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Aptina Imaging Corporation
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Semiconductors
Founded	2008; 16 years ago
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
Products	CMOS image sensors, Image processors
Number of employees	650
Parent	Onsemi
Website	aptina.com

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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.

Milestones

2014 – ON Semiconductor completes acquisition of Aptina Imaging^[7]
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.^[8]
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
1992–1995 – JPL team invented CMOS active pixel sensor technology

Products

Predecessors of Aptinas products were CMOS image sensors of Photobit and Micron technology. Photobit was founded in 1995 and acquired by Micron in 2001, who started selling their own image sensors a year later. The first commercially available sensors of Photobit were the PB-159 in 1998 and the PB-100 in 1999.^[9] Micron showcased a 1.75-μm CMOS pixel sensor in 2005 and launched it in 2007.^[10] Micron also developed and built a prototype of a 1.4-μm CMOS pixel sensor by 2007.^[11]

The Nikon 1 series used Aptina sensors with dual conversion gain sensors, allowing users to choose from a mode with high dynamic range (DR) but low ISO, and a low light mode with low read noise but also less DR.^[12] In 2014 the company started offering a 1-Inch 4K Image Sensor for security and surveillance cameras.^[13]

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

References

^ ^a ^b Aptina boosts image; embraces foundries // EETimes, 4/12/2011
^ "ON Semiconductor: Taner Ozcelik". Onsemi.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
^ Teardown of the Nikon V1 camera – Aptina Found! Archived 2013-01-14 at the Wayback Machine // Chipworks Recent Teardowns, November 4, 2011
^ 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)"
^ CMOS Image Sensors. Technologies & Markets - 2010 Report Archived 2012-09-15 at the Wayback Machine // Yole Developpement, January 2010; slide 18
^ "ON Semiconductor Completes Acquisition of Aptina Imaging". Onsemi.com. Retrieved 18 Jul 2016.
^ "ON Semiconductor Completes Acquisition of Aptina Imaging and Provides Guidanc..." www.onsemi.com.
^ Iverson-Long, Brad (8 August 2014). "Aptina buys Micron imaging technology".
^ "Chip Hall of Fame: Photobit PB-100". spectrum.ieee.org. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
^ "Micron to launch 1.75-micron pixel CMOS image sensors for cameraphones". digitimes.com. 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
^ "Super Small, Sub 2µm Pixels for Novel CMOS Image Sensors" (PDF). imagesensors.org. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
^ "Tech timeline: Milestones in sensor development". dpreview.com. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
^ "Aptina Ships the First 1-Inch 4K Image Sensor for Security and Surveillance Solutions". businesswire.com. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2024-08-06.

External links

[eetimes122011-1] 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".

[9] "Chip Hall of Fame: Photobit PB-100". spectrum.ieee.org. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2024-08-06.

[10] "Micron to launch 1.75-micron pixel CMOS image sensors for cameraphones". digitimes.com. 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2024-08-06.

[11] "Super Small, Sub 2µm Pixels for Novel CMOS Image Sensors" (PDF). imagesensors.org. Retrieved 2024-08-06.

[12] "Tech timeline: Milestones in sensor development". dpreview.com. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2024-08-06.

[13] "Aptina Ships the First 1-Inch 4K Image Sensor for Security and Surveillance Solutions". businesswire.com. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2024-08-06.

