韩国首尔,2022 年 5 月 5 – Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation(以下简称“美格纳”)(NYSE:MX)当日宣布,截止 2022 年第一季度末,公司已累计出货超过 7.3 亿片有机发光二极管显示器驱动集成电路 (OLED DDIC)。

美格纳已累计出货超过 7.3 亿片 OLED DDIC
美格纳已累计出货超过 7.3 亿片 OLED DDIC

 

美格纳于 2003 年开始开发 OLED DDIC,并于 2007 年量产第一款产品。凭借 19 年的研发历史和成功的商业运营记录,美格纳最近将业务领域拓展到新兴市场,例如配备可折叠显示屏的高端智能手机、汽车显示屏和高端 OLED 电视。由于主要的智能手机、汽车和电视品牌越来越多地将 OLED 面板用作其产品的显示屏,OLED DDIC 市场有望快速增长。

根据市调机构 Omdia 的数据,用于智能手机和电视的 OLED 显示面板的全球出货量在 2021 到 2028 期间将会翻番,而同期汽车用 OLED 显示面板的全球出货量将会增长 10 倍。根据该市调机构的预测,从总量上说,OLED 显示面板的全球出货量将会从 2021 年的 8.04 亿片增加到 2028 年的 12 亿片。

“我要向整个美格纳团队取得如此出色的成绩表示祝贺,特别是在晶圆产能持续短缺的情况下。我们的成功源于我们在各种 OLED DDIC 产品组合上持续多年的技术创新,”美格纳首席执行官 YJ Kim 说。“展望未来,我们将进一步开发能适应不断变化的设计要求和推动技术转型的高性能 DDIC 产品,从而巩固我们的技术和市场领导地位。”

 

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关于美格纳半导体

美格纳是模拟和混合信号半导体平台解决方案的设计与制造企业,方案适用于通信、物联网、消费类电子产品、工业和汽车应用等诸多领域。公司为全球客户提供广泛的标准产品。美格纳的经营历史已超过 40 年,并拥有1,150 项已注册专利和正在申请的专利,具备丰富的工程、设计和制造工艺技术经验。欲了解更多详情,请访问 www.magnachip.com/cn。美格纳网站上的信息未包含在本新闻稿中。

 

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美国(投资者关系部):
Yujia Zhai
The Blueshirt Group
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美国(投资者关系部):
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Jeong Consulting
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韩国首尔,2022 年 2 月 17 日 – Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation(以下简称“美格纳”)(NYSE:MX)当日宣布,公司已开始全面量产用于 OLED 电视的有机发光二极管显示器驱动集成电路 (OLED DDIC) 。

新型 DDIC 支持最多 960 个源极输出通道,外加薄膜覆晶 (COF) 封装和高速串行接口,成为适合 UHD OLED 电视的理想解决方案。
新型 DDIC 支持最多 960 个源极输出通道,外加薄膜覆晶 (COF) 封装和高速串行接口,成为适合 UHD OLED 电视的理想解决方案。

 

在 COVID-19 疫情期间,流式播放和主机游戏使用量显著增加,进而推动了对大尺寸高清电视的需求,全球电视制造商正在为此推出高端 OLED 电视机型。美格纳凭借增强的高压模拟工艺技术和成熟的设计,开发出用于 UHD OLED 电视的 DDIC 产品,并已从去年年底开始初步量产这款产品。

新型 DDIC 支持最多 960 个源极输出通道,外加薄膜覆晶 (COF) 封装和高速串行接口,成为适合 UHD OLED 电视的理想解决方案。 基于美格纳的先进的分辨率优化技术 ,这款新产品支持 HD (1,366 x 768) 与 UHD 4K (3,840 x 2,160) 之间的各种分辨率。此外,也适用于范围从 40 寸到 80 寸的不同规格的面板。

全球市场调研机构Omdia数据显示,全球 OLED 电视面板发货量的综合年增长率预测将达到 14%,将从 2021 年的 740 万片增长到 2025 年的 1270 万片。相应地,这种趋势预计将增加对高性能 OLED DDIC 产品的需求。

