The OmniVision Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“OmniVision”) was established in 2002 in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong New Area, Shanghai. In 2008, it self-funded the establishment of the OmniVision Science & Technology Park covering a total land area of 29,965 square meters and having a total net floor area (NFA) of 51,641 square meters. It set up subsidiaries in Beijing, Shenzhen, and Xi’an, and offices in Nanchang and Hangzhou. It has about 450 employees, over 70% of whom are R&D personnel. OmniVision attaches great importance to technology R&D and innovation. By the end of 2018, it had obtained nearly 100 patents, including 66 invention patents; it won the honor of Advanced Technology Service Enterprise in 2009 and the honor of Hi-tech Enterprise in 2016.
OmniVision devotes itself to the design, R&D, and sales of CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) image sensors and engineering technologies and market expansion of application development, and undertakes the ITO (Information Technology Outsourcing) businesses from the US, Singapore, and other places. Since 2011, its ITO business has grown steadily. It has signed over 100 R&D technology and support contracts with overseas enterprises. In the past three years, the total contract value has exceeded 600 million RMB, earning a total foreign exchange of 85 million USD.
Based on the unique CameraChip technology and the highly integrated single-chip CMOS image system solutions, the products of OmniVision feature small size, light weight, and low power consumption with a wide market coverage. Those products make up a complete CMOS image sensor family, enabling OmniVision to become a leader in the markets of CMOS image sensors and SiP solutions. The products developed by OmniVision or participated in by OmniVision in its R&D are in a leading position in terms of technology level in many application markets; they serve such major markets as smartphones, PCs, tablets, and security monitoring; in addition to applications in traditional markets, OmniVision also actively broadens its horizons and invests in emerging application fields of computer visions of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
OmniVision has launched new generations of CameraCubeChip and liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS). Using the CameraCubeChip technology, users can integrate image sensors, processors, and lenses in a miniature wafer-level camera module under limited pin requirements, enabling it to have high-quality camera features. LCOS is a miniaturized display device produced by the combination of silicon and liquid crystal. It provides a full set of image display solutions, including silicon interposers and panels and industry-leading LCOS technologies, and has been gradually applied to AR, VR, and mini projectors.
In the future, OmniVision will efficiently develop products on the basis of fully considering the needs of customers, and effectively inspire and assist customers in product R&D with its professional imaging technologies. Its strong and professional R&D team will closely cooperate with global partners and customers to provide diverse and sound CMOS image solutions for different terminal applications.