Overview
Canon's Hiratsuka Plant in Kanagawa Prefecture produces CMOS image sensors on 200mm lines for Canon cameras and external clients; a new 300mm CMOS sensor building (21 billion yen / roughly USD 190 million investment) began operation in July 2023, adding surveillance and industrial-inspection sensor capacity. Key facility details include: The facility is situated at 9-22-5 Tamura, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 254-0013, Japan. It focuses on Sensors, Automotive / Specialty on 200mm, 300mm wafers. This site represents an estimated investment of $0.19B. Production at this facility commenced in 2023.
Technology
About Canon
Canon is a Japanese imaging, optics, and precision-equipment company. Beyond its well-known semiconductor lithography equipment business, Canon operates several of its own wafer fabs in Japan (Hiratsuka, Fukushima, Kawasaki, Oita, Ayase) producing CMOS image sensors and specialty optical sensor components for its camera and industrial-imaging products.