Sony: ToF sensor aims for mass production next year, aiming for smartphone 3D camera demand

Sony: ToF sensor aims for mass production next year, aiming for smartphone 3D camera demand

Sony with world market share as image sensor:

Developed a ToF sensor that irradiates light to an object in 2017  and measures the distance at the arrival speed.

It is a policy to nurture it as a main product that follows the current mainstream CMOS sensor.

China’s Huawei technology adopts Sony’s ToF sensor for the latest 3D camera-equipped smartphone.

3D cameras are expected as an initiator with the introduction of the fifth generation (5G) of next generation communication standards.

Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.co.jp/news/articles/2018-12-27/PKDFXB6JIJUQ01?srnd=cojp-v2

Sony boosting 3D camera sensor orders as Apple shows increased interest – 9to5Mac

https://9to5mac.com/2018/12/27/sony-apple-3d-camera/amp/