Company Overview - Himax is a global fabless IC design company, ranking among the top 10 globally in 2021[5], with 2022 sales of $1.2 billion[5, 18] - The company ships an average of 60 million ICs per month[5] - Himax holds a 40% global market share in driver ICs for automotive displays[5] Product and Technology Highlights - Himax is a leader in display driver ICs (DDIC) for TFT LCD and OLED displays[18, 35, 43, 45], with a focus on high-end 8K/4K TVs and gaming monitors[50, 100] - The company is expanding its automotive solutions, including DDIC, TDDI, LTDI, Tcon, and OLED touch controllers[18, 57, 97, 100, 123] - Himax's WiseEye ultralow power AI sensing technology is gaining traction in AIoT applications[12, 18, 61, 63, 101, 106, 123] - The company offers Wafer Level Optics (WLO) for 3D sensing and optical communication[12, 18, 66, 68, 107, 110, 123] - Himax is a long-term innovator in Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) microdisplays for AR/VR applications[12, 18, 71, 78, 111, 114, 123] Financial Performance and Shareholder Returns - Himax has returned $1074 million to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks since its IPO[24] - The company initiated five share buyback programs totaling $178 million since 2007[29] - As of Q3 2025, Himax repurchased a total of 47.3 million ADSs at an average purchase price of $3.20 per ADS[29] - For 2024, revenues were $906.8 million, a decrease of 4.1% year-over-year, while profit was $79.8 million, an increase of 57.6% year-over-year[31]