Camera Phones Drive CMOS Past CCDs Reports In-Stat.SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In 2004, the inevitable finally happened: Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor See CMOS. (integrated circuit) Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor - (CMOS) A semiconductor fabrication technology using a combination of n- and p-doped semiconductor material to achieve low power dissipation. (CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. ) image sensor An image sensor is a device that converts a visual image to an electric signal. It is used chiefly in digital cameras and other imaging devices. It is usually an array of charge-coupled devices (CCD) or CMOS sensors such as active-pixel sensors. shipments surpassed Charge-Coupled Devices Charge-coupled devices Semiconductor devices wherein minority charge is stored in a spatially defined depletion region (potential well) at the surface of a semiconductor, and is moved about the surface by transferring this charge to similar adjacent wells. (CCDs), reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). This shift was the result of the exploding camera phone market, with shipments more than doubling from 2003 to 2004, the high-tech market research firm says. "Camera phones have been the largest single application for image sensors since 2003," said Brian O'Rourke Sir Brian na Murra O'Rourke (1540?–1591), hereditary lord of West Breifne (modern County Leitrim) in Ireland during the later stages of the Tudor reconquest of that country, was proclaimed a rebel and became the first man to be extradited within Britain. , In-Stat analyst. "And what was once a high-end product for the Japanese market has become a worldwide phenomenon." A recent report by In-Stat found the following: --While CMOS has surpassed CCDs, CCDs are not going away. They maintain substantial market share in many camera applications, including mainstream digital still cameras, security cameras, and camcorders. --CMOS sensors are having success in other camera markets as well, including low-end digital still cameras and Web cameras. --Even with its increasing market share, CMOS revenues will be less than CCD CCD in full charge-coupled device Semiconductor device in which the individual semiconductor components are connected so that the electrical charge at the output of one device provides the input to the next device. revenues through 2005, due to high CCD volumes and ASPs in markets such as digital still cameras and security cameras. The report, "Image Sensors 2005: Camera Phones Drive CMOS Past CCDs in 2004" (#IN0502136MI), covers the market for image sensors, and provides annual forecast numbers through 2009. CCD, CMOS and CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S market shares for each application, in both units and revenues, are provided annually for the forecast period. Profiles of the world's leading image sensor suppliers are also presented. For more information on this report, please visit: http://www.instat.com/catalog/Ccatalogue.asp?id=161 or contact Erin McKeighan at 480-609-4551 or emckeighan@reedbusiness.com. The report price is $3,495. About In-Stat In-Stat (www.in-stat.com) is the leading provider of actionable research, assessments and market forecasts of semiconductors and advanced communications equipment and services. Our forecasts, analysis, and insights are derived from both a deep technology understanding and a unique research methodology, which examines each segment of the value chain for each market. Technology vendors, service providers, technology professionals and market specialists, worldwide, rely on In-Stat's tenured ten·ured adj. Having tenure: tenured civil servants; tenured faculty. Adj. 1. tenured , experienced staff and in-depth research to support critical technology, product and success decisions. In-Stat is a strategic segment of the $8 billion Reed Elsevier global information network, with access to an expansive worldwide electronic network, extensive technology databases and well-informed personnel. In-Stat analysts gain exceptional insight into geographic marketplaces and specific technologies within markets such as electronics, cable and wireless. As a member of Reed Business Information Reed Business Information is a large business publisher in the United States, United Kingdom, continental Europe, Australia and Asia. It is a division of Reed Elsevier. In 2005, Reed Business Information started the Quill Awards, a literary award broadcast on NBC. , In-Stat is a division of the largest business-to-business publisher in the United States. |
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