OmniVision Technologies

OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustrySemiconductors
Founded1995
FounderAucera Technology (Taiwan)
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Renrong Yu, Shaw Hong
ProductsImage sensor technologies
Revenue$1.379B
OwnerWill Semiconductor
Number of employees
2,200 (2015)[1]
Websiteovt.com

OmniVision Technologies Inc. is an American subsidiary of Chinese semiconductor device and mixed-signal integrated circuit design house Will Semiconductor.[2][3] The company designs and develops digital imaging products for use in mobile phones, laptops, netbooks webcams, security, entertainment, automotive and medical imaging systems. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, OmniVision Technologies has offices in the US, Western Europe and Asia.[4]

In 2016, OmniVision was acquired by a consortium of Chinese investors consisting of Hua Capital Management Co., Ltd., CITIC Capital and Goldstone Investment Co., Ltd.[5]

  1. ^ "Corporate Fact Sheet" (PDF). 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ "603501:Shanghai Stock Quote - Will Semiconductor Ltd". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ "OmniVision bought quietly by China's Will Semiconductor". eeNews Analog. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. ^ "OmniVision Locations". Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Corporate Releases | News & Events | OmniVision". www.ovt.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.