Samsung, Aptina Sensor Shortages

Digitimes: The supply of image sensors from Samsung is currently falling 30-40% short of demand, pushing the company to ramp up CIS production, according to sources at Taiwan camera module makers. The shortages are unlikely to ease until Q3 2009.

Some camera module makers have also seen the supply of Aptina's sensors tighten and immediately turned to place orders with Samsung, expanding Samsung's supply gap, the sources indicated.