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TL;DR Sony has formed a partnership with TSMC to develop and manufacture next-generation image sensors.
The Japanese company confirmed to Android Authority that this deal includes smartphone camera sensors.
This could lead to more efficient smartphone camera sensors, resulting in improved battery life and potentially better performance.
One way to drain your phone’s battery is to take loads of photos and videos. However, Sony has announced a new partnership that could bring power-sipping camera sensors to smartphones.
Sony and Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC announced a joint venture last week for the “development and manufacturing of next-generation image sensors.” The press release didn’t mention smartphone sensors, but Sony has confirmed to Android Authority that this deal will indeed include phone camera sensors.
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“Yes, the partnership covers next-generation image sensors, starting with applications for smartphone camera (sic). The partnership will also explore future applications in Physical AI such as robotics and automotive,” a Sony representative told us.
The representative also acknowledged that Sony currently designs and manufactures its own image sensors: Sony has built its image sensor business on its own design, and development capabilities, as well as manufacturing expertise in our own fab in Japan. This JV [joint venture – ed] is positioned as a framework to broaden our options in how we advance investment and development, by combining Sony’s image sensor design and development technologies with TSMC’s advanced process technology and manufacturing know-how. In other words, Sony will be leaning on TSMC and its more advanced process nodes to manufacture image sensors, including smartphone camera sensors.
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