Sony Image Sensor Business Update

Sony announces its quarterly results, for the quarter ended on June 30. The company updates on the image sensor business status: "In the imaging business, sales of image sensors for smartphones, including external sales, continue to perform well due to market expansion and Sony's industry-leading product appeal. This business is expected to continue to contribute to profitability significantly in FY13... Sony aims to enhance its profitability through initiatives such as adding new models to the "DSC-RX" series, which created a market for high-end compact digital cameras with large image sensors developed by Sony last year."