OmniVision (formerly Will Semiconductor) · 豪威集成电路（集团）股份有限公司

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OmniVision Technologies (originally a US company) was acquired by a Chinese consortium led by Will Semiconductor in 2019; the parent formally renamed itsel…
Published

October 11, 2026

Chinese name: 豪威集成电路（集团）股份有限公司 (Háowēi Jíchéng Diànlù (Jítuán) Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī)

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OmniVision Technologies (originally a US company) was acquired by a Chinese consortium led by Will Semiconductor in 2019; the parent formally renamed itself from Will Semiconductor (韦尔股份) to OmniVision Group (豪威集团/豪威集成电路（集团）股份有限公司) and completed its Hong Kong listing in mid-January 2026 (first day +16.2%, market cap >HK$152.9bn) — a notable case of a Chinese fabless firm acquiring a once-independent Western chip brand outright rather than building one from scratch. Unlike most other entries updated in this tracker’s 2026 sweep, OmniVision’s recent results moved the other direction: Q1 2026 net profit fell 41.9% YoY to ¥503 million, and H1 2026 revenue was essentially flat at ¥14.03 billion with net profit down 39.9% to ¥1.22 billion (CIS -10.5% on smartphone softness and storage-cost crowding-out; analog +17.1%, display +12.9%, ‘emerging’ machine-vision/robotics CIS +47.1% and +71.2% respectively) — a useful reminder that China’s chip sector is not uniformly booming even where AI/memory-linked names are. Management then did something unusual for an A-share name and pre-disclosed Q3 operating data (25 August): Q3 revenue ¥7.58–8.13 billion, i.e. between -3.2% and +3.9% YoY, with gross margin recovering sequentially to 29.4–30.7% — stabilization guidance rather than a new spiral. 2025 full-year net profit had been reported up ~498% YoY to ¥3.3 billion, making the 2026 decline a reversal from an unusually strong prior-year base.

What does this firm design?

CMOS image sensors (smartphone and automotive cameras), plus analog and display driver solutions.

Key Facts

Category Fabless
Founded 2007
Location Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality
Product Focus CMOS image sensors, analog and display solutions
Node Sophistication Not disclosed
Entity List No
Last Verified Newest source dated 28 Sep 2026 (3 sources)

Design Score

4.2/5

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