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Aptina Imaging Corporation
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustrySemiconductors
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)[1]
HeadquartersSan Jose, California,
United States
Number of locations
China, Finland, Germany, Japan, Korea, India, Norway, Singapore, Slovenia, Taiwan, United Kingdom
Key people
Taner Ozcelik, Senior Vice President, Aptina Imaging Business of ON Semiconductor [2]
ProductsCMOS image sensors, Image processors
Number of employees
650
ParentOnsemi
Websiteaptina.com

Aptina Imaging Corporation was a company that sold CMOS imaging products. Their CMOS sensors were used in the Nikon V1 (10.1 MP, CX format, 16.9x17.9 mm),[3] Nikon J1, and 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]

History

Aptina Imaging was created as a spin-off of Micron Technology's Image Sensor Division in March 2008. Aptina was still an independent division within Micron until July 2009, when Aptina became an independent, privately held company, being partially sold to a group including TPG and Riverwood Capital.[1] ON Semiconductor Corporation completed the acquisition of Aptina Imaging in August 2014.

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References

  1. ^ a b Aptina boosts image; embraces foundries // EETimes, 4/12/2011
  2. ^ "ON Semiconductor: Taner Ozcelik". Onsemi.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  3. ^ Teardown of the Nikon V1 camera – Aptina Found! Archived 2013-01-14 at the Wayback Machine // Chipworks Recent Teardowns, November 4, 2011
  4. ^ Inside the Nikon D5200 DSLR – Toshiba found! Archived 2013-01-10 at the Wayback Machine // 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 Archived 2012-09-15 at the Wayback Machine // Yole Developpement, January 2010; slide 18
  6. ^ "ON Semiconductor Completes Acquisition of Aptina Imaging". Onsemi.com. Retrieved 18 Jul 2016.
  7. ^ "ON Semiconductor Completes Acquisition of Aptina Imaging and Provides Guidanc..." www.onsemi.com.
  8. ^ Iverson-Long, Brad (8 August 2014). "Aptina buys Micron imaging technology".

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