially.
Friday 14 August 2015
CMOS image sensors see higher growth from greater diversity of uses, says IC Insights
After leveling off in the second half of the decade 2000-2009, CMOS image sensors are in the midst of a strong new wave of growth which is being driven by a broad range of applications...
Friday 7 August 2015
KYEC July sales hit record
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), which provides wafer probe and final test services for chips such as LCD driver ICs, CMOS image sensors, MEMS, NFC and other mobile chip solutions, has...
Tuesday 7 July 2015
KYEC posts slight revenue growth in June
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), which provides wafer probing and final test services for chips such as LCD driver ICs, CMOS image sensors, MEMS, NFC and other mobile chip solutions,...
Monday 15 June 2015
TSMC looks to expand presence in CMOS image sensor field
TSMC has teamed up with China-based GalaxyCore in the entry-level and mid-range CMOS image sensor (CIS) market segments, while partnering with InVisage Technologies of the US to supply...
Wednesday 6 May 2015
China smartphone vendors look for more supplies of CMOS image sensors
China-based smartphone vendors reportedly are suffering shortages in the supply of CMOS image sensors from Sony as the Japan-based supplier has given priority to Apple and Samsung...
Monday 2 March 2015
SMIC starts mass production for CMOS image sensors
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has started mass production for two backside illuminated (BSI) CMOS image sensors using 0.13-micron process technology, according...
Monday 2 February 2015
Sony to boost production capacity for stacked CMOS image sensors
Sony has announced plans to invest in Sony Semiconductor in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 in order to increase production capacity for stacked CMOS image sensors. Sony Semiconductor...
Friday 17 October 2014
Sony commercializes high sensitivity CMOS image sensor for automotive cameras
Sony has announced the commercialization of its "IMX224MQV" CMOS image sensor for automotive cameras, which it says boasts the world's highest sensitivity levels of any...
Thursday 24 July 2014
Sony increases production capacity for stacked CMOS image sensors
Sony has announced that it plans to invest in Sony Semiconductor Corporation's Nagasaki Technology Center (Nagasaki TEC) and Kumamoto Technology Center (Kumamoto TEC) from the second...