SAN DIEGO and TAINAN, Taiwan, Aug. 30,
2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:
QCOM) and its subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and Himax
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX), today jointly announced a
collaboration to accelerate the development and commercialization
of a high resolution, low power active 3D depth sensing camera
system to enable computer vision capabilities for use cases such as
biometric face authentication, 3D reconstruction, and scene
perception for mobile, IoT, surveillance, automotive and
AR/VR.
The collaboration brings together Qualcomm
Spectra™ technologies and expertise in computer vision
architecture and algorithm with Himax's complementary technologies
in wafer optics, sensing, driver, and module integration
capabilities to deliver a fully integrated SLiM™
(Structured Light Module) 3D solution. The
SLiM™ is a turn-key 3D camera module that
delivers real-time depth sensing and 3D point cloud generation with
high resolution and high accuracy performance for indoor and
outdoor environments. The SLiM™ is engineered for very
low power consumption in a compact, low profile form factor, making
the solution ideal for embedded and mobile device integration.
Qualcomm Technologies and Himax will commercialize the
SLiM™ 3D camera as a total camera system solution for
a wide array of markets and industries with mass production
targeting in Q1/2018.
"This partnership with Himax highlights the technology
investments we are making with Taiwanese companies to continue
leading in visual processing innovation," said Jim Cathey, senior vice president and president,
Asia Pacific and India, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "The
combination of cutting edge technology licensing and collaboration
with an industry leading Taiwanese partner like Himax will help
create groundbreaking new products in Taiwan, strengthening the global 3D depth
sensing ecosystem and boosting Taiwan's economy."
"As an engineer, it is gratifying to see how our technology
inventions enable products that will enrich user experience for
consumers around the world," said Chienchung Chang, vice president
of engineering, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "It has been a great
experience collaborating with Himax on the project to enable 3D
computer vision technologies in smartphones, virtual reality and
augmented reality products."
"Our 3D sensing solution will be a game changing technology for
smartphones, where we will enable the Android ecosystem to provide
the next generation of mobile user experience," said Jordan Wu, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Himax Technologies. "Our two companies have worked together for
more than four years to design the SLiM™ 3D sensing
solution to meet growing demands for enhanced computer vision
capabilities that will enable amazing new features and use cases in
a broad range of markets and applications. We are pleased to
partner with Qualcomm Technologies to put together an ecosystem and
to enable the revolutionary computer vision solutions for our
customers globally in a timely fashion."
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm's technologies powered the smartphone revolution and
connected billions of people. We pioneered 3G and 4G – and now we
are leading the way to 5G and a new era of intelligent, connected
devices. Our products are revolutionizing industries, including
automotive, computing, IoT, healthcare and data center, and are
allowing millions of devices to connect with each other in ways
never before imagined. Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing
business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio.
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated,
operates, along with its subsidiaries, all of our engineering,
research and development functions, and all of our products and
services businesses, including, our QCT semiconductor business. For
more information, visit Qualcomm's website, OnQ blog, Twitter and
Facebook pages.
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 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 and Internet of Things.
Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan, Himax currently employs over 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 3,000 patents
granted and 404 patents pending approval worldwide as of
June 30th, 2017. Himax has retained
its position as the leading display imaging processing
semiconductor solution provider to consumer electronics brands
worldwide.
Qualcomm Spectra is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Qualcomm Contacts:
Pete Lancia, Corporate
Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-5959
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
John Sinnott, Investor Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com
Himax Contacts:
Jackie Chang, CFO
Tel: +886-2-2370-3999 Ext.22300
Or
Phone: 1-949-585-9838 Ext.252
Email: jackie_chang@himax.com.tw
Ophelia Lin, Investor Relations
Phone: 886-2-2370-3999 Ext.22202
Email: ophelia_lin@himax.com.tw
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