Samsung, Huawei, LG, and other smartphone manufacturers are using SK Hynix’s 8MP CIS for their low and medium-priced smartphones.
SK Hynix is also said to increase number of employees that work on image sensors recently. ETNews says "‘Master’ personnel, who had been recognized as the best technical specialist in CIS field within Samsung Electronics, has recently started working for SK Hynix."
According to TSR, global CIS sales in 2015 were about $9.162 billion. Sony (44.8%) is the top business in this market followed by Samsung (16.5%) and OmniVision (13.2%). SK Hynix (3.7%) stands at a 6th place behind of ON Semi (acquired Aptina Imaging, 6.1%) and Canon (5.3%).
