LG Electronics selects OmniVision as CMOS supplier : OmniVision, a supplier of CMOS image sensors, announced a strategic relationship with LG Electronics to be the preferred supplier for its fast growing camera phone business. In order to support the number one CDMA phone supplier, OmniVision will expand its Korean operations by hiring additional staff and working with its module partners to ensure capacity for 2006. OmniVision expects to supply camera chips for over 50% of LG’s camera phone shipments this year. According to market research firm Strategy Analytics, LG Electronics leads the world in CDMA phone sales with a 21.2% worldwide market share and over 22 million CDMA handsets sold in the first 3 quarters of 2005.
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