Overview
Sony's Oita Technology Center was established in 2016 when Sony took over the assets of Toshiba's 300mm wafer production line in Oita City under a definitive agreement signed December 2015, for a purchase price of 19 billion yen (about US$0.16 billion). The facility operates together with the Kunisaki plant as a CMOS image sensor manufacturing base. Key facility details include: The facility is situated at Oita City, Japan. It focuses on Sensors on 300mm wafers. This site represents an estimated investment of $0.16B. Production at this facility commenced in 2016.
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About Sony
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, is the world's largest maker of CMOS image sensors, having shipped over 20 billion units by the end of 2024 and commercialized the first stacked CMOS image sensor. It operates its own wafer fabs in Japan to produce image sensors and related devices for mobile, automotive, and industrial customers.