Sony hunts for image sensor engineers in US and Europe

Talent shortage prompts company to add development hubs outside Japan

20190125N Sony image sensor factory Japan

A Sony image sensor factory in Japan.

HISASHI IWATO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Sony, which holds more than 50% of the global market for image sensors, is opening development centers in the U.S. and Europe in an effort to make up for a scarcity of engineering talent in Japan.

Sony recently opened a development center in the U.S. with dozens of designers to strengthen its ability to adapt designs to customer specifications.

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