What Gpixel does

Gpixel Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (HKEX: 03277.HK) is a China-based fabless designer of high-performance CMOS image sensors founded in 2012 and headquartered in Changchun, Jilin. The company sells into industrial, scientific, professional, and medical imaging markets through nine specialized product families — GMAX (machine vision), GSPRINT (high-speed), GSENSE (scientific sCMOS), GLUX (ultra-low light), GCINE (cinematography), GTOF (iToF), GL (line scan and TDI), GXS (compact/medical), and GIR (InGaAs SWIR) — supported by a custom design service. Its core technical differentiators are proprietary pixel architectures including charge-domain global shutter, backside illumination (BSI) reaching up to 97% peak QE, 1D/2D stitching for large-area sensors, dual-gain HDR, and 2-wafer stacked BSI structures, all manufactured externally at foundries such as TSMC.

The company's revenue model is hardware-led, with the vast majority of sales from one-time sensor chip purchases by OEM customers in machine vision, scientific research, medical devices, and professional camera markets. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers engage through direct, consultative B2B sales via the corporate website inquiry channel, with no apparent distributor or reseller layer. Semi-custom and full-custom design services generate additional professional-services revenue while embedding Gpixel IP into customer camera platforms. The company has wholly-owned engineering and sales offices in Changchun, Hangzhou, Dalian, Antwerp (Belgium), and Tokyo (Japan), supporting a global customer base.

In FY2025 Gpixel reported CNY 856.5M in revenue (+27% YoY) and CNY 293M in net profit (+49% YoY), and ranks as the world's third-largest industrial image sensor supplier with 15.2% market share. The company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on April 17, 2026, raising HK$2.6B (~USD 332M), and in the same month announced a flagship co-development partnership with Leica Camera AG to design a bespoke sensor for Leica cameras. Cornersone investors in the IPO included Hillhouse Investment, Boyu Capital, Source Code Capital, and Value Partners. 76% of IPO proceeds are allocated to R&D and APAC expansion (Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan).

Name

Gpixel

Legal name

Gpixel Microelectronics Co., Ltd.

Website

https://gpixel.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Ipo

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Gpixel is a China-based fabless designer of high-performance CMOS image sensors serving scientific, industrial, professional, and medical imaging OEMs worldwide through nine specialized product families and custom design services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

CMOS Image Sensors

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• CMOS image sensors
• Scientific imaging sensors
• Machine vision sensors
• Industrial image sensors
• Custom sensor design

Headquarters

HQ city

Changchun

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CMOS Image Sensor Hardware Sales: Gpixel generates revenue primarily from the sale of CMOS image sensor chips and related hardware components. As a fabless semiconductor company, it sells designed sensors to customers across industrial, scientific, medical, and professional imaging markets. Revenue is predominantly one-time hardware revenue, though customization and semi-custom design services may generate additional professional services revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gpixel designs and develops advanced CMOS image sensors as a fabless semiconductor company, offering both off-the-shelf and custom-designed sensor solutions. The product portfolio covers nine specialized families (GMAX, GSPRINT, GSENSE, GLUX, GCINE, GTOF, GL, GXS, GIR) addressing machine vision, scientific, professional cinematography, medical, and 3D imaging applications. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of sensor chips, supported by semi-custom and full-custom design services for OEM customers.

