Samsung CIS Business Data

Paxnet publishes Samsung business overview with interesting data on the company's image sensor operation (DDI stands for Display Driver IC, AP - Application Processor):

• Samsung's Non-Memory Division revenue breakdown by product: Foundry 41%, CIS 19%, DDI 15%, AP 23%
• Cumulative growth since 2010: Foundry + 1,053%, CIS +457%, DDI 60%, AP +229%
• Samsung's Non-memory Growth Engine: Foundry and CIS.
  Cumulative growth forecast for 2018-2021: Foundry +63%, CIS +87%, DDI -3%, AP +14%
• CIS Division Sales KRW 453.2 billion in 2010 → KRW 2.5 trillion in 2018 → 4.1 trillion KRW in 2021
• Samsung CIS Capacity starts to approach Sony
• Samsung is currently producing low and mid-priced CIS on its 8-inch line
• In addition to the existing 12-inch plant, the company is expanding its market share by expanding the S4, a CIS-only plant.
• Manufacturing process technology is similar to DRAM, so CIS expansion will continue using aging DRAM equipment
• Expected to deploy CIS conversion of Line 11 in 2018 and Line 13 in 2020
• SK Hynix is too expected to expand 12-inch CIS lines in its domestic plants