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-'''Aptina Imaging Corporation''' is a company that sells [[CMOS]] imaging products. Aptina's products can be found in mobile phones, digital, and video cameras, [[notebook computers]], surveillance cameras, and medical, automotive and industrial applications, as well as [[videoconferencing]], [[barcode scanners]], toys and gaming products.<ref name="Aptina">{{cite web |url=http://www.aptina.com |title=Aptina Website |publisher=Aptina |accessdate=2011-06-24| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20110707153951/http://www.aptina.com/| archivedate= 7 July 2011 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
-CMOS sensors from Aptina are used in [[Nikon V1]] (10.1 MP, [[Nikon CX format|CX format]], 16.9x17.9&nbsp;mm),<ref>[http://www.chipworks.com/blog/recentteardowns/2011/11/04/teardown-of-the-nikon-v1-camera-aptina-found/ Teardown of the Nikon V1 camera – Aptina Found!] // Chipworks Recent Teardowns,  November 4, 2011</ref> [[Nikon J1]], [[Nikon V2]].<ref>[http://www.chipworks.com/blog/recentteardowns/2013/01/08/inside-the-nikon-d5200-dslr-toshiba-found/ Inside the Nikon D5200 DSLR – Toshiba found!] // Chipworks, January 8, 2013: "Aptina has the design wins in the Nikon 1 system cameras (1” format V1, J1, V2)"</ref>
+'''Aptina Imaging Corporation''' was a company that sold [[CMOS]] imaging products.  Their CMOS sensors were used in the [[Nikon V1]] (10.1 MP, [[Nikon CX format|CX format]], 16.9x17.9&nbsp;mm),<ref>[http://www.chipworks.com/blog/recentteardowns/2011/11/04/teardown-of-the-nikon-v1-camera-aptina-found/ Teardown of the Nikon V1 camera – Aptina Found!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114063913/http://www.chipworks.com/blog/recentteardowns/2011/11/04/teardown-of-the-nikon-v1-camera-aptina-found/ |date=2013-01-14 }} // Chipworks Recent Teardowns,  November 4, 2011</ref> [[Nikon J1]], and [[Nikon V2]].<ref>[http://www.chipworks.com/blog/recentteardowns/2013/01/08/inside-the-nikon-d5200-dslr-toshiba-found/ Inside the Nikon D5200 DSLR – Toshiba found!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110102538/http://www.chipworks.com/blog/recentteardowns/2013/01/08/inside-the-nikon-d5200-dslr-toshiba-found/ |date=2013-01-10 }} // Chipworks, January 8, 2013: "Aptina has the design wins in the Nikon 1 system cameras (1" format V1, J1, V2)"</ref> By 2009 year Aptina had a 16% share of the CMOS image sensors market, with revenue estimated at $671 million.<ref>[http://www.i-micronews.com/upload/Rapports/Yole_CMOS_Image_Sensor_2010_Report_SAMPLE.pdf CMOS Image Sensors. Technologies & Markets - 2010 Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915035205/http://www.i-micronews.com/upload/Rapports/Yole_CMOS_Image_Sensor_2010_Report_SAMPLE.pdf |date=2012-09-15 }} // Yole Developpement, January 2010; slide 18</ref> The company was acquired in 2014 by [[ON Semiconductor]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions/newsItem.do?article=3171|access-date=18 Jul 2016 |title=ON Semiconductor Completes Acquisition of Aptina Imaging|website=Onsemi.com}}</ref>
+== History ==
-According to a marketing report, in 2009 year Aptina had a 16% share of the CMOS image sensors market, with revenue estimated at $671 million.<ref>[http://www.i-micronews.com/upload/Rapports/Yole_CMOS_Image_Sensor_2010_Report_SAMPLE.pdf CMOS Image Sensors. Technologies & Markets - 2010 Report] // Yole Developpement, January 2010; slide 18</ref>
+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 Capital|TPG]] and Riverwood Capital.<ref name="eetimes122011">[http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4215093/Aptina-boosts-image--embraces-foundries- Aptina boosts image; embraces foundries] // EETimes, 4/12/2011</ref> ON Semiconductor Corporation completed the acquisition of Aptina Imaging in August 2014.
-==Key Milestones==
+== Milestones ==
-* 2014 - [[ON Semiconductor]] signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aptina Imaging [http://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions/newsItem.do?article=3116]
+* 2014 – [[ON Semiconductor]] completes acquisition of Aptina Imaging<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions/newsItem.do?article=3171|title=ON Semiconductor Completes Acquisition of Aptina Imaging and Provides Guidanc...|website=www.onsemi.com}}</ref>
