The latest amongst the long list of semiconductor acquisitions that ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN) has made, is Cypress Semiconductor's (Nasdaq:CY) image sensor business unit for approximately $31.4 million. The all-cash deal is expected to close by the end of the first quarter, subject to customary closing conditions.
The company said that its $19.95 billion in revenue and $0.77 per share were driven mainly by the 55 percent growth in the Entertainment & Devices Division. Microsoft credits the Kinect sensor for the upsurge in Xbox 360 console and game sales as well as Xbox Live subscriptions.
Vice President of Product and Business Development at Navitar, a leading supplier of optical components, Craig Fitzgerald said that the company’s clients are extending into short-wave infrared (SWIR) and near infrared (NIR) bands.
ON Semiconductor has entered into a definitive agreement with Cypress Semiconductor to acquire the CMOS Image Sensor Business Unit (ISBU) of Cypress in an all cash deal for about $31.4 million. The deal is anticipated to complete by the end of the first quarter of 2011
Renesas, a manufacturer of camera chips based in Japan, has declared that the company is planning to produce a sensor called, CE150 that would enable the manufacturing of 16 MP cameras.
Producer of fiber optic sensing systems and Acorn Energy’s subsidiary, US Sensor Systems (USSI), has finished the side-by-side testing of the Ultra High Sensitivity (UHS) fiber optic geophones.
In an endeavor to further advance their services, companies such as Google and Microsoft have started using high-resolution digital camera equipment to take pictures of anyone, anywhere, anytime.
In an endeavor to further advance their services, companies such as Google and Microsoft have started using high-resolution digital camera equipment to take pictures of anyone, anywhere, anytime.
Microsoft has declared selling 8 million units of its Kinect sensor, the Xbox gaming accessory. The product lets people computer games without using a remote. This sales figure, according to company sources, far exceeds their original estimates.
Engineers at Princeton University have designed a laser sensor that may enable soldiers to identify bombs hidden underground from afar. It could also help measure emission of greenhouse gases and other air-borne pollutants.
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