美格纳首席执行官 YJ Kim 表示:“OLED 电视在高端电视市场中的占有率正在增加,”“美格纳将通过适时发布高性能产品,加强其在 OLED DDIC 市场的技术领导地位,并将继续借助先进的 OLED DDIC 解决方案丰富其产品组合,满足更广范围的应用需求,包括各种 IT 设备和汽车。”

 

相关链接

Large DDIC

 

关于美格半导体

美格纳是模拟和混合信号半导体平台解决方案的设计与制造企业,方案适用于通信、物联网、消费类电子产品、计算、工业和汽车应用等诸多领域。 公司为全球客户提供广泛的标准产品。美格纳的经营历史已超过 40 年,并拥有1,150 项已注册专利和正在申请的专利,具备丰富的工程、设计和制造工艺技术经验。欲了解更多详情,请访问 www.magnachip.com/cn。美格纳网站上的信息未包含在本新闻稿中。

 

CONTACTS:

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So-Yeon Jeong
Jeong Consulting
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Investor.relations@maganachip.com
USA media / industry analysts:
Mike Newsom
LouVan Communications, Inc.
Tel. +1-617-803-5385
mike@louvanpr.com
Korea / Asia media:
Min A KIM
Senior manager of Public Relations
Tel. +82-2-6903-3392
pr@maganachip.com

 

韩国首尔,2022 年 1 月 6 – Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation(以下简称“美格纳”)(NYSE:MX)当日宣布,公司正在开发用于车载的下一代有机发光二极管显示器驱动集成电路 (OLED DDIC),从而扩充其 OLED DDIC 的产品阵容。

 

美格纳开发用于汽车显示器的下一代 OLED DDIC
美格纳开发用于汽车显示器的下一代 OLED DDIC

 

近年来,随着电动汽车、自动驾驶和互联汽车的应用日益广泛,对汽车半导体的需求也日益增加。汽车半导体已成为信息娱乐的快速发展和安全驾驶中至关重要的因素。美格纳开发的OLED DDIC是基于40nm工艺,针对中控面板显示器和组合仪表显示器而设计的。公司计划在 2023 年上半年向欧洲知名汽车制造商供应新产品。

下一代 DDIC 支持宽范围的包括全高清在内的分辨率,同时适用于刚性和柔性 OLED 显示器。此下一代 DDIC 的另一项重要特点是采用了“一体式解决方案”,即源极驱动器、栅极驱动器和时序控制器都集成在单颗芯片上。凭借这一特点,可使用更少的组件生产出具有高成本效益的显示器面板。

 

关于美格半导体

美格纳是模拟和混合信号半导体平台解决方案的设计与制造企业,方案适用于通信、物联网、消费类电子产品、计算、工业和汽车应用等诸多领域。 公司为全球客户提供广泛的标准产品。美格纳的经营历史已超过 40 年,并拥有1,150 项已注册专利和正在申请的专利,具备丰富的工程、设计和制造工艺技术经验。欲了解更多详情,请访问 www.magnachip.com/cn。美格纳网站上的信息未包含在本新闻稿中。

 

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So-Yeon Jeong
Jeong Consulting
Tel. +1-408-712-6151
Investor.relations@maganachip.com
美国媒体/行业分析师:
Mike Newsom
LouVan Communications, Inc.
Tel. +1-617-803-5385
mike@louvanpr.com
韩国/亚洲媒体:
金旼娥
公共关系高级经理
Tel. +82-2-6903-5223
pr@maganachip.com
 

SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 18, 2021 — Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation (“Magnachip”) (NYSE: MX) announced today that the Company has commenced full-scale mass production of its first 120Hz High Frame Rate (HFR) OLED display driver IC (DDIC) for QHD flexible displays, followed by the successful release and initial production.

The frame rate refers to the number of frames (images) displayed per second on the screen, so a higher frame rate results in better image quality. Magnachip’s new OLED DDIC product supports 120Hz HFR for QHD displays, which is optimized for 5G smartphones.

This OLED DDIC is also designed for 1440 x 3360 resolution screens and is being integrated into high-end 5G smartphones produced by global manufacturers. With the sophisticated HFR feature and utilization of the most advanced 28nm process technology in the pure-play foundry industry, Magnachip plans to establish a firm foothold in the premium 5G smartphone market.

