TSMC and SMIC compete for CMOS image sensor orders

Mar 18, 13:52

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has recently snatched orders for CMOS image sensors (CIS) from a number of IC design houses including Israel-based Advasense and...

SMIC embraces China CMOS image sensor design houses

Mar 3, 12:32

China-based provider of IC foundry service Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) has obtained orders for CMOS image sensors from most related IC design houses in China...

MEMS makers diversifying g-sensor development

Feb 16, 12:20

Accelerometer (g-sensor) makers are changing their strategies, developing different g-sensors to meet the specific of needs of different market segments, according to industry sour...

Memsmart begins CMOS MEMS mass production

Feb 4, 11:27

Memsmart Semiconductor, a Taiwan-based fabless IC design company, has begun mass production of CMOS-MEMS accelerometers (g-sensors), according to company president Eason Chiu. The...

Demand from traditional notebooks is recovering, say CMOS image sensor makers

Jan 23, 12:05

CMOS image sensor makers have seen a warming up of image sensor orders for low-end traditional notebooks mostly from Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell. Order visibility extends until...

TSMC expands workforce in MEMS department

Dec 26, 17:13

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is taking the advantage of low foundry utilization by transferring more engineers to its MEMS department, according to the industry...

Akustica adds Epson and Lingsen to its CMOS MEMS supply chain

Dec 10, 11:12

CMOS MEMS microphone maker Akustica has announced that it has qualified Seiko Epson and Taiwan-based Lingsen Precision Industries (LPI) as its foundry and assembly partners, respectively...

Korean CMOS image sensor maker expands in China white-box handset market

Nov 12, 16:36

Seti, a Korea-based CMOS image sensor maker, has succeeded in expanding its CMOS image sensor market share in China to 50%, according to market watchers. Seti's monthly shipments...

ITRI to develop 6-axis CMOS MEMS products in 5 years

Sep 30, 17:02

Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has announced a five-year schedule for CMOS MEMS production which includes the development of 6-axis MEMS products by 2014.

Memsmart to mass produce MEMS accelerometers by the end of 2008

Sep 18, 16:21

Memsmart Semiconductor, a fabless IC design company, is planning to mass produce the first CMOS-MEMS accelerometers by the end of 2008. Since the CMOS process has the advantage of...

Samsung introduces CMOS image sensor dies to compete with OmniVision

Sep 16, 14:02

After deciding to employ another 8-inch fab for CMOS image sensor production, Samsung Electronics is said to be shipping CMOS image sensor dies instead of wafers to its downstream...

OmniVision may be looking to regain China CMOS image sensor market share

Sep 5, 10:44

Following OmniVision's announced plan to grow its wafer starts amounts, industry watchers explained the move as being the company's strategy to regain its CMOS image sensor market...

Seti cuts VGA CMOS image sensor ASP to below US$1

Jun 26, 12:00

Seti, a Korea-based CMOS image sensor maker, recently cut its average selling price (ASP) for VGA-resolution CMOS image sensors to below US$1 (US$0.7-0.8), posing a potential threat...

OmniVision sees CMOS image sensor demand recovering

Jun 11, 15:35

OmniVision vice president of sales Ray Cisneros has said digestion of CMOS image sensor inventory at customers is almost complete and demand from handset customers is also recoveri...