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Himax Technologies, Inc. Description

Himax Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets semiconductors for flat panel displays. The company operates in two segments, Driver IC and Non-Driver Products. Its principal products include display drivers and timing controllers for large-sized thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels that are used in desktop monitors, notebook computers, and televisions; and display drivers and timing controllers for small and medium-sized TFT-LCD panels, which are used in mobile handsets and consumer electronics products, such as tablet PCs, netbook computers, digital cameras, mobile gaming devices, portable DVD players, digital photo frames, head-mounted-displays, and car navigation displays. The company also offers touch controller ICs for electronic devices, such as smartphones, mobile internet devices, and tablet PCs; TFT-LCD television and monitor semiconductor solutions; and liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) microdisplays solutions, including color-filter LCOS, color-sequential LCOS, and micro-electro mechanical systems. In addition, it provides power management ICs and light-emitting diode drivers; complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensors primarily for camera-equipped mobile devices; wafer level optics products; silicon IPs for various media commercial products; and ASIC service for television makers. The company offers its display drivers and display-related products to panel manufacturers, agents or distributors, module manufacturers, and assembly houses; and non-driver products to camera module manufacturers, optical engine manufacturers, and television system manufacturers. Himax Technologies, Inc. sells its products through direct sales teams in Taiwan, China, South Korea, and Japan, as well as in Europe and the United States. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan.

Sector: Technology
Industry: Semiconductors
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