For the longest time, the focus in digital photography has been on sensors – with camera brands continually pushing for higher resolutions and faster readout times. But now Canon seems to have shifted its focus to image processing units, or processors.
According to S&S Insider, a US-based market research firm, Canon was part of a huge ¥267.6 billion (approximately $1.7 billion / £1.3 billion / AU$2.4 billin) investment in Rapidus Corporation, a Japanese semiconductor manufacturer that’s developing the next generation of 2nm (nanometer) processors.
