CMOS sensors are to be the focus of a $451m factory planned in Japan by cameramaker Canon, doubling its capacity. The plant will open July 2008 and will be the twin to their existing location in Kanagawa, which produces 3m sensors a year.
According to Reuters, the new factory will make sensors for both SLR and digicams: until now, Canon's smaller models used CCD sensors from other manufactuerers for its PowerShot and Elph/Ixus ranges. This could be mildly interesting were it not for the fact that the CMOS vs. CCD debate isn't interesting anymore. Both technologies are great when well-made, and Canon's unlikely to fluff the switch.
Canon to build $451 mln factory for key camera part [Reuters]
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