Sony pushes image sensor production to full capacity due to higher phone demand
Sony will be pushing its image sensor production to full capacity for the next six months as smartphone demand begins to pick up.
This is the Sony IMX318 mobile image sensor. <br> Image source: Sony
Declining global smartphone shipments in the past few months had forced Sony to reduce the capacity of its image sensor production. Thanks to the recent launch of several flagship smartphones, Sony will be pushing its image sensor production to full capacity in the second half of the business year (October 2016 to March 2017).
According to Reuters, President Yasuhiro Ueda of Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp revealed during a news conference yesterday that the business environment is improving as smartphone demand picks up. In addition, Sony is less reliant on specific clients and diversified its portfolio to include Chinese phone makers.
Sony currently commands about 40% of the market for CMOS image sensors. Some of its clients include Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi. In December 2015, Sony acquired Toshiba's image sensor business for 19 billion yen.
Source: Reuters
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