Aptina

Aptina Imaging Corporation (pre-acquisition)
Privately Held
Industry Semiconductors
Founded 2008 (2008)[1]
Headquarters San Jose, California , China, Finland, Germany, Japan, Korea, India, Norway, Singapore, Slovenia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States
Key people

Taner Ozcelik, Senior Vice President, Aptina Imaging Business of ON Semiconductor

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Products CMOS image sensors, Image processors
Number of employees
650
Website www.aptina.com

Aptina Imaging Corporation was a company that sold CMOS imaging products. Their CMOS sensors were used in Nikon V1 (10.1 MP, CX format, 16.9x17.9 mm),[3] Nikon J1, Nikon V2.[4] By 2009 year Aptina had a 16% share of the CMOS image sensors market, with revenue estimated at $671 million.[5] The company was acquired in 2014 by ON Semiconductor[6]

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Awards

History

Aptina Imaging was created as spin-off of Micron Technology's Image Sensor Division in March 2008. At this time it still was an independent division within Micron. In July 2009, Aptina became independent, privately held company, and was partially sold to a group including TPG and Riverwood Capital.[1] ON Semiconductor Corporation Completes Acquisition of Aptina Imaging in August 2014.

References

  1. 1 2 Aptina boosts image; embraces foundries // EETimes, 4/12/2011
  2. http://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions/content.do?id=18412
  3. Teardown of the Nikon V1 camera – Aptina Found! // Chipworks Recent Teardowns, November 4, 2011
  4. Inside the Nikon D5200 DSLR – Toshiba found! // Chipworks, January 8, 2013: "Aptina has the design wins in the Nikon 1 system cameras (1” format V1, J1, V2)"
  5. CMOS Image Sensors. Technologies & Markets - 2010 Report // Yole Developpement, January 2010; slide 18
  6. "ON Semiconductor Completes Acquisition of Aptina Imaging". Retrieved 18 Jul 2016.

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