Pixart Imaging expects its sales to dip 15%-20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013, mainly due to declined shipments of joystick sensors for Nintendo's Wii gaming machines,...
Toshiba has announced sample availability of an 8-megapixel, 1.12 micrometer, back side illumination (BSI) CMOS image sensor integrating a color noise reduction (CNR) circuit.
IC testing firm King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has announced that revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012 slipped 7.8% sequentially to NT$3.28 billion (US$112.9 million), citing seasonal...
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has announced a breakthrough in its development of backside-illuminated (BSI) CMOS image sensor (CIS) technology. The complete BSI...
Pixart Imaging, which supplies joystick sensors for Nintendo's Wii U gaming machine, is expected to see its current sales momentum continue into the first quarter of 2013, buoyed...
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which provides assembly and test services for niche ICs and produces ceramic substrates for the manufacture of LEDs, expects its sales to remain...
King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) is scheduled to break ground for a new factory in Miaoli, northern Taiwan, in December, with construction scheduled to complete at the end of...
Aptina, which supplies a complete lineup of CMOS image sensors, will benefit from the increasing emphasis on camera functionalities and the image processing capabilities of smartphones...
CMOS image sensor specialist Pixart Imaging has enjoyed growing shipments of optical mouse sensor products. The firm expects to post sales growth of up to 5% sequentially in the fourth...
HTC has reduced its purchases of smartphone components from Samsung Electronics, switching its orders for CMOS image sensors from the Korea-based supplier to OmniVision and Sony,...
CoAsia Microelectronics, which distributes Samsung Electronics' CMOS sensors in China, is expected to post strong revenue gains in September due to increasing orders for Samsung's...
Powerchip Technology saw its losses narrow sequentially in the second quarter of 2012, when revenues grew 37.4% on quarter. The chipmaker expects to see further improvement in its...
CMOS image sensor vendor OmniVision Technologies is looking to buy a stake in Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing, a 12-inch wafer fab in China, according to industry sources.
Sony, which used to outsource 30-40% of its consumer digital still camera (DSC) production to Taiwan makers, will outsource fewer orders in 2013 with Ability Enterprise to land mid-range...
