๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐รผ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ. Himax Technologies, Inc (NASDAQ: HIMX) is a non-manufactured semiconductor solutions provider specializing in display imaging technologies. Himax is a global leader in display driver ICs and timing controllers used in televisions, laptops, monitors, cell phones, tablets, automobiles, digital cameras, car navigation, virtual reality (VR) devices, and many other consumer electronics devices. In addition, Himax develops and supplies controllers for touch sensor displays, in-cell touch and display driver integration (TDDI) single-chip solutions, LED driver ICs, power management ICs and LCoS micro-displays for augmented reality (AR) devices and heads-up displays (HUD) for the automotive industry.
By not having its own factory, Himax outsources manufacturing to a production facility or foundry. Many of these foundries are located in Taiwan and China, where skilled labor is abundant and cheap, keeping production costs low and return on investment high.
Interesting side note: On July 22, 2013, it was announced that Google was acquiring a 6.3% stake in Himax Display, a subsidiary focused on liquid crystal on silicon chips used in Google Glass.