Monday, December 7, 2015

LEICA NEWS



LEICA SENSOR MANUFACTURER CMOSIS AQUIRED BY AMS

 
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AMS (www.ams.com) is a leading worldwide manufacturer of high-performance sensors from Unterpremstaetten in Austria.  They announced the acquisition of CMOSIS, the manufacturer of the sensor for the Leica M 240.  In their press release they state:

“Unterpremstaetten, Austria (4 December 2015) - ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide provider of high-performance sensor and analog solutions, announces the completion of the transaction to acquire CMOSIS.

ams on 20 November 2015 announced that the company had entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in CMOSIS, a leading supplier of high performance area and line scan CMOS image sensors for demanding imaging applications. CMOSIS’ portfolio of low noise, global and rolling shutter, high dynamic range, and high frame rate image solutions serve a broad range of markets including machine vision, medical, broadcast, traffic, scientific and photographic imaging.”



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4 comments:

  1. William PetersenDecember 7, 2015 at 5:33 PM

    Any idea how this will effect Leica? b

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    1. LEICA Barnack Berek BlogDecember 8, 2015 at 9:09 AM

      I don't think this will have any effect on Leica at all. The CMOSIS sensor in the Leica 240 is a special model, made exclusively for Leica. I am sure this will continue. Leica has never devulged the manufacturer of their other new sensors, like the one in the Leica Q. They have said that it is similar to the CMOSIS sensor in the Leica 240, but not the same. Maybe all their new sensors are now under one roof, ownership wise. Please note though that this is pure conjecture on my side.

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    2. AnonymousDecember 8, 2015 at 9:13 AM

      How can you be so sure that AMS will continue making that sensor?

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    3. LEICA Barnack Berek BlogDecember 8, 2015 at 9:14 AM

      Why would they discontinue an item which is selling in relatively large quantities? It wouldn't make any economical sense.

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