APD | Rising demand to push Samsung’s image sensor output

By APD writer Alice

Samsung Electronics Co. may increase the production of its complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor by nearly 20 percent this year as it tries to meet soaring demand.

CMOS image sensor converts light into electrons, thus creating a digital image in an electronics device.

Demand for CMOS image sensor has been sharply rising as smartphones with multiple cameras became increasingly popular in the market.

The global CMOS image sensor market was estimated at US$16.8 billion in 2019, up 19 percent from a year earlier, according to market researcher IC Insights.

Therefore, local analysts forecat Samsung will expand its CMOS image sensor production capacity by converting its DRAM memory chip production lines in South Korea.

The company’s efforts to beef up CMOS image sensor production capacity will reduce volatility in its earnings, said market watchers.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)