Product overview

Gpixel (Gpixel Microelectronics Co., Ltd., stock code: 03277.HK) delivers off-the-shelf and customized CMOS image sensors serving scientific, industrial, professional, and medical imaging markets. The product portfolio comprises nine specialized sensor families: GMAX (global shutter for machine vision, 2.4-271 MP), GSPRINT (high-speed imaging up to 6400 fps), GSENSE (scientific-grade with up to 97% QE), GLUX (ultra-low light sCMOS), GCINE (8K cinematography with stacked BSI), GTOF (Time of Flight 3D sensing), GL (line scan for industrial inspection), GXS (compact medical endoscopy), and GIR (InGaAs SWIR sensors). The company also offers custom sensor design services. Products utilize advanced technologies including charge domain global shutter, backside illumination, 3D wafer stacking, large area stitching, and TDI (Time Delay Integration). Primary applications span machine vision, robotics, scientific imaging, astronomy, medical imaging (OCT, X-ray, endoscopy), professional video/cinematography, traffic systems, and industrial inspection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GMAX Series Global shutter sensor family for machine vision and industrial automation applications, featuring resolutions from 2.4 MP to 271 MP with charge domain global shutter technology, delivering high speed, low noise, and excellent shutter efficiency for production line inspection, traffic systems, and logistics applications.
• GSPRINT Series High-speed global shutter product family for demanding imaging applications including 3D laser profiling, industrial inspection, motion analysis, and high-speed photography. Offers resolutions from 2 MP to 21 MP with frame rates up to 6400 fps.
• GSENSE Series World-leading scientific CMOS image sensor family with correlated multiple sampling for extreme low noise and true HDR for high dynamic range. Features optional backside illumination achieving up to 97% peak QE. Primary applications include scientific imaging, medical imaging, spectroscopy, fluorescence imaging, astronomy, high energy physics, and high-end surveillance.
• GLUX Series Backside illuminated scientific grade CMOS image sensor family combining sub-electron noise performance with high frame rates for ultra-low light scientific imaging and high-end low-light surveillance applications.
• GCINE Series Flagship professional imaging and cinematography product family utilizing 2-wafer level stacked BSI architecture. Delivers 8K video at 120fps and 4K at 240fps with up to 110 dB dynamic range for cinematography, drones, professional photography, and broadcast video applications.
• GTOF Series iToF (indirect Time of Flight) image sensor product family featuring pixel-level stacked BSI technology for high accuracy depth sensing, distance measurement, and 3D spatial data acquisition. Targets robotics, ADAS, consumer electronics, and logistics applications.
• GL Series Horizontal line scan sensor family with resolutions ranging from 2K to 16K and line rates up to 200 kHz. Features pixel sizes from 3.5 μm to 14 μm. Includes standard line scan and TDI (Time Delay Integration) variants for lithium battery inspection, screen inspection, printing inspection, automatic sorting, rail inspection, and photovoltaic inspection.
• GXS Series Compact CMOS image sensors and modules based on wafer-level chip-scale packaging technology. Designed for space-constrained medical and consumer applications including disposable endoscopy, wearable devices, VR/AR, position sensing, smart appliances, and toys.
• GIR Series
• Custom Design Service Custom CMOS image sensor design and development service. Gpixel's experienced design team provides tailored sensor solutions including feasibility research, chip design, ceramic packaging, electronics system development, sample processing, functional testing, and reliability testing. Deliverables are sensor chips only; design layouts are not provided.
• GLR1202BSI-L 2K high-speed BSI line scan CMOS image sensor with 12.5 μm × 1000 μm large rectangular pixel size and 2000 × 1 resolution. Achieves nearly 90% QE at 650 nm with 2 Me⁻ FWC and 69 dB dynamic range. Supports on-chip 1×2 binning for 350 kHz line rate. Designed for high-end laser displacement sensing applications.
• GLR1002BSI-S Next-generation 2K BSI CMOS line scan sensor for OCT and spectroscopy applications. Features 10 μm × 200 μm rectangular pixel optimized for precise optical alignment, 250 kHz readout, 58% QE at 850 nm, 155 ke⁻ FWC, and true 12/14-bit output. Enables wide dynamic range and high-contrast fringe reconstruction with <450 mW power consumption.
• GSENSE1517BSI 16.8 MP (4116 × 4100) scientific CMOS image sensor with 15 μm × 15 μm pixels and 61.74 mm × 61.50 mm large imaging area. Achieves 92% peak QE, minimum read noise of 1.2 e⁻, and 95.3 dB intra-scene dynamic range with 12-bit dual-gain HDR. Features SiC package with three-side buttable design for mosaic tiling. Covers soft X-ray, UV, visible, and NIR spectrum for astronomical imaging applications.
• GMAX2424BSI 24.64 Megapixel back-illuminated rolling shutter CMOS image sensor with 2.403 μm pixel size and 17.47 mm diagonal. Features sub-LVDS and MIPI interfaces supporting up to 1.2 Gbps per lane. Achieves 60 fps in 10-bit sub-LVDS mode and 17 fps in 10-bit MIPI mode. Pin-compatible with GMAX3412 and GMAX3405 for development efficiency. Designed for industrial inspection applications.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Leica Camera AGflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Gpixel entered a strategic partnership with Leica Camera AG to jointly develop a bespoke CMOS image sensor specifically designed for Leica cameras. The partnership leverages engineering resources from Leica's Wetzlar (Germany) headquarters, Gpixel's Changchun facility, and Gpixel's Antwerp (Belgium) office. This is a flagship co-development partnership combining Leica's optical and camera system expertise with Gpixel's image sensor design capabilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• STMicroelectronics: Global semiconductor incumbent offering CMOS image sensors for industrial, automotive, and consumer markets. Comparable as a broad-portfolio sensor competitor targeting similar global shutter and machine vision applications.
• Sony Semiconductor Solutions: Dominant global CMOS image sensor leader serving smartphone, industrial, automotive, and professional markets. Directly comparable to Gpixel across scientific and industrial product lines, with broader scale and consumer market reach.
• Samsung System LSI: Major CMOS image sensor producer competing with Gpixel in industrial and consumer imaging. Operates as a broad semiconductor incumbent with IDM capabilities and massive scale advantages.
• Canon (CMOS sensor business): Major imaging company with proprietary CMOS sensor technology serving professional, medical, and industrial markets. Comparable as a vertically integrated competitor with strong IP and brand presence overlapping Gpixel's professional imaging segment.

Direct peers

• onsemi (ON Semiconductor): Direct competitor in industrial and machine vision CMOS image sensors. Both companies target machine vision, factory automation, and similar global shutter architectures with overlapping product portfolios.
• ams OSRAM: Supplies CMOS image sensors including specialized sensors for industrial, medical, and 3D sensing applications. Directly competes with Gpixel in machine vision and 3D imaging segments.
• Hamamatsu Photonics: Specialist in scientific detectors including CMOS image sensors for scientific and medical applications. Comparable to Gpixel's GSENSE product line targeting astronomy, microscopy, and spectroscopy markets.
• SmartSens Technology: Chinese CMOS image sensor company competing with Gpixel in industrial and machine vision markets. Closest direct competitor by geography and product overlap, both targeting global shutter and high-resolution industrial sensors.
• Teledyne Technologies (e2v / FLIR): Teledyne's image sensor group (including e2v) is a leading supplier of scientific and industrial CMOS sensors. Directly comparable to Gpixel's GSENSE scientific imaging product family with similar astronomy, life science, and spectroscopy use cases.

Emerging players

• Pixart Imaging: Specialist CMOS image sensor designer focused on consumer, gaming, and emerging IoT applications. Comparable as a fabless image sensor designer with overlapping product lines, though more focused on consumer-facing markets than Gpixel's industrial/scientific emphasis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gpixelcmos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gpixel-inc.

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments1 record

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