Himax to Debut Industry Leading In-Cell TDDI for LCD Notebook and On-Cell Touch Controller for Premium AMOLED Notebook at CES 2024 - Seite 2

HX83132 in-cell TDDI for LCD panels:

• Proven track record of mass-production for Himax proprietary multi-chip cascaded in-cell touch architecture
• Allows cascading multiple ICs for different display resolution
• Supports off-the-shelf Tcon without customization to enable in-cell touch function
• Incorporates embedded distributed touch MCU architecture; no need for a discrete touch MCU
• Supports multi-finger (up to 10 fingers) in-cell touch feature for LCD panel
• Supports active stylus with WGP or USI2.0 protocols at 240Hz report rate

HX85200 on-cell Touch Controller supporting AMOLED panels:

• Offers flexible panel type adoption, including rigid, flexible, or hybrid OLED panels
• Supports multi-finger (up to 10 fingers at 180Hz or 5 fingers at 240Hz report rate) capacitive touch
• Features high touch signal-to-noise ratio (SNR exceeding 45 dB) with perfect display quality without touch-display interference
• Supports active stylus with USI or MPP protocols at 240Hz report rate

“We are extremely excited about the introduction of our industry leading in-cell TDDI and on-cell touch controller for next generation notebook. This demonstrates our commitment to strengthening our touch control product roadmap in diverse applications,” said Jordan Wu, Chief Executive Officer at Himax. “Himax continues to offer upgrades to touch controller and TDDI technologies, providing more value-added feature selections for our customers. This, in return, represents the increasing content value gained per panel basis for the Company,” concluded Mr. Wu.

Himax invites all interested parties to stop by our exhibition booth at The Venetian Las Vegas Hotel (3355 Las Vegas Boulevard S, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) Venetian Exhibit Suite 34-208 to experience Company’s leading technologies for next generation notebook display. To schedule a meeting or booth tour, please contact Himax at: [e-mail].

About Himax Technologies, Inc.

Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX) is a leading global fabless semiconductor solution provider dedicated to display imaging processing technologies. The Company’s display driver ICs and timing controllers have been adopted at scale across multiple industries worldwide including TVs, PC monitors, laptops, mobile phones, tablets, automotive, ePaper devices, industrial displays, among others. As the global market share leader in automotive display technology, the Company offers innovative and comprehensive automotive IC solutions, including traditional driver ICs, advanced in-cell Touch and Display Driver Integration (TDDI), local dimming timing controllers (Local Dimming Tcon), Large Touch and Display Driver Integration (LTDI) and AMOLED display technologies. Himax is also a pioneer in tinyML visual-AI and optical technology related fields. The Company’s industry-leading WiseEye^TM Smart Sensing technology which incorporates Himax proprietary ultralow power AI processor, always-on CMOS image sensor, and CNN-based AI algorithm has been widely deployed in consumer electronics and AIoT related applications. While Himax optics technologies, such as diffractive wafer level optics, LCoS microdisplays and 3D sensing solutions, are critical for facilitating emerging AR/VR/metaverse technologies. Additionally, Himax designs and provides touch controllers, AMOLED ICs, LED drivers, EPD drivers, power management ICs, and CMOS image sensors for diverse display application coverage. 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, Germany, and the US. Himax has 2,838 patents granted and 376 patents pending approval worldwide as of September 30, 2023.