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Canon to build new CMOS plant
16/07/2007 17:01
A new factory producing complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) imaging sensors is to be built in Kawasaki, Japan, by printer cartridge manufacturer Canon.
The cost of the project will be approximately 55 billion yen (£221 million) and the construction work is designed to double production capacity at the site in order to help build on the company's success in the single-lens reflex (SLR) digital camera market.
Nikkei newspaper reported that Canon is aiming for consolidation in terms of its place as the number one digital camera manufacturer in the world.
As many as three million SLR cameras are predicted to be benefit from the new CMOS sensors, news that will interest those with printers in order to produce copies of their image captures.
Canon explained: "This year we celebrate our 70th anniversary. Established in 1937 as a camera manufacturer, Canon has grown into a global company by diversifying into new business fields, beginning with office equipment."
Research and development capabilities will also be available at the new plant, which will become fully operational by next year, according to the printer cartridge and digital camera manufacturer.
Canon produces a range of printer cartridges which can be used to print out digital camera images including the Canon Inkjet Cartridge 500 pages and the Five Star Compatible Inkjet Cartridge.
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