AltaSens was officially founded on February 14, 2004 as a fabless imaging sensor business by members of the CMOS Imaging Sensors Group (RSCIS) at the Rockwell Scientific Company. With business acumen and investment funds provided by ITX Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, AltaSens was spun off at the precise moment for the company to make its mark in the new HDTV market.

Since 2004, AltaSens has emerged as the pioneer of High Definition and Wide Dynamic Range CMOS imaging technology. AltaSens’ products can be found at the heart of many high-end cameras built for a variety of applications, including videoconference and telepresence, surveillance, broadcast and cinematography, medical, and industrial. The company has grown rapidly and serves customers in Asia, Europe, and North America, with its headquarters in Westlake Village, California, and distributors in Silicon Valley, Japan, China, Taiwan, and Israel.

The leadership team at AltaSens has decades of international business experience in the semiconductor industry and has successfully developed many innovative, leading-edge designs for high-definition CMOS sensors. Working closely with customers, our talented engineering and production staffs bring together their expertise and creativity to design and build the best HD CMOS image sensors for the job.