Last update: Friday 27 April 2012 [52 news items]
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,...
OmniVision aims to regain market share by offering inexpensive VGA CMOS image sensor
Jun 23, 13:52
OmniVision will offer an inexpensive VGA CMOS image sensor (CIS), the 7675, for use in handsets or notebooks in September 2009, in a bid to recover lost global market share due to...
Novatek to step into CMOS image sensors
Newswatch - Jun 23, 12:09
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...
Samsung CIS supply gap expands
Jun 18, 15:01
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...
Jun 12, 12:02
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...
Samsung Taiwan CIS agent Coasia sees booming sales
Jun 3, 10:46
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...
CIS market to see more consolidation: Q&A with Aptina marketing VP Sandor Barna
May 14, 10:07
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...
Aptina adopts A-Pix solutions for 1.4-megapixel CIS
May 13, 16:33
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...
Lite-On Semi says sales touched bottom in 1Q09
Apr 30, 14:48
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...
Asustek choice of 1.3-megapixel CMOS image sensor for CULV notebook questioned by CIS makers
Apr 21, 17:11
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,...
South Korea-based CIS designer Pixelplus reenters market
Newswatch - Apr 21, 15:19
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...
Automotive CIS to have staggering growth in 5 years
Newswatch - Apr 16, 16:13
The number of CMOS image sensors (CISs) used in each automobile will jump to eight or even 10 in the next five years from one currently, sources with CIS makers estimate.
OmniVision lands CIS orders for next-generation iPhone
Newswatch - Apr 3, 10:57
OmniVision has received 3.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor (CIS) orders for Apple's next-generation iPhone, according to market sources. The company is also said to have secured 5-megapixel...
Hynix to supply CMOS image sensors to Samsung and LGE in 3Q09
Mar 20, 16:48
Hynix has cut into the CMOS image sensor (CIS) supply chain of Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics (LGE) and will begin shipments to the two handset vendors in the third quarter...
HP shows interest in Hynix CMOS image sensors
Mar 19, 16:09
Inventec, which will produce Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) next-generation 10-inch netbooks, has been asked to evaluate the possibility of adopting Hynix Semiconductor's new VGA CMOS image...
Pixart joins VIA alliance for China white-box netbook market
Feb 13, 09:35
Taiwan-based CMOS image sensor (CIS) maker Pixart Imaging has obtained certification from Global Mobility Bazzar (GMB), an alliance of manufacturing and infrastructure partners led...
Netbook-use CIS module shipments increasing
Newswatch - Feb 10, 10:25
Taiwan-based makers of CMOS image sensor (CIS) modules have increased their shipments since the beginning of February 2009, mainly because of large orders from leading international...
Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
Bits + chips | 16min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | 29min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 1h 4min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 1h 22min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 1h 32min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 2h 3min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 3h 11min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 1h 30min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 1h 58min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 2h 42min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 2h 43min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 3h 8min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 3h 25min ago
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...
Photo: Company, Jul 13.
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...
Photo: Company, Oct 19.
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...
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Career to ramp up FPCB capacity by 30% in 2H12
- Hermes Microvision lists on OTC market
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- BOE may roll out AMOLED panels at Ordos line in 2014
- Overall value of lighting market to shrink as LEDs displace conventional technology, says Pike Research
- MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources
- US solar firms may request duties on China-made solar modules
- Taiwan solar cell makers plan to increase quotes due to expected order increases from China
- Taiwan 1Q12 display production value down 7.7%, says IEK
- Korean vendors compete for OLED market
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
22-May-2012 markets closed
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- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
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Maxim's Chris Neil, senior VP, Industrial and Medical Solutions Group
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Ravi Subramanian, CEO of EDA firm Berkeley Design Automation
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Algotochip CTO Satish Padmanabhan and company VP of operations Mike Hong
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- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire
Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...
Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...
Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...
The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- 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.