HIMAX
Himax Technologies, Inc. (Himax) is a fabless driver IC design company founded on June 12, 2001. Headquartered in Tainan (a city in southern Taiwan), Himax has branch offices in Hsinchu and Taipei, with technical support offices in Japan, Korea, and China.
Himax designs, develops, and markets complete driver IC solutions (for example, gate drivers, source drivers, timing controllers, and operational amplifiers) for various TFT-LCD applications, including handsets, digital still cameras (DSCs), camcorders, car navigators, portable DVD players, note book computers, monitors, and TVs.
On Feb 1st, 2007, Himax acquired Wisepal Technologies, Inc. Wisepal is a display driver IC company focused on small- and medium- sized applications. This acquisition enables Himax to diversify its product portfolio and enhance its competitiveness.