Updated: Sony rumored to discontinue production of CCD sensors

Recent web posts have suggested thatSony Corp may discontinue manufacturing its line of CCD image sensors. Although Sony representatives are thus far reluctant to comment, a number of companies including Allied Vision, FRAMOS, and Vision Components have recently stated that this will be the case. Since we can neither confirm nor deny Sony’s intention at this point, we will be posting updated links from sensor suppliers and camera manufacturers as they occur. Here are the links to those websites and the correspondence we have received so far:

• Image Sensors World – with a letter from Toshoro Kirusu, President Sony Semiconductors Division
• Sony Announces End of CCD Sensor Production – an interview with Michael Cyros, Chief Commercial Officer of Allied Vision
• Sony’s CCD Discontinuation Announcement – Axel Krepil, FRAMOS’ Head of Sales for the Imaging Sensors Division
• Sony stops production of CCD sensors 2017 – IDS Imaging Development Systems
• Sony discontinues most of its CCD sensors – An e-mail from Vision Components
• Discontinuation of SONY CCD sensors – A newsletter from Aphesa
• Sony to discontinue all CCD Sensors in March 2017-Basler press release
• The future of CCD image sensors: Are we seeing the end of an era? – An update from Stemmer Imaging
• Point Grey Comments on Sony CCD Line Closure – Press release
• Sony to move from CCD to CMOS - JAI press release
• Sony discontinures CCD image sensors - IMPERX press release
  
• The Notice of our camera supply with Sony CCD sensors - Toshiba Teli press release
• The Sony CCD situation - SVS VISTEK press release

Listings will be updated as we receive more announcements…

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