AnaFocus receives financial backing of €2.5m
Will be used to develop cleanroom facilities for sensor mass production
AnaFocus, a developer of intelligent CMOS image sensors with facilities in Spain, Japan and Israel, has received backing of €2.5m from a Spanish private equity fund.
The investment, from Fondo Jeremie Andalucia, a private equity fund managed by the Agency for Innovation and Development of Andalucia, will be used to set up cleanroom facilities for sensor mass-production, the development of a family of intelligent CMOS image sensors, for machine vision and the expansion of teams in Spain and Japan.
‘AnaFocus competes in a market sector with a strong growth potential and has a clear and differentiated value proposition compared with the standard offer of image sensors,’ said Stefan Mathesius, director of Fondo Jeremie Andalucia.
‘Despite its limited initial financial resources, AnaFocus’ founding team members succeeded in developing a world-class engineering team and created and consolidated an impressive portfolio of customers. The achievements in Japan are especially commendable.’
Rafael Romay, general manager of AnaFocus, added: ‘AnaFocus has always pursued technological excellence in all of its developments. Such a focus has allowed us to create a considerable portfolio of IP around key aspects of CMOS image sensor technology, including pixel-level image storage and processing, HDR sensing, ultra-low noise, ultra-high speed sensor readout, distributed processing architectures for real-time optical correction and novel architectures for sensor auto-reconfiguration and self-programming.
‘Our unique technology in addition to the methodology we use for the development of complex systems on-chip (SoC) image sensor, and the knowledge and professionalism of our team are the key factors that persuade our past and current customers.’