Last update: Wednesday 9 November 2011 [51 news items]
Asia Tech Image becomes third-largest maker of CIS modules
Nov 9, 14:02
Asia Tech Image, a Taiwan-based maker of contact image sensor (CIS) modules, has become the third-largest maker with a global market share of over 30%, according to company chairman...
OmniVision, Avago reportedly win significant orders for iPhone 5
Jun 7, 16:57
OmniVision has grabbed a majority of total CMOS image sensor (CIS) orders placed by Apple for the fifth-generation iPhone, market sources have claimed. Meanwhile, power amplifier...
China market: 1.3-megapixel CIS chips in tight supply
Apr 7, 14:07
The supply of CMOS image sensors (CIS), 1.3-megapixel models in particular, will remain tight in the China market until June, according to industry sources.
Japan earthquake: Toshiba closes down CIS plant; may result in further tightening of supply
Mar 15, 11:51
Toshiba has closed down its plant that produces logic ICs and CMOS image sensors (CIS), including those for handsets, in Iwate, Japan because of the power failure caused by the March...
Lite-On Semi posts flat growth in January consolidated revenues
Feb 9, 13:53
Lite-On Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$720 million (US$25 million) for January 2011, almost flat from NT$717 million in December. The figure showed a 15% decline...
Asia Optical turns profitable in 3Q10; to see 30% on-year revenue growth in 2011
Oct 26, 02:05
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Asia Optical saw its operating incomes swing from losses to profits of NT$99 million (US$3.24 million) in the third quarter of 2010 mainly benefited...
Asia Optical hikes 2010 CIS shipments target
Sep 6, 10:43
Asia Optical has upward adjusted the 2010 shipments goal for its CIS (contact image sensors) from 18.5 million units originally to 20 million units, increasing 42.9% form 2009, due...
Asia Optical expects CCMs, CIS to drive growth in 2H10 revenues
Jul 15, 14:53
Asia Optical expects shipments of CCMs (compact camera modules) used in handsets and CIS (contact image sensors) used in MFPs to generate substantial growth in its consolidated revenues...
Lite-On Semi upbeat about 3Q10
Jul 6, 15:11
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...
Lite-On Semi to see better-than-expected 1Q10 results
Mar 23, 16:18
Lite-On Semiconductor has estimated that its consolidated revenues for the ongoing first quarter are likely to drop by less than 5% sequentially thanks to growing shipments of semiconductor...
VIS utilization up on orders transferred from TSMC, says paper
Newswatch - Mar 5, 14:24
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has boosted its capacity utilization rate at its 8-inch Fab 2 buoyed by orders transferred from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...
Pixart to spin off CIS design subsidiary in March
Feb 10, 12:10
Pixart Imaging will spin off its CMOS image sensor (CIS) design subsidiary - PrimeSensor Technology - at the end of first-quarter 2010, according to Pixart chairman Huang Sen-huang...
Feb 4, 16:58
Samsung Electronics plans to add one more 8-inch fab for CMOS image sensor (CIS) production in 2010 to satisfy increasing market demand, according to industry sources.
Pixart enters handset CMOS sensor market
Jan 4, 12:31
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...
OmniVision orders for iPhone expected to rise significantly in 2010
Dec 23, 16:55
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...
Aptina to supply CIS for white-box handsets
Dec 2, 16:33
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...
STMicroelectronics ready to snatch low-cost handset CIS market share
Nov 30, 15:47
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...
High-end CIS orders from Japan DSC vendors to grow in 2010
Nov 25, 11:40
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...
Aptina adds Micron 8-inch fab in Japan to its production line
Nov 20, 16:45
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...
Hynix and Seti grab CIS orders for HP entry-level notebooks
Nov 18, 13:34
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,...
OmniVision warns customers to prepare for limited CIS supply
Oct 27, 16:02
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...
IC distributor Coasia expects September sales up 30% on Samsung products
Sep 30, 11:54
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...
Samsung sampling HD CIS to customers
Newswatch - Sep 23, 14:27
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...
Global demand for HD CIS to take off in 2010, say Taiwan makers
Newswatch - Sep 15, 15:38
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...
Supply of OmniVision CIS to remain tight in 4Q09
Sep 10, 16:36
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...
