Himax to Showcase tinyML-Powered Versatile Ultralow Power WiseEye AI at embedded world Exhibition&Conference 2024

WiseEye AI is Driving AI Innovations for Battery-Powered Endpoint Applications

TAINAN, Taiwan, April 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Himax Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIMX) (“Himax” or “Company”), a leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor products, today announced its participation in the embedded world Exhibition&Conference held in Nuremberg from April 9 to 11, 2024. Himax will showcase its WiseEye^TM applications and AI capabilities at the tinyML Pavilion booth, in collaboration with several ecosystem partners, through interactive demonstrations and expert-led discussions on-site. With Himax's powerful AI and industry-leading ultralow power technology, battery powered endpoint AI devices can operate with a significantly extended battery life. The exhibition will feature a range of in-house solutions, such as the versatile WiseEye Modules for seamless plug-and-play integration, and WiseEye Vein, a groundbreaking highly-secure contactless palm vein authentication solution. Additional live demonstrations with ecosystem partners, including a thumb-sized AI vision module with Seeed Studio (“Seeed”), a smart rodent camera with Laiwa Communication Ltd. (“Laiwa”), and many others will also be on display.

During the event, Himax is partnering with the tinyML Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing ultralow power machine learning technologies for edge devices, to underscore the joint vision of harnessing tinyML technology to enable trillions of distributed intelligent devices seamlessly integrated into daily life, all while adhering to ultralow power constraints. At the forefront of this initiative is Himax's WiseEye AI, which offers always-on tinyML AI solutions with renowned ultralow power consumption along with preeminent security and privacy protection. WiseEye’s versatility significantly benefits AI developers in prototyping and deploying inferences for endpoint AI devices, particularly those oriented towards battery-driven applications.

Amidst a world of exploding AI adoption, Himax has a steadfast commitment to advancing its AI capabilities, as evidenced by its successful integration into Dell notebooks and growing adoption in various IoT applications. Concurrently, Himax is expanding its vision-AI solutions across diverse domains. A pivotal strategy in broadening this AI market reach involves the introduction of a series of production-ready WiseEye Modules. Characterized by their ultralow power, compact form factor and universal interface, these modules offer a seamless plug-and-play experience with exceptional no-code/low-code AI capabilities. Equipped with a variety of pre-trained machine learning models which address specific use cases, AI developers can effortlessly and promptly program tailored inferences into the modules. As an illustration, the WiseEye Module has seen successful adoption in battery powered parking systems across various regions in Asia. With its pre-trained motion and occupancy detection AI, it streamlines vehicle billing processes, and, most importantly, the battery-powered design simplifies installation and maintenance effort compared to conventional wired solutions.