Aptina

Aptina Imaging Corporation was a company that sold CMOS imaging products. Their CMOS sensors were used in the Nikon V1 (10.1 MP, CX format, 16.9x17.9 mm), Nikon J1, and Nikon V2. By 2009 year Aptina had a 16% share of the CMOS image sensors market, with revenue estimated at $671 million. The company was acquired in 2014 by ON Semiconductor

History
Aptina Imaging was created as a spin-off of Micron Technology's Image Sensor Division in March 2008. Aptina was still an independent division within Micron until July 2009, when Aptina became an independent, privately held company, being partially sold to a group including TPG and Riverwood Capital. ON Semiconductor Corporation completed the acquisition of Aptina Imaging in August 2014.

Milestones

 * 2014 - ON Semiconductor completes acquisition of Aptina Imaging
 * 2014 - Aptina Imaging has bought color filter array processing and imager probe assets from Micron Technology, and close to 100 Micron employees will join Aptina's manufacturing facility in Nampa, Idaho on Aug. 4.
 * 2014 - Aptina Ships the First 1-Inch 4K Image Sensor for Security and Surveillance Solutions
 * 2011 - Shipped 2nd billionth sensor
 * 2009 - Aptina spins out as an independent privately held company
 * 2008 - Shipped 1 billionth sensor
 * 2008 - Micron Technology launches Aptina: a CMOS image sensor division
 * 2006 - Micron Imaging Group acquires Avago Technologies' image sensor business
 * 2006 - World's first 1.4-μm CMOS pixel
 * 2005 - World's first 1.75-μm CMOS pixel
 * 2002 - First Micron image sensor products launched
 * 2001 - Micron Imaging Group acquires Photobit
 * 1995 - Photobit established to commercialize CMOS active pixel sensor technology
 * 1992-1995 - JPL team invented CMOS active pixel sensor technology

Awards

 * 2011 - AET (China) Best Product Award Winner: AR0331
 * 2010 - Winner, EDN Innovation Award: MT9H004
 * 2009 - Finalist, EDN Innovation Award: MT9M033
 * 2008 - Takayanagi Award: Presented to Dr. Junichi Nakamura
 * 2008 - Best Supplier Award: Foxconn