Taiwanese integrated circuit manufacturer Sunplus Technology says in the second half of this year it will ship more one megapixel controller integrated circuits than VGA (300K) ICs, according to an article in DigiTimes.
Sunplus focuses on selling to Japan, Korea and Taiwan, so the orders reflect its Asian market rather than the world. The company plans to expand into North America and Europe after 2005, according to the article.
With two megapixel camera phones already available in parts of Asia and three megapixels slated for sale some time this year, VGA camera phones will be relegated to the low end of the market in Japan and South Korea as one megapixel units hit the "sweet spot" price. Good riddance to VGA camera phones.
Unfortunately, one megapixel handsets will be the premium (i.e., expensive) product in the U.S. this year.
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