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]
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Semiconductors |
Founded | 2008[1] |
Headquarters | San 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] |
Products | CMOS image sensors, Image processors |
Number of employees | 650 |
Parent | Onsemi |
Website | aptina |
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.