CoAsia Microelectronics, which distributes Samsung Electronics' CMOS sensors in China, is expected to post strong revenue gains in September due to increasing orders for Samsung's CMOS sensors from some China-based smartphone makers, according to sources.
Some China-based smartphone vendors, which build smartphones using chipset solutions from MediaTek, had previously adopted CMOS sensors from Sony and OmniVision but have recently begun using comparable parts from Samsung, since the production capacity of Sony and OmniVision have been fully booked by Apple, the sources indicated.
CoAsia began to deliver CMOS sensors to those smartphone makers in September with total shipments for the month likely to reach five million units, calculated the sources .
Including shipments of AMOLED panels to China's smartphone makers, CoAsia is expected to post revenues of NT$1.5-1.6 billion (US$50.88-54.28 million) for September, up from August, estimated the sources.
Article translated by Steve Shen
