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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Himax Technologies, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001342338
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-51847
		FILM NUMBER:		09626925

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10TH FLOOR, NO. 605, CHUNGSHAN ROAD
		STREET 2:		HSINHUA, TAINAN COUNTY 712
		CITY:			TAIWAN
		STATE:			F5
		ZIP:			-
		BUSINESS PHONE:		866 (6) 505-0880

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		STREET 2:		HSINHUA, TAINAN COUNTY 712
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    <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font size="4">UNITED STATES<br>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><br>Washington,
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    <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">REPORT OF
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    <div align="center"><font size="2">For the month of <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">February 2009</font>.</font></div>
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    <div align="center"><font size="4"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Himax Technologies,
Inc.</font></font><br><font size="2">(Translation of registrant's name into
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    <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">No.26, Zih
Lian Road, Fonghua Village,<br>Sinshih Township, Tainan County 744<br>Taiwan,
Republic of China</font><br><font size="2">(Address of principal executive
office)</font></div>
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    <div><font size="2">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will
file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.<br>Form 20-F [ x ]
&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Form 40-F [ &#160; ]</font></div>
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Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): [ &#160;&#160;
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if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security
holders.</font></div>
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if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign
private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction
in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the
registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on
which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other
document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been
distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material
event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission
filing on EDGAR.</font></div>
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    <div><font size="2">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing
the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Yes [ &#160;&#160; ] &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;No [ x
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    <div><font size="2">If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to
the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): &#160;.</font></div>
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</font>- <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In response to the news
reported by Taiwan&#8217;s Apple Daily on February&#160;23, 2009 that SVA-NEC, one of
Himax&#8217;s customers, has delayed certain payments in relation to Himax&#8217;s prior
display driver IC shipments, Himax would like to state the
following:</font></font></div>
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always adopted a prudent and consistent approach in managing account
receivables.&#160;&#160;In relation to the said delayed payments, SVA-NEC has
undertaken to fully resolve the issue promptly and has commenced partial
payments to Himax.</font></div>
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will seek full recovery of the aforementioned account receivables.</font></div>
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Statements:</font></div>
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statements in this disclosure are forward-looking statements that involve a
number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to
differ materially from those described. Factors that could cause actual results
to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the
semiconductor industry; collection of account receivables; level
of&#160;&#160;competition; demand for end-use applications products; reliance on
a small group of principal customers; continued success in technological
innovations; development of alternative flat panel display technologies; ability
to develop and protect our intellectual property; pricing pressures including
declines in average selling prices; changes in customer order patterns;
shortages in supply of key components; changes in environmental laws and
regulations; exchange rate fluctuations; regulatory approvals for further
investments in our subsidiaries; and other risks described from time to time in
the Company&#8217;s SEC filings, including its Form 20-F dated June 22, 2007, as
amended.&#160;&#160;We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
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    <div><font size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized. </font></div>
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            <td width="47%"><font size="2">Date: February 23, 2009</font></td>
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