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Who produces the sensors for Nikon’s mirrorless cameras?

Here is an updated list of Nikon cameras and their sensor manufacturers (the list for DSLR cameras can be found here) – it appears that in 2024, Nikon started predominantly using Tower Semiconductor sensors: Model Year Sensor Sensor Manufacturer Nikon Z5 2020 Full-frame CMOS 24.3MP Sony Nikon Z6II 2020 Full-frame BSI CMOS 24.5MP Sony Nikon […]

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Intel to acquire Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion

Intel is going to acquire Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion – this was officially announced today. It has been speculated that the Nikon Z9 sensor is made by Tower Semiconductor (former Tower Jazz). Here are the details:

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Speculations: the upcoming Nikon Z9 sensor will be made by Tower Semiconductor (former TowerJazz) and not by Sony

I usually do not report on speculation from the Dpreview forums, but this one is interesting and I think it is worth mentioning here – the upcoming Nikon Z9 camera sensor could be produced by Tower Semiconductor (former TowerJazz) and not by Sony. Both threads on Dpreview are very long (see here and here) – […]

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Nikon Z50 and D7500 sensors made by Tower Semiconductor (former TowerJazz)?

In the latest investor and analyst online conference presentation (page 32) Tower Semiconductor (former TowerJazz) presented a table on the current growing markets and in the “High-end photography” category they listed “Growing market share with a leading DSLR maker” with pictures of the Nikon Z50 and the Nikon D7500 cameras:

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