Sony bolsters its growing image sensor business by acquiring Softkinetic Systems
Sony may be considering the future of its mobile division, according the latest reports, but it’s image sensor business is a rising star, generating much-needed profits. It’s doing so well, that its even helping to cover Sony’s losses in its mobile and television divisions. It should come as no surprise then that the Japanese company is bolstering its image sensor business with the purchase of Belgian image sensor technology company, Softkinetic Systems.
Buying Softkinetic Systems will allow Sony to tap into the company’s ‘time of flight‘ technology, which measures the time it takes for light to bounce off an object before returning to the image sensor. Think of it as something akin to the Xbox Kinect system and you won’t be far off, in that it distinguishes human shapes and movements.
The news comes after Sony most recently announced an Android 6.0 beta test for Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact owners, a list of devices slated to receive the Marshmallow update and the Xperia Z5 range of smartphones.
Source: Reuters
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