Sony Semiconductor Solutions
Sony's semiconductor company and a leading maker of CMOS image sensors for smartphones, cameras and cars. It manufactures through Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing, with fabs in Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Oita and Yamagata.
ソニーセミコンダクタソリューションズ・Chipmakers・Last updated: October 22, 2026
Overview
Sony Semiconductor Solutions is headquartered in Atsugi, Kanagawa. In Sony Group's results it forms the core of the Imaging & Sensing Solutions (I&SS) segment, which reported sales of 2,151.5 billion yen for the fiscal year ended March 2026.
Its production subsidiary, Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing, operates technology centers in Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Oita and Yamagata prefectures. Sony is also a minority shareholder in JASM, TSMC's Kumamoto fab company.
Business: CMOS image sensors
Why it matters
Main products
- •CMOS image sensors for mobile, cameras and automotive
- •Sensing devices
Sites in Japan
Atsugi, Kanagawa
Kikuyo, Kumamoto
Nagasaki
Oita
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Fabs operated
- Kumamoto Technology Center (Kikuyo, Kumamoto): CMOS image sensors
- Nagasaki Technology Center (Nagasaki): CMOS image sensors
- Oita Technology Center (Oita): Image sensors
- Yamagata Technology Center (Tsuruoka, Yamagata): CMOS image sensors