Himax Technologies, Inc. Strengthens Investor Relations Program
July 01 2014 - 8:00AM
Himax Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:HIMX) ("Himax" or "Company"), a
leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and
other semiconductor products, today announced the hiring of IRTH
Communications as its new investor relations firm. Scott Powell
will serve as HIMX's account manager.
"We are pleased to begin working with IRTH Communications and
Scott Powell," began Mr. Jordan Wu, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Himax Technologies, Inc. "Scott's 15 years of capital
markets experience, institutional and retail investor
relationships, and strategic communications experience in guiding
public companies will be an asset to Himax. We look forward to
working with Scott and the entire IRTH team as we continue to
execute our growth plan and business objectives," concluded Mr.
Wu.
Scott Powell, Senior Vice President at IRTH Communications,
stated, "We are very pleased to have been selected by Himax
Technologies as its investor relations advisor to continue raising
the Company's profile within the capital markets. We look forward
to working with Company management to communicate its business
model and growth prospects to interested investors."
About Himax Technologies, Inc.
Himax Technologies, Inc. (HIMX) is a fabless semiconductor
solution provider dedicated to display imaging processing
technologies. Himax is a worldwide market leader in display driver
ICs and timing controllers used in TVs, laptops, monitors, mobile
phones, tablets, digital cameras, car navigation, and many other
consumer electronics devices. Additionally, Himax designs and
provides controllers for touch sensor displays, LCOS micro-displays
used in palm-size projectors and head-mounted displays, LED driver
ICs, power management ICs, scaler products for monitors and
projectors, tailor-made video processing IC solutions and silicon
IPs. The company also offers digital camera solutions, including
CMOS image sensors and wafer level optics, which are used in a wide
variety of applications such as mobile phone, tablet, laptop, TV,
PC camera, automobile, security and medical devices. Founded in
2001 and headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan, Himax currently employs
over 1,600 people from three Taiwan-based offices in Tainan,
Hsinchu and Taipei and country offices in China, Korea, Japan and
the US. Himax has 2,287 patents granted and 953 patents pending
approval worldwide as of March 31, 2014. Himax has retained its
position as the leading display imaging processing semiconductor
solution provider to consumer electronics brands worldwide.
http://www.himax.com.tw
Forward Looking Statements
Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ
materially include, but not limited to, general business and
economic conditions and the state of the semiconductor industry;
market acceptance and competitiveness of the driver and non-driver
products developed by the Company; demand for end-use applications
products; reliance on a small group of principal customers; the
uncertainty of continued success in technological innovations; our
ability to develop and protect our intellectual property; pricing
pressures including declines in average selling prices; changes in
customer order patterns; changes in estimated full-year effective
tax rate; shortages in supply of key components; changes in
environmental laws and regulations; exchange rate fluctuations;
regulatory approvals for further investments in our subsidiaries;
our ability to collect accounts receivable and manage inventory and
other risks described from time to time in the Company's SEC
filings, including those risks identified in the section entitled
"Risk Factors" in its Form 20-F for the year ended December 31,
2013 filed with the SEC, as may be amended.
CONTACT: Company Contacts:
Jackie Chang, CFO
Himax Technologies, Inc.
Tel: +886-2-2370-3999 Ext.22300
Or
US Tel: +1-949-585-9838 Ext.252
Fax: +886-2-2314-0877
Email: jackie_chang@himax.com.tw
www.himax.com.tw
Steven Lin, Investor Relations - Based in Taiwan
Himax Technologies, Inc.
Tel: +886-2-2370-3999 Ext.22320
Fax: +886-2-2314-0877
Email: stevenwy_lin@himax.com.tw
www.himax.com.tw
Investor Relations- US Representative
IRTH Communications, LLC
Scott Powell, Senior Vice President
Tel: +1-646-863-5166
Email: scott@irthcommunications.com
www.irthcommunications.com
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