Himax Teams up with MediaTek and Megvii to Offer Industry’s First Active Stereo Camera 3D Sensing Reference Design for Andr...
September 05 2018 - 5:30AM
Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX), a leading supplier and
fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor
products, today announced collaboration with MediaTek Inc., an
industry leading smartphone AP platform provider, and Megvii, the
Chinese developer of the world’s biggest open platform of face
recognition known as Face++, to offer the industry’s first Active
Stereo Camera (ASC) 3D sensing reference design targeting facial
recognition and secure online payment for Android smartphone. Given
its cost benefit and outstanding performance, numerous smartphone
makers are enthusiastic about the reference design for their next
generation product launch.
The ASC 3D sensing solution combines MediaTek’s
stereo matching depth engine, Megvii’s Face++ AI-based computer
vision algorithm with Himax’s cutting-edge projector, sensor and
laser driver. The critical technologies provided by Himax include
DOE and collimator utilizing its world leading WLO technology in
the projector, a high efficiency laser driver IC, high precision
active alignment for the projector assembly, and two high
sensitivity near-infrared CMOS image sensors in the receiver.
Compared with the structured light technology, the ASC is a
lower cost 3D sensing solution targeting mass market smartphone
models for facial recognition, secure online payment and AI-based
photo enhancement.
The key features of the ASC 3D sensing solution
enabled by Himax 3D sensing technologies include:
- Customized infrared projector with patterned DOE and
collimator: Between 7,000 - 10,000 invisible dots to build
sophisticated 3D depth map
- High quantum efficiency sensor at 940nm band: Superior sensing
capability in both indoor/outdoor environments
- Glass broken detection: Patented glass broken detection
mechanism enabled by tailor made laser driver in the projector
whereby laser is shut down instantaneously in the event of broken
glass in the projector
- Eye safety: Certified for IEC 60825 Class 1, the international
standard governing laser product safety under all conditions of
normal use with naked eyes
- Compact form factor and power-efficient: Ideal for embedded and
mobile device integration
“We are pleased to partner with MediaTek and
Megvii. This strong alliance ensures that 3D sensing is affordable
for Android mass market and can be easily adopted by smartphone
makers to create exciting user experience. I believe ASC will
facilitate a broader adoption of 3D sensing on Android smartphone
during 2019,” said Jordan Wu, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Himax 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 heads-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 around 2,200 people from three Taiwan-based
offices in Tainan, Hsinchu and Taipei and country offices in China,
Korea, Japan, Israel and the US. Himax has 2,997 patents granted
and 442 patents pending approval worldwide as of June 30, 2018.
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, 2017 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
Ophelia Lin, Investor
RelationsHimax Technologies, Inc.Tel: +886-2-2370-3999
Ext.22202Fax: +886-2-2314-0877 Email:
ophelia_lin@himax.com.twwww.himax.com.tw
Ken Liu, Investor
RelationsHimax Technologies, Inc.Tel: +886-2-2370-3999
Ext.22513Fax: +886-2-2314-0877 Email:
ken_liu@himax.com.twwww.himax.com.tw
Investor Relations - US
RepresentativeGreg Falesnik, Managing DirectorMZ North
AmericaTel: +1-212-301-7130Email: greg.falesnik@mzgroup.us
www.mzgroup.us
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