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CMOS, time-of-flight & vision sensors

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HUMANOID ROBOT

Where it fits in the robot

Sony Semiconductor supplies industrial image sensors, including global-shutter and depth-sensing technologies relevant to robotic perception and obstacle detection.

What the evidence establishes

Robotics products

Industrial imaging and depth-sensing products support robotic perception; this listing represents the diversified Sony parent.

A documented robotics component or industrial robot application. Humanoid adoption is not established by the cited source.

Component roleCMOS, time-of-flight & vision sensors
EvidenceIndustrial imaging and depth-sensing products support robotic perception; this listing represents the diversified Sony parent.
Primary sourceSony Group — supporting disclosure
Company or official disclosure; vendor claims are attributed to their source.
Checked. This is the research review date, not the source publication or quote time.

Keep in perspective

SONY is the diversified parent, including entertainment and gaming as well as imaging.

Diversified business exposure. This describes the breadth or role of the business; it is not an investment rating. A robotics product or development announcement does not by itself establish material humanoid revenue, market share, or future returns.

Connections to the assembly

These links explain the technology relationship. The model is illustrative and does not represent an actual manufacturer’s bill of materials.

CMOS image sensor

A CMOS pixel array converts light into electrical signals. Global shutter avoids rolling-shutter skew; motion blur still depends on exposure time and motion.

Scope of the company links: CMOS image-sensor suppliers. Lidar, complete cameras, and robot-guidance software are different perception layers.

SMART GLASSES

Where it fits in smart glasses

Image sensor behind the 12 MP camera in Meta Ray-Ban Display (TechInsights teardown, June 10, 2026; Sony has not confirmed); ECX350F 0.44-type OLED microdisplay designed for AR glasses (Sony release, Sept 2024); Sony micro-OLED named by XREAL for its One-series glasses.

What the evidence establishes

Smart-glasses evidence

Teardown-identified in Meta Ray-Ban Display (TechInsights, June 10, 2026); Sony has not confirmed. Sony’s own release markets the ECX350F OLED microdisplay for AR glasses.

An explicit smart-glasses product, design-in, supply role, program, application page or partnership, including wrist or ring input sold with glasses. For a device maker, it means the company’s own glasses, not a supplier relationship. This does not establish revenue, market share, volumes or future sourcing.

Component roleImage sensors and OLED microdisplays
EvidenceTeardown-identified in Meta Ray-Ban Display (TechInsights, June 10, 2026); Sony has not confirmed. Sony’s own release markets the ECX350F OLED microdisplay for AR glasses.
How we knowTeardown-verified An independent teardown firm identified the part in a unit of a named, shipping product that it opened. A teardown shows one product at one point in time; it does not establish volumes, pricing, exclusivity or future sourcing.
Primary sourceSony Group — supporting disclosure
Company or official disclosure; vendor claims are attributed to their source.
Checked. This is the research review date, not the source publication or quote time.

Keep in perspective

SONY is the diversified parent. Sensor names reported for other glasses stay out until an OEM page names them.

Diversified business exposure. This describes the breadth or role of the business; it is not an investment rating. A smart-glasses product, design-in or partnership does not by itself establish material glasses revenue, market share, or future returns.

Connections to the assembly

These links explain the technology relationship. The model is illustrative and does not represent an actual manufacturer’s bill of materials.

12 MP CMOS image sensor

A back-illuminated pixel array under a color filter converts light into data; the SoC’s image signal processor handles HDR, stabilization and compression.

Scope of the company links: Sony’s sensor is teardown-identified in Meta Ray-Ban Display (TechInsights, June 2026); Sony has not confirmed. IMX681 in Xiaomi and Quark glasses is press/spec-sheet only. OmniVision’s 720p OV09734 was in Brilliant Labs Frame (sold out). GalaxyCore reports 5, 8 and 13 MP CIS in mass production in AI-glasses projects (H1 2026 report) and launched the 12 MP GC12C1. SmartSens markets 12 MP AI-glasses sensors (SC1200IOT, SC1220IOT) with no named customer.

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