Sony in talks with Toshiba to acquire its CMOS sensor business

Sony officially announced the beginning of negotiations with Toshiba to acquire its CMOS image sensor business. Sony is aiming at Toshiba's fabrication facilities, equipment and even the 1,100 employees working on CMOS image sensor engineering and design at the company. If the deal goes through, Sony will have Toshiba's plant in Oita, Japan. This acquisition would put Sony in a position