Camera Phones, Embedded PC Cameras Propel Image Sensor Market
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 6, 2009 -
Continued uptake of cameras in mobile phones and notebook PCs is driving growth in the area-array image sensor market, reports In-Stat http://www.in-stat.com. Worldwide unit shipments of image sensors in camera phones continue to rise, mostly as a result of the continuing penetration of dual-camera phones in Asian markets. These phones utilize both a traditional point-and-shoot camera, as well as a second, inward-facing camera for two-way video communication or videoconferencing.
A worldwide image sensor shipment forecast graphic is available here
A promising new image sensor application is also taking hold. “Currently a small segment of the market, embedded PC cameras will surpass digital still cameras to become the second-largest application for image sensors by 2011,” says Brian O’Rourke, In-Stat analyst. “A few years ago, only Apple incorporated cameras into desktop and laptop computers; in 2008, nearly all major PC manufacturers offered embedded PC cameras in mobile PCs.”
Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
Camera phones comprised nearly 81% of area-array image sensor shipments in 2008, a share that is expected to shrink only slightly through 2013.
Other key applications include: Digital Still Cameras, Camcorders, Security Cameras, Web Cameras, Consumer IP Cameras, Embedded PC Cameras, Embedded LCD Monitor Cameras, Toys, Automotive.
CMOS sensors dominated image sensor shipments in 2008, with more than an 87% share.
CMOS will make up 62% of security camera image sensors by 2013.
While CMOS is gaining in digital still cameras, it will not surpass CCDs until 2013.
Among the many competitors in this market are Aptina, MagnaChip, OmniVision Technologies, Sharp, Sony, and Panasonic.
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