Himax Commences World’s First Mass Production of LTDI Automotive Display Solution for NEVs
11 October 2023 - 7:15PM
Himax Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIMX) (“Himax” or “Company”), a
leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and
other semiconductor products, today announced that mass
production of its LTDI (Large Touch and Display Driver Integration)
automotive display solution, HX83180 series, for leading vendors’
latest NEV models, commenced during the third quarter of 2023. LTDI
design is particularly suitable for prevailing NEVs, known for
their stylish smart cabins that feature large-sized display,
panoramic view, free-form, curved design and in-cell touch
functions. The Company has received a proliferation of inquiries
regarding its LTDI solution which is now universally adopted by
panel makers across the board.
The advancement of electric and autonomous
vehicles has shifted the focus of the automotive industry from
traditional metrics of engine efficiency and horsepower to
prioritizing battery longevity and user-friendly interior cabin
design. With the introduction of innovative display technology, car
manufacturers have redefined the functionality of dashboards and
central consoles, transforming them into an integrated, panoramic
cockpit display with touch features. This transformative approach
provides a consumer-electronics-inspired human-machine interface,
delivering a futuristic and high-tech driving experience.
Himax is a pioneer in the industry, introducing the world-first
LTDI technology back in 2021 meticulously designed to support such
seamless, integrated large touch display panels, usually larger
than 30 inches in size or spinning pillar-to-pillar across the
entire width of the cockpit. Notably, Himax’s proprietary LTDI
technology boasts the following features:
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Provides flexible design for various size / resolution /
touch density: Outstanding capability to cascade up
to 28 chips in series for a single, gigantic cockpit display
in diverse sizes and resolutions up to 12K1K.
- Enables
one-piece seamless panel design: Supports slim form,
narrow bezel, curved shape with excellent display performance. LTDI
makes possible the seamless one-piece molding of large-sized
panels, a substantial improvement over conventional panels which
are composed of tiled small displays.
- Employs
distributed microprocessor architecture to shorten development time
and save cost: Featuring state-of-the-art architecture
that not only integrates display driver and touch sensor, but also
adopts proprietary distributed touch microprocessors architecture
significantly reducing development time and cost.
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Complies with leading automotive standards:
Conforms to automotive AEC-Q100 reliability specifications and the
latest automotive ISO 26262 functional safety requirements.
Himax’s cutting edge LTDI technology was first
showcased at CES 2022 by a leading panel customer for its 30-inch
panoramic view, in-cell touch display that provides seamless,
intuitive and advanced tactile experience for future generation
smart cabins. After its debut, customer inquiries and adoptions
increased rapidly. Currently, two large touch display integrated
panels with sizes of 35.6” and 44.8” have commenced mass production
and are slated to be incorporated in the launch of new energy
vehicles this season. In addition to the first generation LTDI
with COF design, Himax also released a chip with COG design that
can support even more channels and has gained several design-ins
with global panel makers.
“Automotive display deployment is not only
rapidly increasing in number, but also in size and feature
complexity. Himax is optimistic about the trend of panoramic
cockpits adoption inside vehicles, and we continue to expand our
LTDI product line to better cater to customers’ needs for next
generation vehicles,” said Ming-Cheng Chiu, Executive Vice
President of Touch and Display Business Unit at Himax. “Our
leadership as a pioneer in the LTDI market is a natural extension
stemming from our dominant position in traditional display driver
IC and TDDI for automotive displays. Given the rapid adoption of
LTDI in new generation vehicles, and as a complementary offering to
our automotive display line-up, we expect this trend to further
strengthen our market share position in automotive and be a key
driving force for us moving forward,” concluded Mr. Chiu.
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
WiseEyeTM 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
micro-displays 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.
http://www.himax.com.tw
Forward Looking Statements
Factors that could cause actual events or
results to differ materially from those described in this
conference call include, but are not limited to, the effect of the
Covid-19 pandemic on the Company’s business; 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; shortage in supply of key components; changes in
environmental laws and regulations; changes in export license
regulated by Export Administration Regulations (EAR); 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, 2022 filed with the SEC, as may be amended.
Company Contacts:
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RelationsHimax Technologies, Inc.Tel: +886-2-2370-3999Fax:
+886-2-2314-0877Email: hx_ir@himax.com.twwww.himax.com.tw
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Relations - US RepresentativeMZ North AmericaTel:
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