iPhone manufacturing company—Apple Inc is apparently eyeing to incorporate Sony camera sensors for a new iPhone 6 which is expected to roll out as early as next year.
According to the Japanese business daily Nikkei, the company has been in talks with Sony for development of sensors for the secondary camera on the front. Apple Inc currently uses parts from suppliers in the United States and elsewhere.
Presently, Sony supplies nearly all of the CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) sensors for the current iPhone 5S's rear-mounted main cameras.
Describing the reason for Apple’s switch, the business daily said: “With more customers expected to use smartphones for video calls, Apple sounded out Sony about supplying more sensors.”
The daily has also asserted that Sony has laid the foundation by “buying new plant” in order to complete the order from Apple.
“A request from Apple Inc was the reason for its January decision to purchase a plant from Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics, according to a source involved in the negotiations,” the newspaper said.
According to Techno Systems Research, at present Sony holds the largest share of the global CMOS sensor market in 2012 with 32.1 percent. It supplies to the world's No. 1 smartphone seller— Samsung Electronics, and Huawei Technologies.
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