Himax
Company type | Public |
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Nasdaq:HIMX | |
Industry | Semiconductor industry |
Founded | 12 June 2001 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Biing-Seng Wu,Jordan Wu(CEO),C.C. Tsai, Baker Bai |
Products | Integrated circuits |
Website | www |
Himax Technologies, Inc.(Nasdaq:HIMX) is afablesssemiconductormanufacturer headquartered inTainan City,Taiwanfounded on 12 June 2001. The company is publicly traded and listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol HIMX. Himax Technologies Limited functions as a holding under the Cayman Islands Companies Law.
Business overview
[edit]Himax is afablesssemiconductor solution[buzzword]provider dedicated to display imaging processing technologies. It is a worldwide market leader in display driver ICs and timing controllers used e.g. in TVs, laptops, monitors, mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, car navigation, virtual reality (VR) devices and other consumer electronics devices. Additionally, it designs and provides controllers for touch sensor displays, in-cell Touch and Display Driver Integration (TDDI) single-chip solutions[buzzword],LED driver ICs, power management ICs, scaler products for monitors and projectors, tailor-made video processing IC solutions[buzzword],silicon IPs and LCOS micro-displays for augmented reality (AR) devices and head-up displays (HUD) for automotive. Additional offers include digital camera solutions[buzzword],including CMOS image sensors and wafer level optics for AR devices, 3D sensing and machine vision, which are used in a wide variety of applications such as mobile phone, tablet, laptop, TV, PC camera, automobile, security, medical devices, home appliance and Internet of Things. For display drivers and display-related products, customers include panel manufacturers, agents or distributors, module manufacturers and assembly houses. Himax Technologies also works with camera module manufacturers, optical engine manufacturers, and television system manufacturers for various non-driver products.[1]
Additional information
[edit]Semiconductor intellectual property coredesigned by Himax Technologies is for example used in theOLPC XO-1subnotebook laptop computer.
On July 22, 2013, it was announced thatGooglewill take a 6.3% stake in Himax Display, a subsidiary of the company which focuses onliquid crystal on siliconchips being used inGoogle Glass.[2]
References
[edit]- ^"Himax Technologies, Inc. (Form: 20-F, Received: 03/28/2019 16:41:52)".secfilings.nasdaq.com.Retrieved2019-07-26.
- ^"Google Takes 6.3% Stake In Google Glass Tech Supplier Himax Display As It Preps To Ramp Up Production".22 July 2013.