The number of pixels is up for the first time in 7 years?Sony 48 million pixel camera sensor may be installed on the iPhone 14 Pro!

The iPhone camera sensor has 12 million pixels and has been stationary for about 7 years. A rumor was published in the Industrial Times that the 2022 iPhone 14 Pro would have a 48-megapixel camera sensor.

Sony Unable To Meet Demand For Pixel Chips, Cooperating With TSMC

According to an article in Kosho Jiho, Sony, a major CMOS image sensor manufacturer, and TSMC, a leading semiconductor manufacturer, are expanding their cooperative relationship. , said it will step up production of camera sensors.

Actually, as reported by the Nikkei the other day, Denso is also joining the new semiconductor factory in Kumamoto, which is operated by a joint venture between TSMC and Sony. Billions added.

Until now, Sony has consistently produced pixel chips at its own factories, but the shortage of semiconductors has become constant and demand is rising in all industries, and Sony is no exception, meeting demand. It seems that it is not supported.

Will this support the supply of the iPhone 14 Pro's 48-megapixel sensor?

In the background of expanding collaboration between Sony and TSMC and increasing the capital of the Kumamoto factory, it seems that there is an aim to supply the 48-megapixel sensor that will be debuted in Apple's iPhone 14 Pro.

Because of the annual iPhone shipments of about 200 million units, the number of parts Apple requires is too large. If the 48-megapixel sensor is installed in the iPhone 14 Pro, it is said that the amount of wafers required for semiconductor manufacturing must be doubled, and it is difficult for Sony alone, which is suffering from a semiconductor manufacturing shortage. Therefore, it seems that they are planning to strengthen their relationship with TSMC and plan to manufacture pixel sensors at the new Kumamoto factory.

Up until now, the iPhone has been updated every year, and the software enhancements have made it possible to take beautiful pictures, but the hardware has been modest. However, when the camera sensor is upgraded in the iPhone 14 Pro model, the number of pixels will increase significantly for the first time in seven years since the iPhone 6s.

If 48 million pixels is true, we can only expect this year's iPhone!

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Source: Kosho Jiho, Nikkei