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Friday 29 October 2010
CCD to account for less than 10% of image sensor market in 2010, says iSuppli
The light may be fading for CCD image sensors as digital cameras, their principal application, switch to a less expensive and more efficient rival technology, according to iSuppli...
Thursday 23 September 2010
Explosive growth of LED driver ICs truly unparalleled, says Petrov Group
A bottom-up analysis of product portfolio, business performance, and technology and manufacturing trends of 25 IC vendors confirms the explosive growth of LED driver ICs, according...
Tuesday 24 August 2010
Thirty billion power conversion ICs enable power management applications, says Petrov Group
The analog power conversion IC segment dominates the power management market; it accounts for about 30 billion units and US$11 billion revenues with a forecast average growth rate...
Tuesday 10 August 2010
Power management ICs in portable devices represent nearly 40% of total analog IC revenues, says Petrov Group
The annual unit growth rate for portable devices is estimated at more than 12%, from about two billion in 2008 to over 3.4 billion devices in 2013. These devices have an increasing...
Tuesday 6 July 2010
Lite-On Semi upbeat about 3Q10
Lite-On Semiconductor, a CMOS image sensor (CIS) and discrete-IC specialist, has pointed out that the company's order momentum remains strong. Revenues for the third quarter will...
Tuesday 29 June 2010
AMPI expects to swing to profits in 3Q10
Advanced Microelectronic Products (AMPI) may continue to raise its foundry quotes in the third quarter, as demand for MOSFETs and analog chips remains strong, according to the company...
Tuesday 22 June 2010
Image sensor market to post record year in 2010, says IC Insights
With demand for digital cameras, camera phones, and machine-vision systems recovering, sales of image-sensor devices are forecast to grow 31% in 2010 and will reach a new record high...
Wednesday 26 May 2010
IMEC China to collaborate on 65nm CMOS process with Huali
Belgium-based IMED has officially opened IMEC China at the Zhangjiang High-tech Park, Shanghai, announcing the signing of a joint development project on 65nm CMOS process technology...
Monday 24 May 2010
Texas Instruments ushers the IC industry into a new era of BCD technology platforms, says Petrov Group
Texas Instruments (TI), the largest analog IC vendor, is an undisputed market share and trend-setter in power management. The company broadly covers all power IC market segments,...
Wednesday 3 March 2010
BCD platform technologies are rapidly changing the power IC landscape, says Petrov Group
The emergence of state-of-the-art BCD (Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) platform technologies is having a far reaching effect on the analog/mixed-signal IC landscape, the Petrov Group has commented...
Monday 4 January 2010
Pixart enters handset CMOS sensor market
CMOS image sensor (CIS) supplier Pixart Imaging has teamed up with MediaTek to enter the handset CIS market, according to industry sources. Under the partnership, Pixart has begun...
Wednesday 23 December 2009
OmniVision orders for iPhone expected to rise significantly in 2010
OmniVision Technologies is expected to see CMOS image sensor (CIS) orders for Apple's iPhone devices grow to 40-45 million units in 2010 from 20-21 million estimated this year, according...
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...
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...
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...