2024 World Electronics Achievement Awards / SmartSens Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
SmartSens Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
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Candidate for: 2024 World Electronics Achievement Awards - Electronic Company of the Year
The main business of SmartSens is the research and development, design and sales of high-performance CMOS image sensor chips. As an enterprise dedicated to providing CMOS image sensor products with multi-scenario applications and full-performance coverage, the company's products have been widely used in intelligent security and industrial fields including network cameras, analog closed-circuit cameras, home care cameras, smart doorbells, drones, sweeping robots, industrial cameras, intelligent transportation, face recognition, etc.; intelligent automotive electronic application fields such as in-vehicle dash cameras, in-vehicle surround and rearview cameras, driver monitoring systems, passenger monitoring systems, etc.; consumer electronic application fields such as smart phones, tablets, smart home, and smart health, promoting the development and progress of smart life. And it helps the industry to develop in a more intelligent and information-oriented direction.

In 2023, SmartSens' revenue reached 2.857 billion yuan. According to TSR statistics, from 2020 to 2022, the company consecutively ranked first in global security CIS shipments, with a market share of 33.3% in 2022. Meanwhile, according to the latest report data from YOLE, in 2022, the company ranked fourth globally and second domestically in the automotive CIS market; fifth globally and third domestically in the Internet of Things CIS market; and sixth globally and second domestically in the industrial CIS market.
In 2023, with its efficient R&D efficiency and rapid expansion and close integration with downstream application customers, SmartSens' smartphone business flourished, and its revenue achieved significant growth. The shipment of high-end products of the SC580XS series, which is mainly used for the main and auxiliary cameras (including telephoto and wide-angle) of flagship phones, has opened up a second growth curve for the company's revenue. It also marks that SmartSens has made remarkable progress in catching up with the high-end product lines of overseas leading manufacturers, further enhancing the company's market position and brand influence.

The SC580XS is the first 50 million pixel 1/1.28-inch image sensor launched by SmartSens. As a 1.22µm pixel-sized image sensor, the SC580XS is equipped with SmartSens' new generation pixel technology SFCPixel®-2 and multiple technologies and processes such as PixGain HDR®, AllPix ADAF®, etc. With performance advantages such as high dynamic range, low noise, 100% full-pixel focusing, and ultra-low power consumption, it brings delicate image quality and rich details in both light and shade for the main camera of flagship smartphones.
SmartSens adheres to the development direction of "Smart Security + Smartphones + Automotive Electronics" as the three pillars, fully exerting its competitive advantage in efficient R&D, further optimizing and improving the product matrix, and successfully building the second pole of growth curve for high-end smartphone products. It achieved a total revenue of 285,734.33 ten thousand yuan, an increase of 15.08% compared with the previous year; it achieved a net profit attributable to the owners of the parent company of 1,421.55 ten thousand yuan, an increase of 9,696.35 ten thousand yuan compared with the same period of the previous year.

In the field of smart security, SmartSens, with a complete product matrix, excellent R&D strength and rapid response capabilities, continues to maintain a leading position in the global market and achieves stable business growth during the reporting period. According to TSR statistics, from 2020 to 2022, the company ranked first in global security CIS shipments for consecutive years, and its market share reached 33.3% in 2022. In the field of smartphones, in 2023, the company's CIS products for smartphones covered the mainstream demands of the current mobile phone market. The product resolutions ranged from 800,000 pixels to 50 million pixels. The annual revenue was 89,178.76 ten thousand yuan, an increase of 50.40% compared with the same period of the previous year, accounting for 31.21% of the main business income. In the field of automotive electronics, the company continues to deepen cooperation with many mainstream automakers. The industry solution capabilities and influence have been significantly enhanced, and the number of covered vehicle model projects has increased significantly. Meanwhile, according to the latest report data from YOLE, in 2022, the company ranked fourth globally and second domestically in the automotive CIS market; ranked fifth globally and third domestically in the Internet of Things CIS market; and ranked sixth globally and second domestically in the industrial CIS market.
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