US-based Micron Technology announced yesterday that its 2-megapixel CMOS image sensors for camera-equipped mobile phones and PDAs have entered the design-in stage. Volume production is expected to start in the second quarter of 2005, the company said. Micron also announced the availabilities of two VGA CMOS image sensors for mobile phones, the MT9V012 and the MT9V112 system-on-chip (SoC). In addition, the company plans to unveil its 5-megapixel CMOS sensor for digital still cameras (DSCs) in the second quarter, according to the company. If the design-in processes are successful, volume production should start in the second half of 2005, said the company