35 Years of the World’s Best Image Sensors in Europe

In 2025, we celebrate our 35 years’ partnership with Sony Semiconductor for the distribution and support of Sony image sensors in EMEA. Over the years, Macnica ATD Europe has become the go-to partner for any vision system developer looking for the latest CMOS sensor technology.

What if groundbreaking technology existed but you could not buy it?

Together with the SONY semiconductors division, ATD Electronique (now Macnica ATD Europe) laid the foundation of the European Imaging and Vision industry back in 1990.

In 1995, the partnership was extended to the distribution of CCD line-scan and area-scan image sensors. In the meantime, Macnica ATD Europe accompanied the market’s transition from CCD to global shutter CMOS sensors initiated by the Sony trailblazing Pregius series.

More recently, the Sony SenSWIR sensor technology with visible and short-wave infrared sensitivity set another milestone in the machine vision market.

Today, Macnica ATD Europe offers the computer vision community a comprehensive service around Sony image sensors.

This includes system integration support with the selection of the right image sensor for the application, design samples, fast delivery thanks to local stock at our European facilities, and easy-to-reach technical support in the European time zone without language barrier – all at a competitive price.

“We are proud of the long-lasting partnership that unites Macnica ATD Europe and Sony”, said Björn Krasemann, VP Sales & Business Development at Macnica ATD Europe. “The trust that Sony puts in us acknowledges the outstanding job that our team does every day to provide our customers the best possible imaging solutions. But it also motivates us to continuously improve to live up to that trust”.

Nicole Meyer, Key Account Manager Distribution at Sony Semiconductors, congratulated Macnica ATD Europe for 35 years of partnership. “Together, we have shaped the imaging market in Europe for more than three decades, and we look forward to continued success in the future”.

More than ever, we are at your side for your imaging projects.

And with our FPGA and AI processing platforms, we also have the technology to help you design your image processing pipeline. We can also speed up your development with our design services.

Contact us today to kick-start your vision project!