In general, the flagship products are representative of the company's products, so manufacturers will go all out to create high-performance, high-quality products, smart phone components have to undergo complex testing to produce finished products.
Korean media disclosed that Samsung Electronics recently released the Galaxy S9 with Sunny Optical's lens. Sunny Optical is China's largest optical parts manufacturer, producing lenses, camera modules, microscopes and measuring equipment. According to the market research agency i-Research and Hana Financial's data, Sunny Optical's market share in the market in 2015 was about 8%, Huawei, OPPO, Vivo, etc. are its major customers, its global market share has long exceeded LG Innotek, Sharp, Samsung Electric.
At present, Sunny Optical has become the world's first car lens manufacturer, the world's second largest glass lens, mobile phone lens supplier, the world's top two mobile camera module manufacturers. Also because of the support of Chinese mobile phone manufacturers and the majority of the market , Sunny Optical has strengthened its technology and quality, coupled with existing market price competition advantages, supplying products to world-class mobile phone manufacturers including Samsung and Apple.
Sunny Optical's Dual Camera Module
According to the industry chain, Samsung’s optical lens obtained from Sunny Optical was used on the front lens of the S9. In the past, Samsung’s optical lenses were provided by Korean Kolen, Sekonix and Samsung Electric. Previously Sunny Optics’ products It can only be seen in low-end and mid-range mobile phones. Samsung’s smart phones have begun to use Sunny Optical’s optical lenses, indicating that Sunny Optical’s products have been recognized both in terms of technology and quality, which may be compressed into South Korea’s own homeland. The company's space.
The growth of smart phone component manufacturers in China will lead to more intense competition between Chinese and Korean companies, and the competitive advantage of Chinese companies in terms of cost will bring considerable pressure to Korean companies. In fact, the unit of smart phone camera lenses Cost pressure is huge, and it is not easy to ensure profitability. Kolen's recent difficulties are due to this pressure.
China's smart phone component manufacturers based on their competitive advantage in the Chinese market have provided various components for major smartphone manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics and Apple. Recently, thanks to the ability to manufacture the latest dual camera module, Sunny Optical The level of technology has also been greatly improved. This is thanks to its strategic cooperation with Corephotonics, the world’s leading licensee of dual camera technology, under the latter’s authorization. Sunny Optical has been based on Corephotonics’ intellectual property (IP) for Xiaomi, OPPO. Many smart phone OEMs have provided millions of dual camera solutions. The strategic cooperation between the two parties will also help Sunny Optical become a 'one stop' dual camera provider, providing customers with software-optimized customized dual cameras. design.
This deepening partnership will integrate Corephotonics' continuous innovation in the fields of optics, camera architecture and computational imaging, with the automated manufacturing capabilities of Sunny Optical, advanced quality control technology and optical technology development capabilities. Both parties will rely on various The solution serves a wide range of market needs, covering the most advanced high-quality dual cameras from flagship smartphone applications to mid-range photographic solutions for mid-priced mobile device applications. The strategic licensing agreement includes a variety of dual camera products. For example, a typical wide-angle + telephoto camera, and a variety of folding dual camera solutions to further improve the zoom performance and optical stability, and reduce the dual camera module height.
Board Chairman Ye Liaoning said in an interview with the media that in 2018, SPARKLE will further integrate its advantageous resources in emerging markets such as intelligent optical products, smart equipment products and smart digital factories, focusing on key market segments, based on the market. In-depth analysis and understanding of demand, efforts to develop generic and extensible industry demand products, to achieve major breakthroughs and substantial growth.