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Background, Principal Activities and Basis of Presentation (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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
 
2016
 
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Himax Technologies Limited
 
IC design and sales
 
ROC
 
 
100.00
%
 
 
100.00
%
Himax Technologies Korea Ltd.
 
IC design and sales
 
South Korea
 
 
100.00
%
 
 
100.00
%
Himax Technologies Japan Ltd.
 
Sales
 
Japan
 
 
100.00
%
 
 
100.00
%
Himax Semiconductor, Inc.
 
IC design and sales
 
ROC
 
 
100.00
%
 
 
100.00
%
Himax Semiconductor (Hong Kong) Limited
 
Investments
 
Hong Kong
 
 
100.00
%
 
 
100.00
%
Himax Technologies (Samoa), Inc.
 
Investments
 
Samoa
 
 
100.00
%
 
 
100.00
%
Himax Technologies (Suzhou), Co., Ltd.
 
Sales and technical support
 
PRC
 
 
100.00
%
 
 
100.00
%
Himax Technologies (Shenzhen), Co., Ltd.
 
Sales and technical support
 
PRC
 
 
100.00
%
 
 
100.00
%
Himax Display, Inc.
 
LCOS and MEMS design, manufacturing and sales
 
ROC
 
 
82.55
%
 
 
82.72
%
Integrated Microdisplays Limited
 
LCOS design
 
Hong Kong
 
 
82.55
%
 
 
82.72
%
Himax Display (USA) Inc.
 
LCOS and MEMS design, sales and technical support
 
Delaware, USA
 
 
82.55
%
 
 
82.72
%
Himax Analogic, Inc.
 
IC design and sales
 
ROC
 
 
98.62
%
 
 
98.62
%
Himax Imaging, Inc.
 
Investments
 
Cayman Islands
 
 
100.00
%
 
 
100.00
%
  
 
 
 
 
Jurisdiction of
 
Percentage of
Ownership
December 31,
 
Subsidiary
 
Main activities
 
Incorporation
 
2016
 
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Himax Imaging, Ltd.
 
IC design and sales
 
ROC
 
 
93.84
%
 
 
93.72
%
Himax Imaging Corp.
 
IC design
 
California, USA
 
 
93.84
%
 
 
93.72
%
Himax Media Solutions, Inc.
 
TFT-LCD television, monitor chipset operations, ASIC service and IP licensing
 
ROC
 
 
99.21
%
 
 
99.22
%
Harvest Investment Limited
 
Investments
 
ROC
 
 
100.00
%
 
 
100.00
%
Liqxtal Technology Inc.
 
LC Lens design and sales
 
ROC
 
 
64.00
%
 
 
64.00
%
Himax IGI Precision Ltd. (*)
 
3D micro and nano structure mastering and prototype replication
 
Delaware, USA
 
 
-
 
 
 
100.00
%
   
(*) Himax IGI Precision Ltd. was newly incorporated on December 14, 2017, which is wholly owned by Himax Technologies Limited and injected capital in February 2018.