OmniVision to Provide 8MP Image Sensors for Next iPhone?
Posted June 7, 2011 at 12:43pm by iClarified
OmniVision has reportedly landed orders for 90% of the 8MP image sensors destined for the next generation iPhone, according to DigiTimes.
About 90% of the CIS orders for Apple's new iPhone will be supplied by OmniVision, while Sony takes up the remainder, the sources said. The upcoming device will feature a built-in 8-megapixel camera, the sources added. Thanks to the Apple orders, OmniVision is expected to grow its total wafer starts at foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to almost 260,000 8-inch equivalent units in the third quarter, up more than 40% sequentially, the sources indicated.
DigiTimes also notes that power amplifier (PA) supplier Avago Technologies has landed orders for the WCDMA version of the device for its first time.
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About 90% of the CIS orders for Apple's new iPhone will be supplied by OmniVision, while Sony takes up the remainder, the sources said. The upcoming device will feature a built-in 8-megapixel camera, the sources added. Thanks to the Apple orders, OmniVision is expected to grow its total wafer starts at foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to almost 260,000 8-inch equivalent units in the third quarter, up more than 40% sequentially, the sources indicated.
DigiTimes also notes that power amplifier (PA) supplier Avago Technologies has landed orders for the WCDMA version of the device for its first time.
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