Foveon, Inc. · Santa Clara, CA United States
| 471 El Camino Real, Ste. 200 | Phone: 408-855-6800 |
| Santa Clara, CA | |
| 95050 | |
| United States | 
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With Foveon, you could have seen it in color. The company makes photographic light-sensing chips for cameras. Its X3 image sensors are manufactured using a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) fabrication process, preferred by the semiconductor industry. The X3 name comes from the three layers of pixels embedded in silicon, each recording a primary color -- red on the bottom layer, green in the middle, blue on top. The X3 is used in digital single lens reflex (DSLR) and compact digital camera lines. Co-founded in 1997 by chip engineer Carver Mead, the company was acquired by Japan-based Sigma Corp. in 2008. Foveon was the subject of The Silicon Eye, written by technology news editor George Gilder.
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Financials
| Company Type | PrivateSingle Location |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
| Employees | 50 |