Sony To Spend $374 Million To Expand Production of Smartphone Image Sensors
Sony will invest about $374 million in Sony Semiconductor technology centers in Nagasaki and Yamagata, Japan, to boost monthly production capacity of stacked CMOS image sensors for smartphones and tablets by 45 percent to 87,000 by September 2016, the company…
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said in a Tuesday news release. “Stacked CMOS image sensors deliver superior image quality and advanced functionality in a compact size,” Sony said. “Demand for these image sensors is anticipated to further increase, particularly within the expanding market for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.”