Top 10 manufacturers of CMOS Image Sensors

In December 2013, another fact hit the current CIS supply chain: TowerJazz signed a definitive agreement creating JV with Panasonic Corp. to acquire its 3 semiconductor factories in Japan. This agreement is likely to reinforce TowerJazz's positioning into the CIS industry as a major foundry player for niche applications, allowing the other CIS companies to get access to volume production. Yole Développement believes the re-organization of the CMOS Image Sensor industry will see the emergence of major IDMs companies such as SONY (with very strong investment, manufacturing and R&D capabilities), specialized foundries such as TowerJazz, and many challengers pushed in niche applications and to fabless model. Top 10 manufacturers of CMOS Image Sensors (2012 market share)

1. Sony - 21%
2. Omnivision - 19%
3. Samsung - 18%
4. Canon - 9%
5. Aptina Imaging - 8%
6. Toshiba - 6%
7. STMicroelectronics - 4%
8. Nikon - 4%
9. GalaxyCore - 4%
10. SiliconFile - 2%
11. Others (include: ON Semi, SK Hynix, Melexis, EM Microelectronics, Sharp, among others) - 5%

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