Himax Technologies, Inc. announced the Company will showcase the industry?s most comprehensive automotive display IC and touch IC solutions for large-size display for both AMOLED and LCD panels at the upcoming CES 2024. With over a decade experience in LCD and profound OLED display technologies, Himax continues to build upon its world-leading automotive display driver IC and TDDI product lines to further expand its product portfolio. At CES 2024, the Company will debut its automotive AMOLED on-cell touch IC, HX8530 series, while also showcasing its Local Dimming TCon, HX8880 series and LTDI (Large Touch and Display Driver Integration), HX83180, for large-size LCD displays.

These offerings illustrate the Company?s comprehensive footprint as the industry leader in automotive display products. In recent years, OLED display panels have gained adoption for automotive displays, especially among premium car models, attributable to its wide color gamut as well as superior high contrast characteristics. Building on the success in the LCD automotive display IC market, Himax again stands at the forefront in AMOLED panels for automotive displays with its proprietary touch ICs, HX8530 series, for AMOLED displays.

The HX8530 supports rigid, flexible, or hybrid OLED panels in addition to displays larger than 20 inches by cascading multiple chips. It offers an industry-leading high touch signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), with an outperforming level exceeding 45dB, effectively eliminating touch display interference. Furthermore, the IC supports multi-finger capacitive touch, allowing touch functionality even when wearing gloves (up to 4 mm thickness) or operating with wet fingers.

It successfully passed CISPR25 Class-5 EMC qualification, has been awarded multiple projects by leading AMOLED panel makers and is set to commence mass production in coming quarters. For LCD panels, at CES 2024 Himax will exhibit its unrivalled Local Dimming Tcon, HX8880, designed to efficiently enhance display contrast while effectively minimizing power consumption, both are crucial especially for larger-sized displays. The HX8880 boasts advanced and powerful image enhancement compared to the prevailing solution in the market.

Evidenced by strong collaborations with global OEMs, Tier 1s and panel makers, Himax has secured over 20 design-wins projects, with some of the modish automotive vehicles set to commence mass production starting next year. The advancement of electric vehicles and autonomous driving technology has also brought a surge in demand for automotive smart cockpits with diverse and increasing functionalities. Panel form factor designs are shifting the focus not only into larger size or pillar-to-pillar display, but also to panoramic view, curved or free-form outlook.

Catering to such swift growing needs inside vehicles, Himax led the industry by introducing and commencing mass production of the world?s first LTDI, the HX83180 series, in October of this year. The LTDI is a new IC architecture that goes beyond traditional TDDI, designed with a higher level of integration of display and touch technologies for automotive displays typically larger than 30-inch. LTDI adoptions are rising rapidly by leading panel makers, Tier 1s and car makers across the board including a leading car vendor in China, Geely Auto, who has adopted LTDI for its two newly launched new electric vehicles, one equipped with 35.6-inch display in 6K resolution, and the other with 44.8-inch display at 8K resolution.

Himax invites all interested parties to stop by exhibition booth at The Venetian Las Vegas Hotel (3355 Las Vegas Boulevard S, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) Venetian Exhibit Suite 34-208 to experience the Company?s thrilling new technologies in novel Automotive Display Solutions.