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 […]
Every few months, I have to debunk some obvious Nikon BS clickbait rumors spread online. This time we have a Nikon Z7III camera with a… 67MP sensor from TowerJazz. Quoting a non-existent company as the sensor manufacturer is all you need to know about the validity of the specs (TowerJazz was rebranded to Tower Semiconductor […]
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:
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) – […]
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:
In their latest earnings call, the sensor manufacturer Tower Jazz (Tower Semiconductor Ltd.) again talked about working with a “leading DSLR camera supplier“:
Here is a quote from the TowerJazz Q1 2018 earnings call transcript where company’s executives talk again about the foundry’s image sensor business and their ongoing relationship with a “leading DSLR camera supplier“: “We are moving according to our plans with the leading DSLR camera supplier and we will start soon as second even more […]
