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	The Japanese engineering conglomerate did not say how much the deal was worth, but the leading Nikkei business daily pegged the figure at about 20 billion yen ($165 million).&nbsp;</div>
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	The sale could boost Sony&#39;s position as a global leader in image sensors, key components in smartphones and other mobile devices.</div>
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	The deal includes a transfer of 1,100 workers to Sony, which is itself overhauling its business after years of losses.</div>
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	Toshiba last month reported a quarterly loss of $102 million, as it faced investors&#39; wrath over an accounting crisis.</div>
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	One of the most damaging accounting scandals to hit Japan in recent years, the case forced an incumbent president and seven other top executives to resign after a company-hired panel found top management colluded to inflate profits for years.</div>
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	The embarrassing findings came as Japan adopted a long-awaited corporate governance code aimed at improving firms&#39; transparency.</div>
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Toshiba selling smartphone sensor business to Sony

TOKYO (AFP) - Toshiba said Wednesday that it would sell its image sensor business to Sony, as part of a wider overhaul in the wake of a huge accounting scandal.