OmniVision Technologies, Inc. · Sunnyvale, CA United States ·(NASDAQ (GS): OVTI)

OmniVision Technologies gets the big picture with a single high-tech chip. The fabless semiconductor company designs analog and digital single-chip image sensors that capture and convert images for cameras, surveillance systems, games, and videophones. OmniVision offers black-and-white and color sensors, which are used in products by manufacturers such as Creative Technology and Foxconn. The company also sells through distributors, such as Taiwan-based WPG Holdings (about 22% of sales). Most sales are outside the US, predominantly in China and other Asia/Pacific countries. System OEMs and value-added resellers account for more than half of sales, while distributors represent the rest. To read the full description, subscribe now.