Solid-State Technology: The image sensor market is projected to grow 14% in 2007, following 30% growth in 2006 to roughly $6 billion, and will slow through the next several years, according to a report from Strategies Unlimited.
Micron is now the top supplier of CMOS sensors, with strong gains also enjoyed by STMicroelectronics and Samsung. Top five suppliers still hold about two-thirds of overall image sensor market share, with Sony and Micron each approaching $1 billion in annual revenues. 50 or so image sensor suppliers are about twice what the market supported a decade ago, though that number hasn't changed in the past few years -- suggesting that for every Atmel and ESS Technology that gets out of the image sensor business, there's a Planet82 or a ProMOS Technologies that comes in to take their place.
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