OmniVision becomes sole CIS supplier of new Apple iPod
Aug 27, 16:03
OmniVision has secured CMOS image sensor (CIS) orders for upcoming Apple iPods, according to market sources.
Samsung aims at 20% notebook CIS market share in 2009, say IC distributors
Newswatch - Aug 25, 11:48
Samsung Electronics has set an internal goal of attaining a 20% share in the global notebook CMOS image sensor (CIS) market in 2009 and an over 30% share in 2010, according to Taiwan-based...
CIS supply continues to tighten
Aug 12, 13:44
The supply of CMOS image sensors (CIS), which remains tight from Samsung Electronics and Aptina, has also recently fallen short from OmniVision, according to industry sources. The...
Samsung plans to add an 8-inch wafer plant to CIS production
Newswatch - Aug 11, 11:43
Samsung Electronics plans to allocate one more 8-inch fab (Line 8) for CMOS image sensor (CIS) production, as it expects CIS demand will grow significantly, according to market sou...
Richtek to stir up CIS controller IC market
Aug 7, 11:04
Richtek Technology is in talks with camera module makers worldwide for orders of its CMOS image sensor (CIS) controller ICs and is expected to grab market share from Sonix Technology...
Aptina to be sole supplier of 1.3-megapixel CIS for new Xbox 360, say sources
Jul 22, 14:09
Aptina has won exclusive rights to supply 1.3-megapixel CMOS image sensors (CIS) for a new version of the Xbox 360 console under Microsoft's Project Natal technology, and shipments...
Advasense looking to cooperate with foundries for next-generation CIS technology
Newswatch - Jul 21, 12:31
Israel-based IC design house Advasense is in talks with several foundries, including Aptina, for future cooperation for the development of CMOS image sensor (CIS) technology, according...
Samsung to ramp up 8-inch wafers for CMOS image sensor production, say distributors
Jul 9, 15:45
Samsung Electronics has revealed plans to ramp up the output of 8-inch wafers by 3,000-5,000 a month from August through December in order to meet increasing demand for high-end CMOS...
Samsung said to be cutting back on CMOS image sensor production
Jul 7, 17:09
Samsung Electronics, in view of improved prospects for DRAM and NAND flash production in the third quarter, has shifted capacity from making CMOS image sensors (CIS) to making memory...
Aptina, Samsung share CIS supply for HTC Hero
Newswatch - Jul 2, 16:10
Aptina and Samsung Electronics are supplying 60% and 40%, respectively, of the 5-megapixel CMOS image sensors (CIS) needed by High Tech Computer (HTC) for its new Hero smartphone,...
Samsung S5K8AA HD CMOS imager for ultra-slim smartphones and tablets
Samsung Electronics has announced its high resolution 1.2-megapixel, 1/8.2-inch CMOS image sensor (CIS) system-on-chip (SoC), the S5K8AA. The new S5K8AA expands the company's product...
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Toshiba 1.12-micrometer-pixel CIS
Toshiba has announced a new 1.12-micrometer-pixel CMOS image sensor (CIS), the latest addition to its CIS lineup. Sampling of the new sensor will begin in end-July followed by mass...
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KLA-Tencor 8900 inspection system
KLA-Tencor has extended its product offerings in the CMOS image sensor (CIS) market by announcing the 8900 defect inspection system. The new 8900 offers selectable illumination...
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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...
- China Mobile reportedly to obtain 4G license in December 2012
- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Asustek, Pegatron see mixed January revenues
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- Coretronic looks to rising projector shipments in February
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
- Delta sees falling January revenues
- PTI 1Q12 sales to drop up to 10%, says chairman
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- Largan expects shipments of phone camera lens modules to begin to rise in 2Q12
- Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Amtran revenues down in January
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
- Digitimes Research: Solar wafer makers in Greater China increase quotes
- Digitimes Research: Solar PV installations booming in US southwestern states
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- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
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- Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
- Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011
Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...
MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...
The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...
Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
During China 12th Five Year Plan period (2011-2015), solar PV will be the fastest growing renewable energy. Installed capacity in China grow by tenfold to reach the target of 10GWp by 2015.
- Industry development and government policy in China animation sector
The animation industry production value in China is projected to exceed CNY50 billion by 2015. This Digitimes Special Report provides an overview of the industry, including regional development, government policy and a breakdown of the various market segments.