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Friday 18 December 2009
Pixart optical touch panel ICs bringing in solid sales contribution
CMOS sensor supplier Pixart Imaging has estimated that sales from its optical touch panel solutions for all-in-one PCs and notebooks will account for 5-10% of its total revenues in...
Wednesday 2 December 2009
Aptina to supply CIS for white-box handsets
CMOS image sensor (CIS) supplier Aptina Imaging plans to enhance its VGA level products for 2010, gearing up to tap China's white-box handset market, according to industry sources...
Monday 30 November 2009
STMicroelectronics ready to snatch low-cost handset CIS market share
STMicroelectronics plans to introduce low-cost auto focus (AF) CMOS image sensors (CIS) targeting high-end smartphones in 2010, according to the company. It will also provide 5-megapixel...
Wednesday 25 November 2009
High-end CIS orders from Japan DSC vendors to grow in 2010
With more Japan-based DSC vendors stepping into the hybrid camera segment, major CMOS image sensor (CIS) suppliers Aptina and OmniVision are expected to vie for growing orders from...
Friday 20 November 2009
Aptina adds Micron 8-inch fab in Japan to its production line
Aptina Imaging plans to use Micron Technology's 8-inch fab in Japan as a CMOS image sensor (CIS) production site since it is still unable to immediately support short lead-time orders...
Wednesday 18 November 2009
Hynix and Seti grab CIS orders for HP entry-level notebooks
Hynix Semiconductor and Seti have recently snatched CMOS image sensor (CIS) orders for most of Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) low-priced notebooks from OmniVision, by offering lower prices,...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
Toshiba launches highly sensitive CIS with BSI
TOKYO - Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of a new CMOS image sensor that will bring 14.6 million pixels to digital still cameras and to mobile phones supporting video...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
OmniVision warns customers to prepare for limited CIS supply
OmniVision Technologies has notified clients to expect upcoming limited supply of CMOS image sensors (CIS) due to strong iPhone 3GS demand for the end-year holiday season, according...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
Nanya reportedly to step into CMOS image sensor production
DRAM maker Nanya Technology has been in talks with CMOS image sensor (CIS) designers Aptina Imaging, Himax Imaging, Omnivision and Pixart Imaging for the possible release of foundry...
Monday 12 October 2009
Image sensor market to grow more than 50% in 3 years, says iSuppli
In 2009, 1.3 billion image sensors, including both CCD and CMOS varieties, will be shipped worldwide, according to iSuppli. In 2012, the market will cross the two billion-unit thre...
Wednesday 30 September 2009
IC distributor Coasia expects September sales up 30% on Samsung products
Coasia Microelectronics has estimated revenues for September to rise over 30% on month thanks to increased demand for Samsung Electronics' products, while it is uncertain about fourth-quarter...
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...