Name

Corephotonics

Legal name

Corephotonics Ltd.

Website

https://corephotonics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Camera Technology / Computational Photography

NAICS

Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing (334310)

SIC

Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Audio, Imaging & Multimedia SoCs (ISP/Codec/Display) (HDAHABAH)

Keywords

• Computational photography
• Dual camera technology
• Mobile camera optics
• Folded camera design
• Camera IP licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Tel Aviv

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. IP Licensing: Corephotonics operates under an IP licensing business model. The company licenses its multi-aperture camera technologies (patented innovations in optics, mechanics, and image processing) to tier 1 smartphone manufacturers worldwide. The company monitors usage of its IP and actively enforces its patents.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Corephotonics develops and licenses patented multi-aperture camera technologies for mobile devices, combining optics, mechanics, software, and image processing. Its portfolio enables smartphone OEMs to deliver optical zoom (2x-5x), improved low-light performance, real-time depth mapping for bokeh and AR/VR, seamless camera transitions, and larger image sensors within slim smartphone form factors. The company licenses these technologies to tier 1 smartphone manufacturers under an IP licensing business model.

Product overview

Corephotonics is a pioneer and worldwide market leader of multi-aperture camera technologies for mobile devices, operating as a Samsung innovation center. The company's product portfolio spans three generations of camera technology: Generation 1 (2014) Zoom Dual Camera combining tele camera optics with dual camera algorithms; Generation 2 (2016) Folded Camera with folded camera optics and folded camera actuation/OIS; and Generation 3 automotive dual cameras. The core offering includes Dual Camera Algorithms powering image fusion, depth mapping, and smooth camera transitions, alongside Tele Camera Optics and Folded Camera Optics enabling optical zoom in slim smartphone form factors. Future technologies include autonomous camera capabilities and larger image sensors (up to 4/3"). The company operates under an IP licensing business model with 300+ granted patents covering lens design, camera mechanics, and imaging algorithms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Zoom Dual Camera (Generation 1) Multi-aperture dual camera system for smartphones combining tele camera optics with dual camera algorithms to enable 2x optical zoom and digital Bokeh within slim smartphone form factors. Designed for tier 1 smartphone OEMs.
• Folded Camera Optics (Generation 2) Periscope-type zoom camera technology that folds light using a prism, orienting the lens barrel parallel to the phone surface for unprecedented image quality in slim cameras with large aperture and focal length. Licensed to smartphone OEMs.
• Folded Camera Actuation & OIS Voice coil motor (VCM) based autofocus mechanism with optical image stabilization specifically designed for folded structure cameras, enabling macro shots and low-light performance. Component of the Folded Camera (Generation 2) platform licensed to OEMs.
• Dual Camera Algorithms Computational photography software including image fusion, stereoscopic depth mapping, and smooth camera transition algorithms for combining images from dual cameras into superior quality output. Licensed to smartphone OEMs as part of the multi-aperture camera IP package.
• Tele Camera Optics Compact telephoto lens design with TTL smaller than EFL ratio (down to 0.87), enabling 2x-3x optical zoom cameras with large aperture (up to F/2.2) while maintaining slim module height. Sub-component licensed to OEMs as part of Generation 1 zoom dual camera platform.
• Autonomous Camera AI-enhanced camera technology combining tightly integrated hardware and software enabling extended autonomous features for effortless video capture, scene understanding, and autonomous multi-camera capture. Licensed to smartphone OEMs.
• Larger Image Sensors Technology Technology enabling cameras with sensors as large as 21mm (4/3") that comply with smartphone form factor and reliability requirements, expanding beyond traditional DSC and DSLR size constraints. Licensed to smartphone OEMs.
• Automotive Dual Camera (Generation 3) Dual camera platform for automotive applications combining a wide camera with a 28-degree scanning tele camera. Extends Corephotonics' multi-aperture camera IP beyond smartphones into the automotive market.

Quantifiable outcome

• Optical zoom capability increased from digital zoom to 2x-3x optical zoom in slim smartphone form factors
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Samsung ElectronicscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2019In 2019, Corephotonics was acquired by Samsung Electronics. Following acquisition, Corephotonics operates as a Samsung innovation center specializing in cameras and photographic user experience. While remaining an independent company, it operates in close collaboration with Samsung System LSI Image Sensor Business to push forward mobile cameras' performance envelope. The company combines the robustness of a large company with the spirit of a startup company.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Qualcomm: Qualcomm's Spectra ISP and Snapdragon mobile platforms include multi-camera fusion capabilities that partially overlap with Corephotonics' image fusion and depth mapping algorithms. Qualcomm is both a potential competitor and a partner that OEMs may rely on instead of Corephotonics' IP.
• Sony Semiconductor Solutions: Sony is the dominant supplier of image sensors to the smartphone industry and works with Corephotonics' licensees (including Samsung) on sensor + ISP integration. Sony competes indirectly by providing computational features in its sensors that may reduce reliance on third-party dual-camera IP.
• Dolby Laboratories: Dolby is the canonical IP licensing company — high-margin royalty model built on foundational patents in audio and imaging. Corephotonics follows the same playbook in mobile camera IP, making Dolby a useful analog for unit economics and licensing strategy.
• MediaTek: MediaTek is a former Corephotonics investor and a leading smartphone SoC vendor whose ISPs support multi-camera setups. It is a relevant industry peer given its direct overlap with Corephotonics' computational photography and dual-camera fusion use cases.
• Apple (Imaging/Computational Photography): Apple's in-house silicon and computational photography pipeline (Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, ProRAW) represents the alternative architectural approach to dual-camera image quality. Apple does not license Corephotonics IP and is the most consequential non-licensing OEM benchmark.
• Google (Pixel Computational Photography): Google's Pixel team pioneered computational photography as a software-first alternative to hardware multi-aperture approaches. Google X lab also employed Dr. Noy Cohen before he joined Corephotonics, making Google a meaningful industry peer for the IP-vs-software debate.

Emerging players

• Largan Precision: Largan is the world's leading smartphone lens manufacturer, supplying folded optics and high-aperture lens modules to flagship smartphone OEMs. It is a potential customer/partner for Corephotonics optics IP and competes on the hardware side of the dual-camera stack.
• Sunny Optical: Sunny Optical is a major Chinese supplier of smartphone lens sets and camera modules, including folded/periscope lenses. It competes with Corephotonics' IP licensees in the module supply chain and is a likely enforcement/licensing target.
• Mantis Vision: Mantis Vision is an Israeli 3D sensing/imaging company with overlapping dual-camera and depth-mapping capabilities. It is comparable on technology (computational imaging, depth maps) and Israeli ecosystem, and Corephotonics' HR Director previously worked there.

Direct peers

• Xperi (formerly Tessera): Xperi is the most direct comparable — it acquired Eyesquad (founded by Corephotonics' CEO Mendlovic and GM Shabtay) and operates a similar IP licensing model for imaging and opto-electronics patents. Both companies monetize mobile imaging IP via licensing/royalties to tier 1 OEMs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Corephotonics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors15 records

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M&A

Investments

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