Sony to invest 60 bn Yen in Sensor production
Sony Corp, the world's second- largest maker of consumer electronics, will spend about 60 billion yen (494 million US dollar) until 2010 to increase production of image-sensor chips used in digital cameras and mobile phones.
By PTI |
TOKYO: Sony Corp, the world's second- largest maker of consumer electronics, will spend about 60 billion yen (494 million US dollar) until 2010 to increase production of image-sensor chips used in digital cameras and mobile phones.
The company will invest the money on boosting capacity at its factory in Kikuyo, southern Japan, by March 2010, Tokyo- based Sony said.
Sony plans to raise production of more profitable image- sensor chips and trim spending on the Cell processor used in the PlayStation 3 to help the semiconductor business turn profitable this fiscal year.
The company in February forecast image sensor sales to rise to 350 billion yen in the 12 months to March 2010, from about 240 billion yen in the year ended March 31, 2007.
Image sensors are silicon chips that store visual images in devilans to ``significantly'' cut investments in the chip business, said in charge of Sony's semiconductor unit. The company is also ``seriously considering'' outsourcing production of future Cell chips, he said.
Sony's sales of semiconductors are projected to climb 7.7 per cent to 840 billion yen this fiscal year, the company said. Investment in chips will probably fall 13 per cent to 130 billion yen, it said.
The company will invest the money on boosting capacity at its factory in Kikuyo, southern Japan, by March 2010, Tokyo- based Sony said.
Sony plans to raise production of more profitable image- sensor chips and trim spending on the Cell processor used in the PlayStation 3 to help the semiconductor business turn profitable this fiscal year.
The company in February forecast image sensor sales to rise to 350 billion yen in the 12 months to March 2010, from about 240 billion yen in the year ended March 31, 2007.
Image sensors are silicon chips that store visual images in devilans to ``significantly'' cut investments in the chip business, said in charge of Sony's semiconductor unit. The company is also ``seriously considering'' outsourcing production of future Cell chips, he said.
Sony's sales of semiconductors are projected to climb 7.7 per cent to 840 billion yen this fiscal year, the company said. Investment in chips will probably fall 13 per cent to 130 billion yen, it said.
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