Earthquake in Japan affects Sony CMOS sensor production
4 May 2016
On the 16th of April 2016 an earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.0 hit the Sony CMOS sensor and camera production lines, including the facilities with production lines of Sony’s large volume CMOS sensors for consumer and industrial cameras. Due to continuing aftershocks, Sony’s attempts to fully assess the damage to the facility have been hampered.
As a result of this, shipping of some Sony industrial camera series are on allocation. There are also potential effects on the shipping of CMOS sensor based cameras from all suppliers using these Sony sensors, including our key suppliers Allied Vision, Teledyne DALSA and JAI with a possibility of delay and shortage of the affected camera series. CCD based cameras are not affected.
The future deliveries of CMOS based industrial camera modules depends on the recovery plan which Sony is trying establish as soon as possible. STEMMER IMAGING has already ordered remnant cameras on stock and is – as always – in close contact with our camera suppliers to absorb the effects for our customers as far as possible.
Allied Vision
Stadtroda, Germany
For 25 years, Allied Vision has been helping people to be faster, more precise, and more efficient in whatever matters to them. From raising production standards to detect diseases faster, proving scientific theories true, monitoring traffic intelligently or simply knowing who crossed the finish line first – with their technology and expertise, Allied Vision helps customers to gain insight by seeing more and hence be more successful in what they do.
JAI
Kopenhagen, Denmark
For more than 50 years JAI has delivered industrial CCD and CMOS cameras with innovative engineering, high-end quality, and operational reliability and durability.
Sony
Köln, Germany
With a diverse range of industry-leading technology and experience in consumer, broadcast and security applications, Sony offers a world-class selection of highly versatile cameras which find applications in many markets.
Teledyne DALSA
Waterloo, Canada
Teledyne DALSA is one of the largest companies serving the machine vision industry and is unique in that it is vertically integrated; from sensor design and manufacture, through image capture and processing, to software for imaging optimisations and analysis.