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Tuesday 17 January 2023
OmniVision eyeing three major applications with new CIS offerings in 2023
China-based CMOS image sensor (CIS) supplier OmniVision Technologies continues the release of new products despite market downturns, focusing on handset, automotive and metaverse...
Thursday 29 December 2022
Taiwan IC design houses actively cooperate to develop AI-based image-related solutions
Taiwan-based IC design houses have been cooperating to develop AI-based IC solutions related to image processing, according to industry sources, in order to address the large demand...
Friday 23 December 2022
Taiwan IC design houses refrain from initiating layoffs, bonus suspension
International semiconductor players are enforcing layoffs and other drastic control measures amid lingering market headwinds, but Taiwan's IC design houses are taking a wait-and-see...
Thursday 22 December 2022
CIS vendors eyeing more opportunities for new metaverse applications
As CMOS image sensor (CIS) demand for handset applications is expected to stay sluggish throughout at least the first half of 2023, CIS suppliers are pinning their hopes on major...
Wednesday 21 December 2022
CIS vendor OmniVision to cut costs
CMOS image sensor (CIS) specialist OmniVision has informed its employees about measures to reduce costs by 20% in 2023, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 21 December 2022
Taiwan CIS suppliers brace for weak 1H23
Taiwan-based CMOS image sensor suppliers PixArt Imaging and Silicon Optronics expect sales to remain flat in the first half of 2023 before bracing for a significant pick-up in the...
Thursday 20 October 2022
Taiwan wafer foundry industry, 3Q22

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Wednesday 19 October 2022
Consumer MCU, CIS demand may fail to pick up in 2H23
A pick-up in consumer MCU and CMOS image sensor demand starting the second half of 2023 would be the best-case scenario, according to industry sources, which see demand likely to...
Monday 3 October 2022
Asian automotive CIS, MCU vendors set to raise quotes on foundry cost increases
Asia's first-tier suppliers of car-use CMOS image sensors (CIS) and microcontroller units (MCU) have shown a relatively clear attitude that they would hike quotes to fully reflect...
Wednesday 28 September 2022
Handset CIS destocking slow
Lackluster handset sales have led to excess inventories of related CMOS image sensors (CIS), also dragging down wafer reconstitution (RW) demand, according to industry sources.
Friday 16 September 2022
CMOS image sensor sales to suffer first drop in 13 years
CMOS image sensor sales are expected to suffer their first sales decline in 13 years because of a smartphone slump, low camera growth in handsets, and weak global economy, according...
Monday 29 August 2022
Japanese semiconductor materials vendors keen on capacity expansions
Japan-based semiconductor materials suppliers are facing sales declines in the second half of the year amid weakening demand for consumer applications, but many of them are still...
Wednesday 24 August 2022
China's CIS industry speeds up plans as automotive market shines bright
Will Semiconductor (WillSemi), China's top image sensor manufacturer, and other companies in the sector have accelerated their transformation efforts as the automotive electronics...
Wednesday 17 August 2022
Tong Hsing building new plant in Taiwan
CMOS image sensor (CIS) packaging service provider Tong Hsing Electronic Industries is constructing its fourth plant in northern Taiwan, with the facility to begin production in the...
Monday 15 August 2022
WLCSP specialist Xintec on track to expand capacity
Taiwan-based Xintec, a WLCSP (wafer level chip scale package) specialist under TSMC, has approved a capital expense of NT$2.5 billion (US$83.33 million) to expand capacity at existing...