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Aptina

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Type
  
Privately Held

Website
  
www.aptina.com

Founded
  
2008

Industry
  
Semiconductors

Number of employees
  
650

Parent organization
  
ON Semiconductor

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

Products
  
CMOS image sensors, Image processors

CEO
  
Philip Carmack (29 May 2013–)

Headquarters
  
San Jose, California, United States

Aptina


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), Nikon J1, Nikon V2. By 2009 year Aptina had a 16% share of the CMOS image sensors market, with revenue estimated at $671 million. The company was acquired in 2014 by ON Semiconductor

Contents

Aptina wafer level cameras at electronica 2010


Key Milestones

  • 2014 - ON Semiconductor completes acquisition of Aptina Imaging [1]
  • 2014 - Aptina Imaging has bought color filter array processing and imager probe assets from Micron Technology, and close to 100 Micron employees will join Aptina’s manufacturing facility in Nampa, Idaho on Aug. 4. [2]
  • 2014 - Aptina Ships the First 1-Inch 4K Image Sensor for Security and Surveillance Solutions
  • 2011 - Shipped 2nd billionth sensor
  • 2009 - Aptina spins out as an independent privately held company
  • 2008 - Shipped 1 billionth sensor
  • 2008 - Micron Technology launches Aptina: a CMOS image sensor division
  • 2006 - Micron Imaging Group acquires Avago Technologies' image sensor business
  • 2006 - World’s first 1.4-µm CMOS pixel
  • 2005 - World’s first 1.75-µm CMOS pixel
  • 2002 - First Micron image sensor products launched
  • 2001 - Micron Imaging Group acquires Photobit
  • 1995 - Photobit established to commercialize CMOS active pixel sensor technology
  • 1992-1995 - JPL team invented CMOS active pixel sensor technology

    • Awards

  • 2011 - AET (China) Best Product Award Winner: AR0331
  • 2010 - Winner, EDN Innovation Award: MT9H004
  • 2009 - Finalist, EDN Innovation Award: MT9M033
  • 2008 - Takayanagi Award: Presented to Dr. Junichi Nakamura
  • 2008 - Best Supplier Award: Foxconn

    • 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. ON Semiconductor Corporation Completes Acquisition of Aptina Imaging in August 2014.

    References

    Aptina Wikipedia
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