Himax Imaging, Inc., a subsidiary of Himax Technologies, Inc.
(Nasdaq:HIMX) (“Himax” or the “Company”), a leading supplier and
fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor
products, today announced the HM01B0, an ultra-low power QVGA CMOS
Image Sensor that consumes less than 700µW when operating at QQVGA
resolution of 30 Frames Per Second (FPS), and less than 2mW when
operating at QVGA resolution with support for even lower power
modes. Himax is planning to deliver samples to selected customers
and partners in the first quarter of 2016.
The HM01B0 ultra-low power consumption allows the sensor to be
placed in a constant state of operation, enabling “always on”,
contextually aware, computer vision capabilities such as feature
extraction, proximity sensing, gesture recognition, object tracking
and pattern identification. To address the broad requirements of
computer vision systems and applications, the HM01B0’s unique low
power architecture gives camera integrators and developers the
flexibility to find the right balance of sensor resolution, speed,
noise, and power consumption that is best-suited to the
system.
The HM01B0 integrates a motion detection circuit
with an interrupt output pin, and an automatic exposure and gain
control loop to minimize host processor computation as well as data
communication to reduce system power. The sensor utilizes an
advanced 3.6µm pixel technology that offers sensitivity of below 1
lux, eliminating the need for additional light source, thereby
further reducing system power consumption. The sensor’s reflowable
chip scale package measures less than 5mm2 and requires only three
passive components to support a highly compact camera module and
miniature wafer level module assembly that can be easily integrated
into next-generation power-efficient devices for context sensitive
computer vision applications.
“Our image sensors for notebook and smartphone
applications, such as our ¼" 8MP MIPI sensor, have been among the
lowest power in the industry,” stated Jordan Wu, CEO of Himax
Technologies. “We believe that the HM01B0 is the lowest power CMOS
image sensor in the industry with similar resolution, while
offering outstanding sensor performance and high level of feature
integration. We are excited to build upon our core competence to
develop a new class of sensors that will support very low power
computer vision to enable new applications across smartphones,
tablets, AR/VR devices, IoT, and artificial intelligence for
consumer, medical, and industrial markets. With this new ultra-low
power sensor, Himax has been working with leading consumer
electronic brand customers and major platform providers to help
develop innovative features and reduce power consumption of
existing cameras. We have received a good level of interest from
quite a few of the industry’s leading players.”
Himax believes its HM01B0 is the best solution
on the market to meet the ever-growing computer vision and power
saving expectations and can be universally adopted for mobile
devices, AR/VR devices, IoT, and artificial intelligence
applications. The HM01B0 will be available in both monochrome and
color options. The sensor can also integrate into Wafer Level
Modules to be available for selected customers and partners in the
first quarter of 2016.
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 around 1,900 people from three Taiwan-based
offices in Tainan, Hsinchu and Taipei and country offices in China,
Korea, Japan and the US. Himax has 2,764 patents granted and 566
patents pending approval worldwide as of December 31, 2015. Himax
has retained its position as the leading display imaging processing
semiconductor solution provider to consumer electronics brands
worldwide.
http://www.himax.com.tw
About Himax Imagining (A subsidiary of Himax
Technologies)
Himax Imaging is a fabless semiconductor company
that develops CMOS Image Sensors (CIS), system-on-chip (SOC) and
wafer level camera solutions for next generation camera, video
communication and sensing applications. As a relative newcomer in
the CIS industry, Himax Imaging has quickly developed a broad
portfolio of products and technologies that have been adopted by
leading mobile computing and communication device manufacturers.
For more information, please visit:
http://himaximaging.com/.
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, 2014 filed with the SEC, as may be amended.
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
Nadiya Chen, Investor Relations
Himax Technologies, Inc.
Tel: +886-2-2370-3999 Ext. 22513
Fax: +886-2-2314-0877
Email: nadiya_chen@himax.com.tw
www.himax.com.tw
Penny Lin, Investor Relations
Himax Technologies, Inc.
Tel: +886-2-2370-3999 Ext.22320
Fax: +886-2-2314-0877
Email: penny_lin@himax.com.tw
www.himax.com.tw
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Lamnia International, LLC.
John Mattio, CEO
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Email: jmattio@lamniaintl.com
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