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Tuesday 23 June 2009
Novatek to step into CMOS image sensors
LCD driver IC design house Novatek Microelectronics will extend its business operation to CMOS image sensors (CIS) and initially offer 5-megapixel CIS products for handsets or other...
Thursday 18 June 2009
Samsung CIS supply gap expands
The supply of CMOS image sensors (CIS) from Samsung Electronics is currently falling 30-40% short of demand, pushing the company to ramp up CIS production, according to sources at...
Friday 12 June 2009
APCB sees growing CMOS product sales
Taiwan-based PCB maker APCB has seen growing sales generated from its CMOS packaging board line on increased demand for CMOS sensors used in netbook webcams and games consoles, according...
Friday 12 June 2009
Samsung CIS supply tightens
The lead time on Samsung Electronics' CMOS image sensors (CIS) has extended from one month to three due to capacity adjustments. Some camera module markers are experiencing supply...
Thursday 11 June 2009
Pixart takes ARC license as a platform for image processing solutions
ARC International has announced that Pixart Imaging has taken a license for a member of the ARC 600 core family as its platform for imaging processing in a wide variety of high-growth...
Wednesday 3 June 2009
Samsung Taiwan CIS agent Coasia sees booming sales
Coasia Microelectronics, the largest of Samsung Electronics' sales agents for CMOS image sensors (CIS) in Taiwan, has received more orders than it can deliver due to short supply...
Thursday 14 May 2009
CIS market to see more consolidation: Q&A with Aptina marketing VP Sandor Barna
More designers are entering the CMOS image sensor (CIS) market, but Sandor Barna, vice president of marketing for Aptina, told Digitimes in a recent interview that smaller players...
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Aptina adopts A-Pix solutions for 1.4-megapixel CIS
While OmniVision has been supplying a backside illumination (BSI) solution for 1.4-megapixel CMOS image sensors (CIS) since the third quarter of 2008, Aptina Imaging will switch to...
Friday 8 May 2009
Pixart, Elan, ESMT may benefit from MediaTek smartphone chip solutions
Pixart Imaging, Elan Microelectronics and Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) are expected to support MediaTek's smartphone handset chip solutions with specific product lines,...
Thursday 30 April 2009
Lite-On Semi says sales touched bottom in 1Q09
Lite-On Semiconductor has announced that revenues for the first quarter slid 55% on year to NT$1.3 billion (US$38.6 million). The company expects to see second-quarter revenues grow...
Thursday 23 April 2009
Pixart sees 1Q09 profits drop over 34% sequentially
CMOS sensor supplier Pixart Imaging has reported that its net profits declined 34.2% sequentially to NT$167 million (US$4.93 million) in the first quarter of 2009. Gross margin declined...
Wednesday 22 April 2009
OmniVision introduces AutoVision imaging solutions for automotive industry
OmniVision Technologies has unveiled its latest AutoVision imaging solutions, designed to address the automotive industry's demand for more vivid imaging in driver assistance applications...
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Asustek choice of 1.3-megapixel CMOS image sensor for CULV notebook questioned by CIS makers
Asustek Computer has decided to adopt a 1.3-megapixel CMOS image sensor (CIS) for its consumer ultra-low voltage (CULV) notebook models to be launched in the second half of 2009,...
Tuesday 21 April 2009
South Korea-based CIS designer Pixelplus reenters market
CMOS image sensor (CIS) maker Pixelplus has reentered the global market with a VGA CIS targeting automotive rear-view camera module makers, according to CIS industry sources in Tai...
Tuesday 21 April 2009
OmniVision to showcase imaging solutions for security and surveillance at SecuTech Expo 2009
OmniVision Technologies has announced its participation at the SecuTech Expo 2009 in Taipei, Taiwan April 22-24, 2009. The company will showcase its latest advanced imaging solutions,...