engages in the design, development, and marketing of semiconductor image sensor devices.
Its main product, CameraChip, is a single chip complementary metal oxide semiconductor solution that integrates various functions, including image capture, image processing, color processing, and the conversion and output of a fully processed image or video stream.
The resulting image or video stream can be displayed on either digital or analog equipment, such as computers or televisions.
These CameraChips are used in various consumer applications, such as digital still and video cameras, cell phones, personal digital assistants, personal computers, and toys and games.
In addition, CameraChips are integrated into commercial and home security and surveillance applications, such as child monitors and door phones.
OmniVision Technologies also provides companion chips used to connect its CameraChips to various interfaces, and also perform compression and standardized still photo and digital image formats.
Further, it designs and develops software drivers for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and MacOS, as well as embedded operating systems, such as Windows Embedded, Windows CE, Symbian, and PalmOS.
The company sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers and value added resellers, and indirectly through distributors.
OmniVision Technologies was founded by Shaw Hong and Raymond Wu.
The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
