Foveon recently announced that it has released the first product manufactured by its new strategic manufacturing partner, Dongbu Electronics of Seoul, South Korea. The new 14.1 megapixel X3 DSLR image sensor is, according to the company, the highest resolution X3 sensor available today. This latest X3 sensor incorporates design and process enhancements which, Foveon tells us, “deliver best-in-class performance and market-leading resolution for the consumer DSLR camera market.” Foveon and Dongbu have worked for more than a year to enhance X3 Technology.
“We are tremendously excited about our partnership with Dongbu and the production of our first sensors in their world-class CIS manufacturing facilities in Korea,” said David Matteucci, VP of Operations at Foveon. “Foveon chose Dongbu Electronics as our foundry partner, because they are a leading image sensor foundry with cost-effective high-quality image sensor manufacturing capabilities as well as an industry-wide reputation for technology leadership.” Dongbu Electronics’ Executive Vice President Dr. Jae Song said “We are proud of our achievement in bringing Foveon’s unique stacked pixel technology to market – this is exactly the kind of advanced technology capability that demonstrates why Dongbu Electronics is a leader in the image sensor foundry business.”
The new Foveon sensor is in production now, and is available in the new Sigma Corporation SD-14 recently announced at Photokina. The two companies, Foveon and Dongbu Electronics, claim they will continue to collaborate on Foveon X3 image sensor products moving forward for a wider range of consumer products and other applications.
