HTC switching smartphone component orders from Samsung to other suppliers

Oct 9, 12:14

HTC has reduced its purchases of smartphone components from Samsung Electronics, switching its orders for CMOS image sensors from the Korea-based supplier to OmniVision and Sony,...

OmniVision reportedly mulls buying stake in China foundry

Aug 27, 11:14

CMOS image sensor vendor OmniVision Technologies is looking to buy a stake in Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing, a 12-inch wafer fab in China, according to industry sources.

KYEC profits surge in 2Q12

Aug 22, 16:05

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), a Taiwan-based company specializing in IC testing, has announced net profits of NT$539 million (US$18 million) for the first half of 2012. The firm saw...

Chip vendors gearing up for next-generation iPhone

Jun 15, 12:10

Chip vendors including Qualcomm, Broadcom, STMicroelectronics, NXP, Texas Instruments (TI) and OmniVision reportedly have started stocking their solutions used for Apple's next-generation...

KYEC, Tong Hsing gearing up for new CIS orders

May 29, 01:20

Packaging and testing firms King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Tong Hsing Electronic Industries reportedly have landed new orders for CMOS image sensors (CIS) from OmniVision, with...

OmniVision to buy wafer-level lens manufacturing unit from JV

Jun 30, 13:50

OmniVision Technologies has announced plans to buy the wafer-level lens production operations from VisEra Technologies, its joint venture with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...

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...

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...

Quanta to start pilot production at Chongqing plants in March

Jan 27, 01:30

Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer will start pilot production for Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) orders at its plants in Chongqing, China in March with a volume of 40,000-60,000...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

OmniVision introduces ultra-thin video sensor for notebook, gaming applications

Jul 22, 17:01

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...

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...

OmniVision introduces AutoVision imaging solutions for automotive industry

Apr 22, 10:04

OmniVision Technologies has unveiled its latest AutoVision imaging solutions, designed to address the automotive industry's demand for more vivid imaging in driver assistance applications...

OmniVision to showcase imaging solutions for security and surveillance at SecuTech Expo 2009

Apr 21, 11:16

OmniVision Technologies has announced its participation at the SecuTech Expo 2009 in Taipei, Taiwan April 22-24, 2009. The company will showcase its latest advanced imaging solutions,...

TSMC and subsidiaries to benefit from launch of next-generation iPhone

Apr 14, 17:15

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and two of its subsidiaries – packaging and testing house Xintec and color filer (CF) maker VisEra Technologies – are...

Camera phones, embedded PC cameras propel image sensor market, says In-Stat

Apr 7, 17:16

Continued uptake of cameras in handsets and notebooks is driving growth in the area-array image sensor market, reports In-Stat. Worldwide unit shipments of image sensors in cameraphones...

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...

China market: OmniVision adopts aggressive pricing for 1.3-megapixel CMOS image sensors

Newswatch - Apr 2, 15:07

CMOS image sensor (CIS) provider OmniVision has adopted more aggressive pricing for its 1.3-megapixel CIS products, which has resulted in the company regaining part of its market...

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...

TSMC sees few orders from OmniVision in December as handset market grows weak

Dec 24, 11:37

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has received few orders from imaging sensor supplier OmniVision in December, which is a sign of the client's pessimistic outlook...

OminiVision seeks CMOS image sensor capacity commitments from TSMC and PSC

Oct 16, 12:52

CMOS image sensor vendor OmniVision reportedly has been in talks with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) for allocation...

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...

Samsung said to be targeting notebook makers with aggressively priced CMOS image sensors

Jul 25, 15:43

Samsung Electronics is being more aggressive over its CMOS image sensor deployment with positive feedbacks from notebook makers. By offering its 1.3-megapixel CMOS image sensor at...

OmniVision orders to fall short of target by about 20% in 3Q

Jul 15, 01:05

A weakening handset market is affecting demand for CMOS image sensors, with CMOS image sensor supplier OmniVision planning on reducing its order volumes to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...