Himax Technologies, Inc. (HIMX)
Description:
Himax Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets semiconductors for flat panel displays. The company operates in two segments, Driver IC and Non-Driver Products. Its principal products include display drivers and timing controllers for large-sized thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels that are used in desktop monitors, notebook computers, and televisions; and display drivers and timing controllers for small and medium-sized TFT-LCD panels, which are used in mobile handsets and consumer electronics products, such as tablet PCs, netbook computers, digital cameras, mobile gaming devices, portable DVD players, digital photo frames, head-mounted-displays, and car navigation displays. The company also offers touch controller ICs for electronic devices, such as smartphones, mobile internet devices, and tablet PCs; TFT-LCD television and monitor semiconductor solutions; and liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) microdisplays solutions, including color-filter LCOS, color-sequential LCOS, and micro-electro mechanical systems. In addition, it provides power management ICs and light-emitting diode drivers; complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensors primarily for camera-equipped mobile devices; wafer level optics products; silicon IPs for various media commercial products; and ASIC service for television makers. The company offers its display drivers and display-related products to panel manufacturers, agents or distributors, module manufacturers, and assembly houses; and non-driver products to camera module manufacturers, optical engine manufacturers, and television system manufacturers. Himax Technologies, Inc. sells its products through direct sales teams in Taiwan, China, South Korea, and Japan, as well as in Europe and the United States. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan.
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| Andrew Uerkwitz | Oppenheimer & Co. | Sell | Mar 28, '18 | 4.00 | Mar 28, '19 | N/A | |
| Gus Richard | Piper Jaffray | Buy | Mar 02, '18 | 12.00 | Mar 02, '19 | N/A | |
| Sujeeva De Silva | Topeka Capital Markets | Buy | Feb 13, '18 | 12.00 | Feb 13, '19 | N/A | |
| Andrew Uerkwitz | Oppenheimer & Co. | Sell | Jan 31, '18 | 4.00 | Jan 31, '19 | N/A | |
| Tristan Gerra | Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. | Buy | Dec 20, '17 | 10.00 | Dec 20, '18 | N/A | |
| Tom Sepenzis | Northland Sec | Buy | Dec 05, '17 | 18.00 | Dec 05, '18 | N/A | |
| Sujeeva De Silva | Topeka Capital Markets | Buy | Nov 10, '17 | 12.00 | Nov 10, '18 | N/A | |
| Andrew Uerkwitz | Oppenheimer & Co. | Sell | Nov 10, '17 | 4.00 | Nov 10, '18 | N/A | |
| Tristan Gerra | Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. | Buy | Oct 20, '17 | 10.00 | Oct 20, '18 | N/A | |
| Andrew Uerkwitz | Oppenheimer & Co. | Sell | Sep 07, '17 | 4.00 | Sep 07, '18 | N/A | |
| Tom Sepenzis | Northland Sec | Buy | Sep 06, '17 | 12.00 | Sep 06, '18 | N/A | |
| Sujeeva De Silva | Topeka Capital Markets | Buy | Aug 30, '17 | 10.00 | Aug 30, '18 | N/A | |
| Tristan Gerra | Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. | Buy | Aug 04, '17 | 10.00 | Aug 04, '18 | N/A | |
| Sujeeva De Silva | Topeka Capital Markets | Buy | Jul 30, '17 | 10.00 | Jul 30, '18 | N/A | |
| Andrew Uerkwitz | Oppenheimer & Co. | Sell | Jul 14, '17 | 4.00 | Jul 14, '18 | N/A | |
| Tom Sepenzis | Northland Sec | Buy | Jul 12, '17 | 10.00 | Jul 12, '18 | N/A | |
| Tristan Gerra | Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. | Buy | Mar 01, '16 | 10.40 | 12.00 | Mar 01, '17 | 13.74% |
| Anthony Stoss | Craig-Hallum Capital | Buy | Feb 23, '16 | 8.68 | 11.00 | Feb 23, '17 | 25.00% |
| Tristan Gerra | Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. | Buy | Jan 25, '16 | 7.14 | 9.00 | Jan 25, '17 | 24.31% |
| Tom Sepenzis | Northland Sec | Buy | Dec 03, '15 | 7.49 | 10.00 | Dec 03, '16 | 31.58% |
