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An earthquake has halted production at the world’s largest camera sensor hub, Sony confirms. Could camera shipments be delayed?
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An aerial photo shows roadway damage from the July 27 earthquake in JapanThe largest image sensor plant from Sony – the world’s biggest manufacturer of image sensors – has halted production after an earthquake hit Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28.
The Kumamoto Technology Center of Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation in Kikuyo Town, Kumamoto Prefecture is Sony's biggest image sensor hub, and the manufacturing facilities are located near the epicenter of the July 28 earthquake.
Latest Videos From Digital Camera World Watch full video here:Earlier this week, Sony confirmed that the earthquake impacted sensor production.
Sony's semiconductor facility in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture (Image credit: Y Tsunoda/AFLO/Alamy Live News)Sony is the world’s largest manufacturer of image sensors, and the halted plant has been known to produce as many as four million image sensors in a single day.
Editor's note: This story was updated with the information on the latest status of the image sensor plant on July 31.