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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Expenses [Table Text Block]

The amount of share-based compensation expenses included in applicable costs of sales and expense categories and related tax effects are summarized as follows:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2014			2015
		(in thousands)
Cost of revenues		$	235			121			110
Research and development			6,705			7,610			4,289
General and administrative			1,308			1,688			865
Sales and marketing			1,425			1,847			1,010
Total compensation recognized in income		$	9,673			11,266			6,274
Income tax benefit		$	2,170			2,437			1,342

Restricted Stock Units (Rsus) [Member]

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Expenses [Table Text Block]

The allocation of compensation expenses and related tax effects from the RSUs granted to employees under the long-term incentive plan are summarized as follows:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2013			2014			2015
		(in thousands)
Cost of revenues		$	235			121			87
Research and development			6,686			7,610			4,249
General and administrative			1,307			1,688			855
Sales and marketing			1,425			1,847			1,006
Total compensation from RSUs		$	9,653			11,266			6,197
Income tax benefit		$	2,170			2,437			1,342

Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

RSUs activity under the long-term incentive plan during the periods indicated is as follows:

		Number of			Weighted
		Underlying			Average Grant
		Shares for RSUs			Date Fair Value
Balance at January 1, 2013			2,637,455		$	1.99
Granted			867,771			10.15
Vested			(1,719,273)			5.70
Forfeited			(274,730)			1.92
Balance at December 31, 2013			1,511,223			2.47
Granted			1,219,791			9.27
Vested			(1,694,872)			6.44
Forfeited			(72,136)			2.06
Balance at December 31, 2014			964,006			4.11
Granted			597,596			7.92
Vested			(1,257,803)			5.19
Forfeited			(99,792)			2.94
Balance at December 31, 2015			204,007			9.17

Himax Media Solutions [Member]

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The risk-free rates for the expected term of the options are based on the interest rate of 10 years and 5 years ROC central government bond at the time of grant for the 2007 plan and the 2009 plan, respectively.

		2007 plan			2009 plan
Valuation assumptions:
Expected dividend yield			0	%		0	%
Expected volatility			39.94	%		51.52	%
Expected term (years)			4.375			4.375
Risk-free interest rate			2.4776	%		2	%

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

A summary of stock options activity during the periods indicated is as follows:

								Weighted
					Weighted			average
					average			remaining
		Number			exercise			contractual
		of shares			price			term
Balance at January 1, 2013			1,179,125		$	1.690			1.50
Granted			-			-
Exercised			-			-
Forfeited			(890,625)			1.834
Balance at December 31, 2013			288,500			1.244			1.83
Granted			-			-
Exercised			-			-
Forfeited			(11,250)			1.244
Balance at December 31, 2014			277,250			1.244			0.83
Granted			-			-
Exercised			-			-
Forfeited			(277,250)			1.244
Balance at December 31, 2015			-			-			-

Imaging Taiwan [Member]

Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

Non-vested share activity of this award for Imaging Taiwan during the period indicated is as follows:

					Weighted
		Number of			Average Grant
		Shares			Date Fair Value
Balance at January 1, 2013			355,747		$	0.72
Vested			(181,448)			0.72
Forfeited			(143,160)			0.72
Balance at December 31, 2013			31,139			0.72
Vested			(31,139)			0.72
Forfeited			-			-
Balance at December 31, 2014			-			-

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The risk-free rates for the expected term of the options are based on the interest rate of 3 years ROC central government bond at the time of grant.

		2012 plan			2013 plan
Valuation assumptions:
Expected dividend yield			0	%		0	%
Expected volatility			43.29	%		39.50	%
Expected term (years)			3.125			2.125
Risk-free interest rate			0.87	%		0.85	%

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

Stock option activity during the periods indicated is as follows:

								Weighted
					Weighted			average
					average			remaining
		Number			exercise			contractual
		of shares			price			term
Balance at January 1, 2013			1,050,000		$	1.004			3.5
Granted			425,000			1.000
Exercised			-			-
Forfeited			(75,000)			1.004
Balance at December 31, 2013			1,400,000			1.003			2.5
Granted			-			-
Exercised			-			-
Forfeited			(90,000)			1.002
Balance at December 31, 2014			1,310,000			1.003			1.5
Granted			-			-
Exercised			-			-
Forfeited			(85,000)			1.003
Balance at December 31, 2015			1,225,000			1.003			0.5
Exercisable at December 31, 2015			1,225,000			1.003

Himax Display [Member]

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The risk-free rate for the expected term of the options is based on the interest rates of 2 years and 5 years ROC central government bond at the time of grant.

		2015 plan
Valuation assumptions:
Expected dividend yield			0	%
Expected volatility			33.52	%
Expected term (years)			3.125
Risk-free interest rate			0.65	%

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

Stock option activity during the periods indicated is as follows:

								Weighted
					Weighted			average
					average			remaining
		Number			exercise			contractual
		of shares			price			term
Balance at January 1, 2015			-		$	-
Granted			2,025,000			1.986
Exercised			-			-
Forfeited			-			-
Balance at December 31, 2015			2,025,000			1.986			3.75
Exercisable at December 31, 2015			-			-

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