tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post6291181346619193396..comments2024-03-28T17:41:43.970+02:00Comments on Image Sensors World: Sony Opens Design Centers in Norway, Germany, and SwitzerlandVladimir Koifmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800020176563544699noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-40363529677983507222019-12-31T00:15:27.250+02:002019-12-31T00:15:27.250+02:00Is there any new update regarding this? I cannot f...Is there any new update regarding this? I cannot find any new info since May!wraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05349731909495987018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-28456553981884591872019-05-24T19:32:38.728+03:002019-05-24T19:32:38.728+03:00Naturally... Huge mistake! If he would've chos...Naturally... Huge mistake! If he would've chosen a nice sunny place like Barcelona the epi-center of imaging could be in Europe! But who wants to live in Oslo... Depressing winters ahead. Yay... I wish Renato wouldn't work in such a niche ;-PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-50175071087043560842019-05-24T13:25:26.803+03:002019-05-24T13:25:26.803+03:00No not to my knowledge. But I recruited Johannes t...No not to my knowledge. But I recruited Johannes to open a Photobit office in Europe and (naturally) he chose Oslo, Norway. That later became a Micron office, and then an Aptina Office. When Aptina decided the auto market or at least Norway was not critical (hunh?) Omnivision and Samsung approached the Aptina team in Oslo and Omnivision got most of them because Samsung was too slow. Omnivision gained a lot of talent in automotive, which is ironic because ON-Semi, after acquiring Aptina, decided to focus on automotive. But, I think Aptina kept a small presence - not sure about this part. So, now there are a bunch of image sensor designers in Norway. It is logical that this is why Sony is interested in an office in Oslo. I have no inside information on this so it is just conjecture. Perhaps history will repeat itself. Would they rather work for a Chinese company or a Japanese company? Eric R Fossumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740612324630105312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-91884322708849794662019-05-23T21:44:00.378+03:002019-05-23T21:44:00.378+03:00So, Eric, you mean Johannes S. joined the Sony?So, Eric, you mean Johannes S. joined the Sony?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-44204103860933136012019-05-23T00:30:45.569+03:002019-05-23T00:30:45.569+03:00So, Johannes S. can claim credit for Photobit, Mic...So, Johannes S. can claim credit for Photobit, Micron, Aptina, Omnivision and Sony coming to Norway! ...although Aptina can claim substantial credit for Omnivision's presence...Eric R Fossumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740612324630105312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-21524670193455716812019-05-22T21:49:13.089+03:002019-05-22T21:49:13.089+03:00Are the exact locations known? I presume Oslo, Zur...Are the exact locations known? I presume Oslo, Zurich or Lausanne and ...? Munich? Julich? Dresden? Reutlingen/Stuttgart?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com