Himax Company Overview
GROWTH OPPORTUNITY 2.1
Display Driver IC (DDIC)
Market Trends
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Korean fab restructuring will further help Chinese panel makers to
increase their global market share and with Korean easing the restriction
of adopting large DDI from third party driver IC makers, both will drive
volume for the Taiwan DDI supply chain
Industry restructuring supports panel pricing recovery
Leading Chinese panel makers' shipments continue to dominate in the No.
1 position of its total TFT-LCD capacity
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4K TV penetration accelerates and 8K TV started to emerge
Demands for more sophisticated and higher performing displays are still
rising in the automotive segment
Continual Progression to Higher Resolution
Displays and AMOLED in Smartphones
AMOLED
29.3%
LTPS
37.6%
AMOLED
34.1%
LTPS
2018
2019
41.6%
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Higher adoption of TDDI and AMOLED
Himax Strategies and Market Position
Leading market share of large DDIC in China
Major beneficiary of Industry and Korean fab restructuring which will
increase Chinese panel maker's global market share
Increased shipments of 4K solutions and collaboration with major panel
makers on the development of next generation 8K TVs
Next generation display for smartphone and automotive, Himax is the
leader in key technologies such as TDDI, AMOLED and local dimming
timing controller
Expect shipment of AMOLED DDIC for TV, smartphone and wearables to
start in 2020, though modest volume. Expect acceleration beyond 2020
8K TV is a strategic area for Himax due to its higher display driver and
Tcon content and high technical barrier of entry
Starting to see robust strength in customer demand in large and auto
DDIC, ramping of new foundry. Expect strong growth in 2020 and beyond
a-Si/IGZO
33%
Wits View 02/2019
Large area FPD capacity
(millions m²)
a-Si/IGZO
24.3%
China Takes a Leading Role in Display Panel
Manufacturing and DDIC Demand
350
28%
300
24%
250
20%
200
16%
150
12%
100
8%
50
4%
0
0%
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
>Gen 10
<Gen 10
>Gen 10 % share
ource THS Markit
≥Gen 10 percent share of total
2017 THE Mark
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