Himax Announces Investor and Public Relations Leadership Change
TAINAN, Taiwan, April 08, 2025 — Himax Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIMX) (“Himax” or “the Company”), a prominent provider of display drivers and other semiconductor products as a fabless manufacturer, has announced the retirement of Mr. Eric Li, previously the Chief IR/PR Officer and Spokesperson. Effective immediately, the company has appointed Miss Karen Tiao as the new Head of IR/PR and Spokesperson. Miss Tiao, who joined Himax in 2019 and currently holds the position of Senior Investor Relations Manager, will report directly to CEO Jordan Wu in her new capacity.
“On behalf of the Board, I would like to express our sincere appreciation to Mr. Eric Li for his dedicated service to Himax. We wish him the very best in his retirement,” stated Biing-Seng Wu, Chairman of Himax. Dr. Wu added, “Miss Tiao’s extensive experience in investor and public relations, cultivated during her time at Himax, combined with her thorough understanding of the company’s operations and strategies, will ensure a seamless transition.”
About Himax Technologies, Inc.
Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX) is a leading global fabless semiconductor solution provider focused on display imaging processing technologies. The Company’s display driver ICs and timing controllers are widely used across various industries worldwide, including TVs, PC monitors, laptops, mobile phones, tablets, automotive, ePaper devices, and industrial displays. As a global leader in automotive display technology, the Company provides 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 OLED display technologies. Himax is also a pioneer in tinyML visual-AI and optical technology. The Company’s WiseEyeTM Ultralow Power AI Sensing technology, which includes Himax’s proprietary ultralow power AI processor, always-on CMOS image sensor, and CNN-based AI algorithm, is widely used in consumer electronics and AIoT applications. Himax optics technologies, such as diffractive wafer level optics, LCoS microdisplays, and 3D sensing solutions, are essential for enabling emerging AR/VR/metaverse technologies. Additionally, Himax designs and offers touch controllers, OLED ICs, LED ICs, EPD ICs, power management ICs, and CMOS image sensors for a broad range of display applications. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan, Himax employs approximately 2,200 people across three Taiwan-based offices in Tainan, Hsinchu, and Taipei, as well as country offices in China, Korea, Japan, Germany, and the US. As of March 31, 2025, Himax holds 2,603 granted patents and has 389 patents pending approval worldwide.
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, 2024 filed with the SEC, as may be amended.
Company Contacts:
Karen Tiao, Head of IR/PR
Himax Technologies, Inc.
Tel: +886-2-2370-3999
Fax: +886-2-2314-0877
Email:
Mark Schwalenberg, Director
Investor Relations – US Representative
MZ North America
Tel: +1-312-261-6430
Email:
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