Survey of Camera CMOS Sales Predictions for 2008 is 5.6 BILLION
to put it mildly, this GROWTH is expanding and straight north…….from 2.4 billion last year, 3.2 billion predicted this year and exploding to 5.6 billion in 2008! OmniVision is going to rocket come August 31st earnings report which will show the company returning to SEQUENTIAL GROWTH
The new 5M-pixel CIS marks a new milestone in digital imaging excellence,” said Yong-Hee Lee, vice president of Samsung Electronics’ System LSI Division. “We are committed to introducing advanced imaging technologies for optimal performance on mobile and digital consumer applications.”
Samsung has also completed development of a 3.2M-pixel CIS — the S5K3C1FX — for camera phones. Pixels measure 2.25 by 2.25 microns in a 1/3-inch lens aperture with serial interface applied for accelerated data processing speeds.
Market analyst firm Gartner Dataquest predicts that the global CIS market will increase from US$2.4 billion in 2004 to US$3.2 billion this year and surge to US$5.6 billion by 2008.