MediaTek has begun to adopt extended depth of field (EDoF)-enabled image sensors for its 3G handset IC solutions since the first half of 2009 to reinforce its competitiveness in China's...
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,...
The SFH 5712 from Osram Opto Semiconductors detects ambient brightness in the same way as the human eye, and is the only sensor on the market that offers not only standard data rates...
AUSTIN, Texas, October 28, 2009 - Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed signal ICs, today announced its entry into the human...
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...
Taiwan-based IC design house Ene Technology is expected to ship more than 10 million notebook keyboard sensors in 2009, up about nine times from the volume in 2008, according to industry...
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...
Pixart Imaging, the sensor supplier for the Nintendo Wii, may raise its third-quarter financial forecast thanks to the recently announced price reduction of the games console, market...
IC distributor Sunnic Technology & Merchandise saw revenues of NT$501 million in August, the highest level in three years, and it swung to profits driven by increased orders for...
China's white-box handset makers have turned to use electronic sensors made by local companies instead of first-tier IDMs' MEMS sensors for their new products due to cost concern...
OmniVision has launched the OV2710, a native 1080p CMOS image sensor designed to deliver high-definition video conferencing and recording for camcorders, notebooks, netbooks, and...
The market for image sensors will decline to US$6.4 billion in 2009, a drop of 11% from 2008 and the first decline since 1997, according to Strategies Unlimited. However, the average...
Pixart Imaging will ship optical-touch solutions in small volumes in the third quarter, and expects the segment to be its major growth driver in 2010, according to the company.
Yageo has announced the release of its PF1206 ultra-low resistance current sensor designed for mini portable device applications. Featuring a resistance range of 1-50 milli-ohms and...
OmniVision Technologies has introduced the ultra-thin (3mm) high-performance video sensor, developed specifically to address the low-light sensitivity demand of the fast-growing notebook...
