Samsung to challenge Sony's stronghold in image sensor market

Two companies taking different paths in navigating U.S.-China tech conflict

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Sony's stronghold in the global market for image sensors used in smartphones is facing a challenge from Samsung Electronics.(Source photos by Kei Higuchi and Kosaku Mimura)

KOSUKE SHIMIZU and KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics is challenging Sony's stronghold in the global market for image sensors used in smartphones at a time when geopolitical risks involving Chinese giant Huawei Technologies are changing the competitive landscape.

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