Speculating

Yesterday, the first departure from the post-Micron imaging company Aptina was announced. Dr. Ilia Ovsiannikov has moved to MagnaChip Semiconductor. As Image Sensor reported in detail, Ovsiannikov leaves the senior post at Micron of R&D manager and architect in Imaging to head up North American R&D for MagnaChip at their new design center in Pasadena.

Image Sensor speculated that perhaps Dr. Ovsiannikov preferred southern California to Aptina’s new home in San Jose. For those who spent time earlier in their careers nearer to the JPL birthplace of CMOS imagers in Pasadena, the urge to move south could prove too great.

For my own part, I have to wonder out loud if there will be more high-level departures out of Aptina.

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