Abstract
CCM (Compact Camera Module) shipment volume has continued to grow, fueled by
increased shipments of camera phones and increased use of video applications.
As the market expansion has led to increasingly stringent price pressure, and
prices per pixel continue to fall. In response, makers have begun to adopt
different lens or low-priced sensors. Among new camera phones released by the
world' s five leading mobile phone makers, share of 2M or higher models has
significantly increased, while 1.3M models are being phased out. Built-in
video camera modules are also becoming more common, and brand-name vendors are
beginning to market high-resolution products in the emerging markets.
This report will examine the camera phone deployment of brand-name vendors as
well as the current status of CCM makers.