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To: tech101 who wrote (712)	6/13/2000 5:16:00 PM
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AMKR and Photobit CMOS Image Sensor... by: amkr_investor 6/13/00 4:30 pm Msg: 13845 of 13848 Photobit Ships Its One Millionth CMOS Image Sensor (VisionPak ??) PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2000--Photobit Corporation, a supplier of CMOS image sensors, today announced that it shipped its one millionth CMOS image sensor last week. The milestone is indicative both of the rapidly accelerating demand for CMOS image sensors, a technology for which Photobit holds several broad patents, and of Photobit's ability to meet that demand. "Our growth in product shipments can be attributed to a strong commitment from our manufacturing partners," said John Cameron, Photobit's vice president of manufacturing. "Aligning the manufacturing flow with top-tier high-volume semiconductor suppliers enables us to leverage their tremendous resources and technology. Photobit is proud to work with such companies as Tower Semiconductor (NASD:TSEM), Amkor Technologies (NASD:AMKR), Kyocera(NYSE:KYO), and many others." Since its founding in 1995, Photobit, which owns the rights to high-performance image-capture technology invented at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has developed custom and off-the-shelf CMOS image sensors for many applications. Logitech(NASD:LOGIY), for example, uses Photobit CMOS image sensors in its QuickCam Express, a popular PC video camera. In the medical imaging field, Photobit's chips are an essential component in Given Imaging's breakthrough "camera-in-a-pill," an ingestible device that produces color video of the gastrointestinal tract. Schick Technologies's (OTC BB:SCHK) dental radiography products are another medical application using Photobit sensors. Gentex(NASD:GNTX), a manufacturer of high-tech imaging systems for the automotive industry, incorporates Photobit's sensor technology. And last year Photobit formed a strategic alliance with Germany-based Basler AG, a maker of machine-vision systems. News of this milestone follows two recent Photobit announcements. On June 5, the company named Joe Parkinson, the former president and co-founder of computer hardware giant Micron Technology, Inc., as its president and CEO. And on May 30 Photobit announced the issuance of a third broad patent covering its technology, which brought the company's ntellectual-property portfolio to 13 patents issued and more than 70 pending. CMOS' Advantages Over CCDs CCDs (charge-coupled devices) were the prevailing technology in image capture for 30 years. By the late 1990s, however, they began to be replaced by CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) image sensors, which draw much less power. CMOS image sensors allow end products to run longer on batteries, which is a major advantage in portable applications such as personal data assistants (PDAs) and video cellphones. Also, since CMOS image sensors use the same manufacturing platform as most microprocessors and memory chips, they are more cost-effective than CCDs and can incorporate related functions on one chip. About Photobit Corporation Photobit is a supplier of CMOS image sensors. Based in Pasadena, California, the firm owns the rights to high-performance image-capture technology invented at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Photobit has further developed this technology to make it viable in the marketplace. Applications for CMOS image sensors include: the PC video camera market, where one Photobit customer is Logitech(R) and its popular QuickCam(TM) Express; medical imaging, where customers include Given Imaging, for its "camera-in-a-pill," and Schick Technologies, for dental radiography; high-tech imaging systems for the automotive industry, where Gentex is a customer and business partner; and the machine-vision market, where Photobit is strategically allied with Germany-based Basler AG. Being the industry pioneer, Photobit has already designed more than forty (40) off-the-shelf and custom CMOS image sensors since its founding in 1995. The company also performs U.S. Government research