Imaging industry now entering maturing phase

LYON, FRANCE: “The last months have been very active in term of mergers and acquisitions in the CMOS image sensor (CIS) business,” comments Yole Développement (Yole).

The market research and strategy consulting company, Yole will present its vision of the Imaging industry at the Imaging Conference, “Imaging without Limits”, an ancillary event of SEMICON Europa 2014.

“More M&A are coming, as several second tier companies are now threaten by the first mover’s acquisitions, especially in the automotive and medical applications,” says Pierre Cambou, Activity leader, Imaging at Yole Développement.