Sony has decided to buy back its facility from Toshiba which they had sold in 2008 as part of its asset light strategy. Sony plans to use this purchase to compensate the acute shortage of CMOS sensors that are used to in Sony’s digital cameras and Sony Ericsson phones. Sony is currently the second-largest […]
Sony prepares 16.41MP Exmor R CMOS imaging sensor for mobile phones
If you thought megapixel wars amongst mobile phone manufacturers came to a standstill, Sony has prepared a perfect weapon to start it all over again. However, this time it’s more about features than the megapixel count. Sony has created two Exmor R back-illuminated CMOS image sensors that can take pictures at 16.41MP or 8.13MP […]
Canon’s new CMOS image sensor records 60fps video in low-light conditions
Canon has announced that they’ve created a new CMOS image sensor, which is the world’s largest that can be produced from a 12-inch (300mm) wafer. The sensor measures 202x205mm, making it 40 times larger than size of Canon’s largest commercial CMOS sensor and is capable of gathering more light for an image or a […]