Corporate Fact Sheet

Aptina Corporate Facts

Aptina Imaging Corporation is the leading innovator of CMOS imaging technology, enabling imaging everywhere with unparalleled pixel performance, sensor functionality and camera system capability. Leveraging its industry-leading portfolio, the company is extending its strength in the mobile and PC markets into emerging digital camera, surveillance, medical and automotive applications, thereby positioning the company for revenue growth more than double that of the industry through 2012.

At-a-Glance

• Privately held
• 650 employees worldwide
• Executive Office in San Jose, CA with additional offices in China, Finland, Germany, Japan, Korea, Norway, Singapore, Taiwan, and United Kingdom

Executive Leadership:

• Dave Orton, Chief Executive Officer
• Bob Gove, President and Chief Technology Officer
• Joe Passarello, Chief Financial Officer

Key Milestones:

• 2010 - Electronic Design Golden Mousetrap Award Finalist
• 2009 - EDN Innovation Award Finalist
• 2009 - Aptina spins out as an independent privately held company
• 2008 - Shipped 1 billionth sensor
• 2008 - Micron launches Aptina: a CMOS image sensor division
• 2006 – World’s first 1.4-um CMOS pixel
• 2005 – World’s first 1.75-um CMOS pixel
• 2002 - First Micron image sensor products launched
• 2001 - Micron acquires Photobit
• 1995 - Photobit established to commercialize CMOS active pixel sensor technology
• 1992-1995 - JPL team invented CMOS active pixel sensor technology

Investors:

• Riverwood Capital (www.riverwoodcapital.com)
• TPG (www.tpg.com)
• Micron Technology (www.micron.com)

Awards:

• 2008 - Takayanagi Award: Presented to Dr. Junichi Nakamura
• 2008 - Best Supplier Award: Foxconn
• 2007 - Best Supplier Award: Samsung Electro-Mechanics
• 2007 - Best Supplier Award: Lenovo Mobile