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Started Aug 26, 2020 | Discussions thread
nnowak Veteran Member • Posts: 9,075
Re: Possible sensor fab constraints

thunder storm wrote:

nnowak wrote:

Let me preface this by saying I am not at all positive about what I am writing below, but it is my current understanding. If someone has more accurate details, please correct me.

I believe Canon has an older sensor fab line and a newer sensor fab line. My understanding is the 24mp crop sensor and the full frame 6D II/RP/5D IV/R sensors all come off of the old line. The 32mp crop sensor, and full frame 1DX III/R5/R6 sensors all come off of the new line.

Assuming the above is correct, limited production capacities may make the 32mp sensor more "costly" for Canon than the older 24mp sensor. Attempting to produce enough 32mp sensors for every single crop Canon camera model may make it difficult to meet production demands for the newest full frame cameras.

Maybe. But delays can be caused by other factors than sensor production.

I am not suggesting that there are any delays.  If my understanding of the old vs new fab lines are correct, each line has a finite production capacity.  If neither line can single-handedly produce all of the needed sensors for a year, then production would need to be balanced across both lines.  It is quite possible that the new line can not produce enough 32mp sensors to satisfy M300/M50 II demands while also producing enough full frame sensors for the 1DX III/R5/R6.

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