156 news items tagged CIS
Backend house Xintec expects strong 1Q21
Wednesday 3 February 2021TSMC-invested backend house Xintec expects to enjoy a particularly strong first-quarter 2021 and stable revenue and profit increases for the entire year, thanks to brisk wafer-level...
CIS chip suppliers tapping lucrative automotive, surveillance sectors
Monday 25 January 2021CMOS image sensor (CIS) suppliers are shifting their marketing strategies to focus more on automotive and surveillance applications seeking to ramp up profitability, according to...
Automotive CIS backend business set to boom throughout 2021
Monday 25 January 2021Taiwan's CMOS image sensor (CIS) backend specialists including Tong Hsing Electronic Industries are poised to embrace major growth momentum throughout 2021 as they have landed one-year...
Next-gen iPhones to all feature sensor-shift stabilization technology, say sources
Thursday 21 January 2021Apple's next-generation iPhones slated for launch in the second half of 2021 will all come with sensor-shift stabilization technology, according to industry sources.
TSMC, UMC to see full capacity utilization for 28nm node through 3Q21
Monday 18 January 2021Both TSMC and UMC are expected to sustain full capacity utilization for 28nm manufacturing process at their 8-inch and 12-inch fabs throughout third-quarter 2021, with gross margins...
China smartphone vendors step up chips, components procurement
Thursday 14 January 2021Chinese handset vendors Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi (OVX) have stepped up their purchases of ICs and basic components for their smartphones as part of their efforts to expand presence in...
Foundries see clearer order visibility for automotive chips
Wednesday 6 January 2021Foundries including TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have seen the visibility of orders for automotive chips extended to the end...
Taiwan III-V suppliers to increase VCSEL shipments for dToF sensors for Android phones
Monday 4 January 2021Android-camp handset vendors including Samsung Electronics are expected to follow in the footsteps of Apple in incorporating direct time-of-flight (dToF) CMOS image sensors (CIS)...
IC equipment distributor Spirox returning to profitability in 2020
Thursday 24 December 2020Taiwan-based Spirox, which distributes packaging and testing equipment, expects to return to profitability in 2020 with shipments likely to ramp up quarter by quarter in 2021.
Sony estimates CIS sales for fiscal 2020 to fall 11.8% on weak handset demand
Tuesday 1 December 2020Sony has recently estimated its CMOS image sensor (CIS) sales for fiscal 2020 (April 2020-March 2021) to fall 11.8% on year compared to a 6.5% decline estimated earlier, due mainly...
DRAM likely to be in short supply in 2H21, says PSMC chairman
Tuesday 1 December 2020The global supply of DRAM memory will likely fall short of demand in the second half of 2021, according to Frank Huang, chairman for Taiwan-based foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing...
TSMC in talks for new orders for OLED driver IC
Wednesday 18 November 2020TSMC is in talks with a Korean client for manufacturing OLED driver ICs using the foundry's 28nm high-voltage process, according to industry sources.
Highlights of the day: ASE obtains Sony CIS backend orders
Monday 16 November 2020Sony has been keen on developing car-use CIS applications, and it has added ASE Technology to its backend supply chain. ASE...
ASE quietly enhancing CIS backend capability
Monday 16 November 2020ASE Technology's development of its CMOS image sensor backend business has been in a low profile, unlike the development of its other offerings such as wirebonding and system-level...
ASE reportedly joins Sony supply chain for automotive CIS
Monday 16 November 2020ASE Technology reportedly has become Sony's second backend partner for processing automotive CMOS imaging sensors (CIS), marking its return to the CIS packaging segment following...
Taiwan backend houses see surging CIS orders from OmniVision
Friday 6 November 2020Taiwan's backend houses including Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Xintec have seen orders from China-based CMOS image sensor (CIS) vendor OmniVision...
Automotive chips, components demand turning strong till 1Q21
Wednesday 4 November 2020Demand for automotive power chips and components has started picking up since the third quarter of 2020 after experiencing almost two years of stagnancy, with sales outlook promising...
China CIS startup gets investments from Big Fund, Xiaomi, Huawei
Wednesday 28 October 2020China-based CMOS image sensor (CIS) developer SmartSens Technology has just raised CNY1.5 billion (US$225 million) in a funding round led by the country's second-phase National IC...
Highlights of the day: CIS vendors shift focus to midrange handsets
Monday 12 October 2020Demand for high-end CIS components has weakened in the wake of the US trade sanctions against Huawei. But suppliers are ramping up CIS...
CIS suppliers shifting focus to midrange parts
Monday 12 October 2020Major CMOS image sensor (CIS) suppliers including Samsung Electronics and OmniVision reportedly have been pushing sales of midrange CIS components to Chinese handset brands due to...
CIS packager Tong Hsing to ramp up shipments for healthcare applications
Wednesday 30 September 2020Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which supplies ceramic substrates and backend services for CMOS image sensors (CIS) and other niche ICs, has been stepping up its deployment in the...
CIS packager Xintec posts record revenues for August
Tuesday 15 September 2020CIS and 3D sensor packaging specialist Xintec saw its revenues for August 2020 climb 21.2% sequentially and 23.44% annually to a record high of NT$740 million with revenues for the...
Renesas collaborates with Novatek on surveillance camera reference design
Thursday 20 August 2020Renesas Electronics has introduced an ultra-high-definition (UHD) surveillance camera reference design developed in collaboration with Novatek Microelectronics and designed by Systemtec...
Xintec sees 12-inch wafer probing as new growth driver
Friday 14 August 2020Taiwan-based CIS and 3D sensor packaging specialist Xintec has kicked off volume production at its newly-installed 12-inch wafer probing lines since July, and expects the new business...
China pushing for homegrown CIS sector
Friday 14 August 2020China has stepped up the development of its homegrown CMOS image sensor (CIS) industry sector as part of the country's ambitions to achieve self-sufficiency in chips, with SmartSens...

Samsung S5K8AA HD CMOS imager for ultra-slim smartphones and tablets
Photo: Company, Friday 7 October 2011