Everyone in the smartphone industry knows that Apple has a tight grip on its suppliers and much more on the technical specifications of its products, so Tim Cook's visit to Sony's CMOS sensor factory is a pretty big deal.
Analysts and fans have suspected this for some time, and Tim Cook has finally admitted that Apple has been working with Sony for over a decade. Apple's CEO posted a photo of Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida showing him around a Sony device.
The Cupertino-based company is tight-lipped about its battery, chip and display suppliers, but supply chain analysts revealed that Corning makes Apple's front and back glass panels, while Samsung and LG supply most of the OLED panels. Of course, the chips come from TSMC fabs.
However, the Sony-Apple camera hardware deal was still largely unconfirmed, and from the looks of it, it's not going away anytime soon. According to some reports, Sony is working on a new sensor using semiconductor technology, letting in more light and reducing the possibility of under or over exposure. Of course, this sensor will end up in future-generation iPhones.
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