A year ago, in the period from October to March - Sony reduced the volume of image sensors production. This was on the grounds that the deliveries volumes of smartphones fell below the expected level, and Sony is a supplier of sensors and for the two largest manufacturers of smartphones - Apple Company and Samsung. In the current half of the year, the company said, the production volumes of image sensors will be fully restored to the highest level since the company's customers are demanding more and more of these products.
Monthly Sony five plants treated 70,000 plates with sensors. Until March 2017 the company will bring the volume of production to 73,000 wafers per month. This scope allows Sony to keep about 40% CMOS-sensor market. What is important for us, it was finally was able to gain the trust of customers from China. On Friday, the company's management is pleased to announce that the customer base is replenished with several Chinese smartphones manufacturers. It is also marked by an increase in demand on the camera for the new Apple smartphone.
Separately, the company reports that earlier the damaged earthquake manufacture image sensors is fully restored.