Himax Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIMX) (“Himax” or “Company”), a
leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and
other semiconductor products, and Zhejiang DESMAN Intelligent
Technology Co., Ltd. (“DESMAN”), a Chinese leading brand in the
smart door lock market, today jointly announced an advanced
high-end smart door lock to be unveiled at CES 2024. The innovative
Shotax Sentinel Cat Eye smart door lock features Himax’s WiseEye
technology, with potent vision AI and ultralow power consumption as
key technical characteristics for the realization of 24/7 real-time
monitoring and consecutive snapshot. This marks a significant
technological advancement for power efficiency and security
benchmark in smart home security.
Most conventional smart door locks on the market
have two primary problems, long wake-up time and high power
consumption. The typical 2 to 6 seconds wake-up time for snapshot
mode, presents a security concern due to missed captures.
Meanwhile, the average power consumption for each snapshot is
around 200 mA. Constrained by limited battery power, these locks
can only capture images when detecting someone lingering outside
the door, thereby restricting their capacity for continuous
full-day snapshot captures. The Shotax Sentinel Cat Eye smart door
lock system, leveraging Himax ultralow power WiseEye AI technology,
achieves a snapshot with power consumption as low as 1 mA, enabling
uninterrupted 24-hour snapshot functionality. Furthermore, the
system can promptly activate snapshots within less than 7
milliseconds, significantly mitigating the risk of missed footage
captures. This advancement enhances the system's continuous
monitoring capability, further conserves power, and effectively
extends battery life. The WiseEye technology has reached a
significant technological milestone in enabling 24/7 monitoring for
smart door locks. Combined with cloud services, it ensures that
users, regardless of their location, can stay informed in real-time
about the latest activities at their doorways, enhancing home
security while enjoying a better user experience.
Himax remains steadfast in its commitment to
enhancing the performance of ultralow power WiseEye solutions and
propelling advanced AI inferences, such as face recognition and
personnel detection capabilities, into next generation smart door
locks. As an illustration, these innovative AI features determine
whether a lingering individual is suspicious by matching with the
trusted database. Upon confirmation of a suspicious event, the live
video recording function is triggered. Himax WiseEye AI not only
helps filter out false activation but also reduces the power
consumption of the smart door lock, thereby further optimizing
computing energy efficiency and prolonging battery lifespan of the
whole system.
“The collaboration with Himax to launch the dual cat eye smart
door lock with Shotax Sentinel Cat Eye module, is designed to
effectively mitigate the risk of missed footage capture. The
all-day ultralow power snapshot capture functionality allows
customers to enjoy 24-hour monitoring without the need for frequent
battery replacement. Additionally, customers can review the
playback on cloud at any time, enabling all-round and monitoring to
ensure household safety,” said Mr. Sonne Sang, R&D Director at
DESMAN.
“The swift integration of WiseEye technology in
the smart lock sector well validates our capability to drive
revolutionary breakthroughs in the industry. This collaboration
with DESMAN marks a significant milestone for Himax in the smart
home domain,” said Mr. Mark Chen, Vice President of Smart Sensing
business at Himax. “Moving forward, Himax is committed to advancing
its WiseEye product to deliver energy-efficient smart sensing AI
solutions for the smart home market. Our goal is to provide
consumers with a safer and more convenient way of life,” concluded
Mr. Chen.
Himax and DESMAN invite all interested parties
to stop by our 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 parties’ state-of-the-art
technologies in Smart Door Lock applications. To schedule a meeting
or booth tour, please contact Himax at: Himax_CES@himax.com.tw and
DESMAN yuying.chen@dessmann.com.cn
About Himax Technologies,
Inc.
Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX) is a
leading global fabless semiconductor solution provider dedicated to
display imaging processing technologies. The Company’s display
driver ICs and timing controllers have been adopted at scale across
multiple industries worldwide including TVs, PC monitors, laptops,
mobile phones, tablets, automotive, ePaper devices, industrial
displays, among others. As the global market share leader in
automotive display technology, the Company offers 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 AMOLED display
technologies. Himax is also a pioneer in tinyML visual-AI and
optical technology related fields. The Company’s industry-leading
WiseEyeTM Smart Sensing technology which incorporates Himax
proprietary ultralow power AI processor, always-on CMOS image
sensor, and CNN-based AI algorithm has been widely deployed in
consumer electronics and AIoT related applications. While Himax
optics technologies, such as diffractive wafer level optics, LCoS
micro-displays and 3D sensing solutions, are critical for
facilitating emerging AR/VR/metaverse technologies. Additionally,
Himax designs and provides touch controllers, AMOLED ICs, LED
drivers, EPD drivers, power management ICs, and CMOS image sensors
for diverse display application coverage. Founded in 2001 and
headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan, Himax currently employs around
2,200 people from three Taiwan-based offices in Tainan, Hsinchu and
Taipei and country offices in China, Korea, Japan, Germany, and the
US. Himax has 2,838 patents granted and 376 patents pending
approval worldwide as of September 30, 2023.
http://www.himax.com.tw
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, 2022 filed with the SEC, as may be amended.
DESMAN Contact:
Yuying Chen, Branding
DepartmentZhejiang DESMAN Intelligent Technology Co.,
Ltd.Tel: +86-173-26097625Email:
yuying.chen@dessmann.com.cnhttp://www.dessmannlock.com
Himax Contacts:
Eric Li, Chief IR/PR
OfficerHimax Technologies, Inc.Tel: +886-6-505-0880 Fax:
+886-2-2314-0877Email: hx_ir@himax.com.twwww.himax.com.tw
Karen Tiao, Investor RelationsHimax
Technologies, Inc.Tel: +886-2-2370-3999Fax: +886-2-2314-0877Email:
hx_ir@himax.com.twwww.himax.com.tw
Mark Schwalenberg, DirectorInvestor
Relations - US RepresentativeMZ North America
Tel: +1-312-261-6430Email:
HIMX@mzgroup.uswww.mzgroup.us
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