Himax Advances Eye Safety for Compact Computer Vision Devices with UltraSenseIR™ 1/6.5-inch HD Image Sensor
29 März 2017 - 11:00AM
Himax Imaging, Inc., a subsidiary of Himax Technologies, Inc.
(Nasdaq:HIMX) (“Himax” or “Company”), a leading supplier and
fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor
products, today announced the launch of the
UltraSenseIR™ HM1062 HD sensor that delivers 44% quantum
efficiency in the Near Infrared (“NIR”) spectrum, enabling a wide
range of eye-safe, computer vision applications for compact devices
such as front facing cameras for smartphones, notebooks, wearable
devices, drones and other embedded devices.
“Excellent NIR sensitivity with low noise
performance is critical for high quality image data acquisition and
allows computer vision systems to process and analyze the image
data more effectively, and even capture data that would have been
undetectable with a lower sensitivity sensor,” said Amit Mittra,
CTO of Himax Imaging. “In an active light system, laser diodes are
commonly used to project patterns that are superimposed on to the
scene and decoded by the computer vision algorithms. The Himax
UltraSenseIR™ NIR sensitivity allows for the reduction of the
laser output power which can substantially improve the eye safety
of the device.”
“Our growing UltraSenseIR™ product line has
received positive feedback from our partners due to advancements in
system performance and also opportunities to reduce system cost,
power and mechanical dimensions,” said Jordan Wu, CEO of Himax
Technologies. “As many industries and applications place more
sensing elements and intelligence into smaller devices, the HM1062
compact 1/6.5-inch optical format, small package size and low
external component requirement is ideal for a wide variety of
embedded computer vision devices on the applications of handsets,
tablets, laptops, other consumer electronics, automobiles,
surveillance and Internet of Things.”
The HM1062 operates up to 60 frames per second
in 720p HD resolution, and up to 120 frames per second in binning
or sub-sampling mode over industry compliant MIPI CSI2 interface.
The sensor supports multi-camera synchronization and can be
programmed using a standard two wire serial interface. The HM1062
is currently sampling and scheduled for mass production by the
second quarter of 2017.
The Company will attend ISC WEST on April 5 -
April 7 at Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas. Demonstration will be
conducted in the assigned suite. For more information with regards
to schedule a meeting, please contact Antonio Tsai
at: antonio_tsai@himaximaging.com.
About Himax Technologies, Inc.
Himax Technologies, Inc. (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 depth scanning 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 over 2,100 people from
three Taiwan-based offices in Tainan, Hsinchu and Taipei and
country offices in China, Korea, Japan and the US. Himax has 2,948
patents granted and 437 patents pending approval worldwide as of
December 31st, 2016. 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, 2015 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
Penny Lin, Investor RelationsHimax
Technologies, Inc.Tel: +886-2-2370-3999 Ext.22320Fax:
+886-2-2314-0877 Email:
penny_lin@himax.com.tw www.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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