+* 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://idahobusinessreview.com/2014/08/08/aptina-buys-micron-imaging-technology/|title=Aptina buys Micron imaging technology|first=Brad|last=Iverson-Long|date=8 August 2014|publisher=}}</ref>
-* 2014 - Aptina Ships the First 1-Inch 4K Image Sensor for Security and Surveillance Solutions
-* 2011 - Shipped 2nd billionth sensor
+* 2011 – Shipped 2nd billionth sensor
-* 2009 - Aptina spins out as an independent privately held company
+* 2009 – Aptina spins out as an independent privately held company
-* 2008 - Shipped 1 billionth sensor
+* 2008 – Shipped 1 billionth sensor
-* 2008 - [[Micron]] launches Aptina: a CMOS image sensor division
+* 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
+* 1992–1995 – JPL team invented CMOS active pixel sensor technology
-* 2002 - First Micron image sensor products launched
-* 2001 - Micron acquires [[Photobit]]
-* 1995 - Photobit established to commercialize CMOS active pixel sensor technology
-* 1992-1995 - JPL team invented CMOS active pixel sensor technology
-==Awards==
+== Products ==
+Predecessors of Aptinas products were CMOS image sensors of Photobit and Micron technology. Photobit was founded in 1995 and acquired by Micron in 2001, who started selling their own image sensors a year later. The first commercially available sensors of Photobit were the PB-159 in 1998 and the PB-100 in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-08-06 |date=2018-07-02 |title=Chip Hall of Fame: Photobit PB-100 |publisher=spectrum.ieee.org |url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/chip-hall-of-fame-photobit-pb100}}</ref> Micron showcased a 1.75-μm CMOS pixel sensor in 2005 and launched it in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-08-06 |date=2007-02-12 |title=Micron to launch 1.75-micron pixel CMOS image sensors for cameraphones |publisher=digitimes.com |url=https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20070212VL204.html}}</ref> Micron also developed and built a prototype of a 1.4-μm CMOS pixel sensor by 2007.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-08-06 |date= |title=Super Small, Sub 2µm Pixels for Novel CMOS Image Sensors |publisher=imagesensors.org |url=https://www.imagesensors.org/Past%20Workshops/2007%20Workshop/2007%20Papers/079%20Agranov%20et%20al.pdf}}</ref>
-* 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
+The [[Nikon 1 series]] used Aptina sensors with dual conversion [[Gain (electronics)|gain]] sensors, allowing users to choose from a mode with high [[dynamic range]] (DR) but low [[Film speed|ISO]], and a low light mode with low read noise but also less DR.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-08-06 |date=2023-03-17 |title=Tech timeline: Milestones in sensor development |publisher=dpreview.com |url=https://www.dpreview.com/articles/3812881860/tech-timeline-milestones-in-sensor-development}}</ref> In 2014 the company started offering a 1-Inch 4K Image Sensor for security and surveillance cameras.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-08-06 |date=2014-04-02 |title=Aptina Ships the First 1-Inch 4K Image Sensor for Security and Surveillance Solutions |publisher=businesswire.com |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140402005448/en/Aptina-Ships-the-First-1-Inch-4K-Image-Sensor-for-Security-and-Surveillance-Solutions}}</ref>
-== 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.<ref name="eetimes122011">[http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4215093/Aptina-boosts-image--embraces-foundries- Aptina boosts image; embraces foundries] // EETimes, 4/12/2011</ref>
+==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]]
 == References ==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.aptina.com/ Aptina web-site]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110501040911/http://www.aptina.com/ Aptina web-site (with ON Semiconductor)]
-* [http://www.aptina.com/about/corporate_fact_sheet.jsp Aptina Corporate Fact Sheet]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110510111753/http://www.aptina.com/about/corporate_fact_sheet.jsp Aptina Corporate Fact Sheet]
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