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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (14922)	5/11/2005 10:51:36 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 25522

Camera phone shipments up as component prices drop EE Times (05/10/2005 8:39 PM EDT) SAN JOSE, Calif. — The camera-based cellular phone market is expected to increase from 213 million units shipped in 2004, to 410 million in 2005 — or 58 percent of all handset shipments, according to a report from market research firm S2 Data Corp. By 2006, some 70 percent of the cellular phones shipped will include built-in camera functions, according to S2 (Phoenix, Ariz.). The penetration rate will continue to increase through the forecast period, with 90 percent of phones having built-in cameras by 2009, according to the report. "The market is still dominated by VGA sensors, although they are quickly being replaced with 1.3-megapixel (MP) sensors for camera phones," according to the report. "As a result, the aggregate pricing for VGA sensors declined by 7-to-10 percent in the fourth quarter. This quarter, prices for the VGA category have continued a steep decline, with average prices declining by 15-to-20 percent," according to the report. "Much of this decline could possibly be attributed to the shift from one-quarter-inch to one-sixth-inch format sensors. The one-sixth-inch sensors allow more die per wafer resulting in a lower cost of production. The 2.0-MP resolution is expected to gain some ground in the market over the next few quarters," it added.