Keywords: SONY

Beijing time on April 16th, the morning news, the earthquake in Japan's southern regions, so far has been to kumamoto prefecture within 41 people were killed, injured nearly one thousand people, including 190 people in the midst. Currently there are still nearly 100000 people out of kumamoto seekers. In the earthquake, as well as damage to buildings and a high-speed train derailment, a camera chip factory also make SONY's was forced to suspend production, and the factory is the world's smartphones a key component part of the supply chain

Beijing time on April 16th, the morning news, the earthquake in Japan's southern regions, so far has been to kumamoto prefecture within 41 people were killed, injured nearly one thousand people, including 190 people in the midst. Currently there are still nearly 100000 people out of kumamoto seekers. In the earthquake, as well as damage to buildings and a high-speed train derailment, a camera chip factory also make SONY's was forced to suspend production, and the factory is the world's smartphones a key component part of the supply chain.

SONY said the company is still in the kyushu, the port city of Kumamoto (Kumamoto) factory inspection.

Mizuho securities analyst Kenichi Saita published research report, the intensity of the earthquake and its aftershocks improve kumamoto factory need time to recover operation risk, but from the current demand and SONY's ability to shift production to other Japanese factory, it would not have a significant impact on camera chip supply.

Kumamoto plant began operations in 2001, is responsible for the production of CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) sensor chip, the chip can light is converted to a digital signal, digital cameras and apple iPhone and other smart phone of one of the key components. If this kind of digital imaging chip supply disruptions, may cause the smartphone manufacturers are forced to delay the production, the sales will suffer losses.

SONY spokesman Haruka Kitagawa says: "we are just damage and when inspection will start operating problems. The building itself has not been seriously damaged."

Local time on Thursday night after the earthquake, SONY has suspended production, kumamoto factory and evacuation of the workers. No reports of kyushu electric power company of sendai damaged nuclear reactors.

On the news, shares in SONY Tokyo market trading down 3.2% on Friday, closed at 2395 yen ($22).