Sony now a days is in talk with Apple to double for supply of sensors for "upcoming iPhones" according to Japan-based report.
Sony is in negotiation to increase the supply of camera components for "upcoming iPhones" slated to roll out early as next year" according to report of Nikkie, Japan's largest business daily said on Wednesday.
Sony is currently a supplier of CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) sensors for the iPhone 5'S main cameras and Apple will "likely" switch to Sony sensors for front camera which currently in use as a parts from suppliers in USA and elsewhere, Nikkie said.
The camera used in iPhone 5s has received positive reviews. iPhone 5s uses a camera sensor which is redesigned (presumably from Sony) with bigger pixels for effective low-light exposure which looks better because bigger pixels = better picture, among other benefits.
Nikkie doesn't specify that what sensor will be used in iPhone 6, but there is rumor that camera will be better than iPhone 5s with more pixels and better picture.
Nikkie stated : Sony sales image sensor (mostly are CMOS sensors), which is expected to reach around $3.47 billion this fiscal year.
According to Techno Systems Research : In the year 2012, Sony share of the global (CMOS sensor market) was 32.1% .
According to a source involved in negotiations, the newspaper said, A request from Apple Inc, was the reason to take decision in month of January to purchase a plant from well known Japanese semiconductor manufacturer "Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics".
Sony also supplies camera components to one of the best and Worlds No.1 smartphone seller Samsung and Huawei electronics.
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