Himax Joins Forces with E Ink to Revolutionize Smart Retail with Premier of WiseEye™ AI at 2024 Touch Taiwan
TAINAN, Taiwan and HSINCHU, Taiwan, April 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Himax Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:HIMX) (“Himax” or “Company”), a leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor products, today announced a collaboration with E Ink Holdings Inc. (“E Ink”), a pioneer and distinguished leader in ePaper technology, to introduce a revolutionary ultralow power battery-operated smart retail solution at the upcoming 2024 Touch Taiwan. The solution incorporates Himax’s leading-edge WiseEye™ ultralow power AI sensing technology with E Ink’s signage EPD (“Electronic Paper Display”), featuring industry-leading E Ink’s Kaleido display, and ESL (“Electronic Shelf Label”). Leveraging WiseEye, the smart retail solution deploys context-aware AI in human presence and shopper insight detection while also significantly enhancing the already impressive battery life of an ePaper display and enabling real-time personalized marketing.