Himax Technologies Hosts Taiwan's President Tsai during Official Visit to Company Headquarters and Overview Himax's Leading A...
September 02 2016 - 7:00AM
Himax Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:HIMX) (“Himax” or “Company”), a
leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and
other semiconductor products, today announced the Company received
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen for a very rare, Presidential visit
to a company's offices. On Thursday, September 01st, President Tsai
and her Minister of Economic Affairs Lee Chih-Kung were received by
Himax Management and staff at Himax's Tainan headquarters.
Taiwan's Office of the President and Ministry of
Economic Affairs' interest in Himax was heighted by the enormous
success of Pokémon Go's use of an augmented reality (“AR”)
technology. Himax is one of the top three display driver companies
in the world and recognized as the leading company in AR and VR
related technologies. Himax is also currently expanding its
manufacturing capacity at the only known facility capable of
mass-market manufacturing and has confirmed engagement with 30 plus
companies in various stages of design, version advancement or
currently shipping AR related products to its customers.
Himax’s Chairman and CEO provided President Tsai
and the press outlets covering the event some of over 15 year
history of Himax Technologies, more than $100 million investment in
the research and development of AR/VR related technologies.
President Tsai overview's included as hands-on walk through of the
initial versions of AR devices like Google Glass' first version and
concluded with closed door trial of some world leading technologies
that President Tsai stated, “these are truly amazing.”
President Tsai commented, “Today, I witnessed
our most advanced technology and research capabilities. It is also
Company run by a good management team that leads and develops the
talent and skill here in Taiwan. Taiwan is grateful to recognize
Himax one of the great companies in Taiwan and also the global
leader of these fast growing technologies, and the intriguing
products that have been silently developing for years now launching
into the marketplace. To support Himax and overall industry, we
will provide our full resources and support from our Ministry of
Economic Affairs and cooperation and assistance where needed by our
government. I appreciate each of you and every one of your
contributions to the Taiwanese technology industry.”
President Tsai presented her autograph with the
quote of “World-Class Leader” to Himax for its leading
technologies.
About Himax Technologies,
Inc.
Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: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,
virtual reality (VR) devices and many other consumer electronics
devices. Additionally, Himax designs and provides controllers for
touch sensor displays, in-cell Touch and Display Driver Integration
(TDDI) single-chip solutions, LED driver ICs, power management ICs,
scaler products for monitors and projectors, tailor-made video
processing IC solutions, silicon IPs and LCOS micro-displays for
augmented reality (AR) devices and head-up displays (HUD) for
automotive. 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, medical devices and
Internet of Things. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Tainan,
Taiwan, Himax currently employs around 2,100 people from three
Taiwan-based offices in Tainan, Hsinchu and Taipei and country
offices in China, Korea, Japan and the US. Himax has 2,878 patents
granted and 480 patents pending approval worldwide as of June 30th,
2016. 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, 2015 filed with the SEC, as may be amended.
Company Contacts:
Jackie Chang, CFOHimax
Technologies, Inc.Tel: +886-2-2370-3999 Ext.22300 OrUS Tel:
+1-949-585-9838 Ext.252Fax: +886-2-2314-0877Email:
jackie_chang@himax.com.twwww.himax.com.tw
Penny Lin, Investor RelationsHimax
Technologies, Inc.Tel: +886-2-2370-3999 Ext.22320Fax:
+886-2-2314-0877 Email: penny_lin@himax.com.twwww.himax.com.tw
Investor Relations - US Representative
John Mattio, FounderLamnia International, LLC.Tel: +1 (203) 885
-1099Direct: +1 (203) 885 -1058 Email: jmattio@lamniaintl.com
www.lamniaintl.com
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