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Background, Principal Activities and Basis of Presentation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Disclosure About Subsidiary [Table Text Block] | Himax Technologies, Inc. is a holding company located in the Cayman Islands. Following is general information about Himax Technologies, Inc.’s subsidiaries:
|  |  |  | Jurisdiction of |  | Percentage of Ownership December 31, |
Subsidiary |  | Main activities |  | Incorporation |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
Himax Technologies Limited |  | IC design and sales |  | ROC |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Himax Technologies Korea Ltd. |  | Sales |  | South Korea |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Himax Semiconductor, Inc. |  | IC design and sales |  | ROC |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Himax Technologies (Samoa), Inc. |  | Investments |  | Samoa |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Himax Technologies (Suzhou), Co., Ltd. |  | Sales |  | PRC |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Himax Technologies (Shenzhen), Co., Ltd. |  | Sales |  | PRC |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Himax Display, Inc. |  | LCOS and MEMS design, manufacturing and sales |  | ROC |  |  | 88.02 | % |  |  | 81.53 | %
Integrated Microdisplays Limited |  | LCOS sales |  | Hong Kong |  |  | 88.02 | % |  |  | 81.53 | %
Himax Display US Corp (1) |  | Investments |  | Delaware, USA |  |  | 88.02 | % |  |  | - |
Himax Display (USA) Inc. (2) |  | MEMS design |  | Delaware, USA |  |  | - |  |  |  | 81.53 | %
Himax Analogic, Inc. |  | IC design and sales |  | ROC |  |  | 75.10 | % |  |  | 74.60 | %
Himax Imaging, Inc. |  | Investments |  | Cayman Islands |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Himax Imaging, Ltd. |  | IC design and sales |  | ROC |  |  | 89.69 | % |  |  | 87.95 | %
Himax Imaging Corp. |  | IC design |  | California, USA |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Argo Limited |  | Investments |  | Cayman Islands |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Tellus Limited |  | Investments |  | Cayman Islands |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
|  |  |  | Jurisdiction of |  | Percentage of Ownership December 31, |
Subsidiary |  | Main activities |  | Incorporation |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
Himax Media Solutions, Inc. |  | TFT-LCD television, monitor chipset operations, ASIC service and IP licensing |  | ROC |  |  | 78.25 | % |  |  | 78.28 | %
Himax Media Solutions (Hong Kong) Limited |  | Investments |  | Hong Kong |  |  | 78.25 | % |  |  | 78.28 | %
Harvest Investment Limited |  | Investments |  | ROC |  |  | 100.00 | % |  |  | 100.00 | %
Iris Optronics Co., Ltd. (3) |  | E-paper manufacturing and sales |  | ROC |  |  | - |  |  |  | 22.22 | %
| (1) | Himax Display US Corp., a holding company was newly incorporated in May 12, 2011, which was wholly owned by Himax Display, Inc. and merged with Spatial Photonics, Inc. on July 3, 2012. (see Note 3, “Acquisition”, for additional information)
| (2) | Spatial Photonics, Inc. has renamed as Himax Display (USA) Inc. on July 3, 2012.
| (3) | Iris Optronics Co., Ltd. (“Iris”) was newly incorporated on May 18, 2012 and the paid-in capital was $153 thousand. The Company is initially able to exercise control over the daily operating and financial decisions of Iris. As a result, Iris is included in the consolidated financial statements since established date..

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