Fujifilm to Build an Advanced Semiconductor Materials Manufacturing Facility in South Korea
There was a time, when Fujifilm made its own sensors. Mainly the 2/3 size sensor. But then they sold their business to Toshiba and Toshiba sold it to… Sony of course!
A Fujifilm manager said back in 2016 here, that the control over the sensor market is indeed a strategic advantage for Sony.
But Fujifilm has not given up everything.
In fact, they are still manufacturing semiconductor materials (including color filters) for example in Japan and in Taiwan as announced in 2016 here.
And apparently Fujifilm is doing that with great success, as currently Fujifilm boasts “over 80% global share in color filter materials for image sensors”.
Now the announcement that Fujifilm will expand this business further by building a new semiconductor materials manufacturing facility in South Korea.
I wish and hope that Fujifilm will continue to expand and eventually go back to make the entire sensor themselves.