March 27, 2012 – PRNewswire — Himax Technologies Inc., maker of CMOS image sensors, power management devices and semiconductor devices and components used in flat panel displays (FPD), placed a repeat order for an IQ Aligner UV nanoimprint lithography (UV-NIL) system from EV Group (EVG). Himax is increasing its manufacturing capacity for wafer-level cameras going into mobile phones, notebook computers and other consumer electronic devices
The IQ Aligner will be shipped and installed at Himax’s manufacturing facility in Tainan, Taiwan.
EV Group’s microlens molding process expertise enables us to achieve higher levels of quality in wafer-level optics on the IQ Aligner UV-NIL tool, while lowering cost of production, said HC Chen, fab director at Himax. EVG’s IQ Aligner offers high-volume throughput with high reliability and high accuracy for wafer-level optics.
Himax Technologies Inc. designs, develops, and markets semiconductors that are critical components of flat panel displays: display drivers for TFT-LCD panels. The company is expanding its product offerings to include timing controllers, LCD TV and monitor chipset solutions, LCOS projector solutions, power management ICs, CMOS Image Sensors, Infinitely Color Technology and 2D to 3D conversion solutions.
EV Group (EVG) makes wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets. More information is available at www.EVGroup.com.