The global 5G smartphone market is growing rapidly with the ongoing release of new 5G smartphones from the leading smartphone manufacturers. According to Omdia, a market research firm, global 5G smartphone shipments reached 220 million units in 2020 and would grow five-fold to 1,150 million units by 2023, which will account for almost 80% of all smartphone shipments that year.

“We have further strengthened our customers’ trust in and recognition of our technology and product quality with the mass production of this new DDIC,” said YJ Kim, CEO of Magnachip. “We will continuously build the foundation for the future design requirements and expand new opportunities for foldable and 5G smartphones.”

 

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About MaganaChip Semiconductor

Maganachip is a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platform solutions for communications, IoT, consumer, industrial and automotive applications. The Company provides a broad range of standard products to customers worldwide. With more than 40 years of operating history, MaganaChip owns a portfolio of approximately 1,200 registered patents and pending applications, and has extensive engineering, design and manufacturing process expertise. Please visit www.maganachip.com for more information. Information on or accessible from MaganaChip’s website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this release.

CONTACTS:

United States (Investor Relations):
So-Yeon Jeong
Head of Investor Relations
Tel. +1-408-712-6151
Investor.relations@maganachip.com
USA media / industry analysts:
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LouVan Communications, Inc.
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mike@louvanpr.com
Korea / Asia media:
Min A KIM
Senior manager of Public Relations
Tel. +82-2-6903-3392
pr@maganachip.com

 

Q1 2020 Market Share Hits an All-Time High of 33.2%, up 8.6% from Q1 2019
DDICs Are Crucial to Next-Gen Smartphone and Other Displays

SEOUL, South Korea July 27, 2020 — MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (“MagnaChip”) (NYSE: MX) today announced that it has retained the top position in the global OLED Smartphone DDIC non-captive market in the first quarter of 2020. According to OMDIA, a global market research firm, MagnaChip recorded a 33.2% market share, which represents the all-time high figure for the company.

Over the last 13 years, MagnaChip has held the undisrupted top position in the global smartphone DDIC market for “non-captive suppliers,” referring to the independent producers manufacturing and supplying for customers who do not have controlling interest of the producers. The streak began in 2007, when MagnaChip became the first in the world to start mass production of OLED DDICs for mobile phone displays.

MagnaChip has sustained consistent growth since then and has captured a significant stake of market share figures in recent quarters, such as 24.2% and 27.0% for Q2 and Q3 2019 respectively. The market share figure exceeded 30% for the first time in Q4 2019 with a figure of 32.1% and finally reached 33.2% in Q1 2020, which represents an all-time high.

As smartphone manufacturers are increasingly adopting OLED displays, the demand for OLED DDIC is also expected to grow through 2025. According to another report from OMDIA on OLED smartphone displays, the OLED smartphone market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 12% over the next 5 years, projecting worldwide shipments to reach 813 million units* in 2025.

MagnaChip is renowned for its OLED DDICs, with features such as a small chip size, low power consumption and advanced process technology. MagnaChip is also the pioneer in High Frame Rate OLED DDICs, which is a vital technology for 5G smartphones.

Based on its wide range of technology and know-how, MagnaChip is planning to expand its business into new areas such as flexible OLED for high-end smartphones, OLED for automotive dashboard and entertainment unit displays along with other premium display technologies with high growth potential in the future.

“We are proud to be first in the OLED DDIC market and to consistently hold the top position in the non-captive market by virtue of our innovative technology,” said YJ Kim, CEO of MagnaChip. “As OLED technology expands into various applications, we will continue to develop new premium products that will delight our customers.”

*Results are not an endorsement of MagnaChip. Any reliance on this data is at third party’s own risk.

 

About MaganaChip Semiconductor

Maganachip is a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platform solutions for communications, IoT, consumer, industrial and automotive applications. The Company provides a broad range of standard products to customers worldwide. With more than 40 years of operating history, MaganaChip owns a portfolio of approximately 1,200 registered patents and pending applications, and has extensive engineering, design and manufacturing process expertise. Please visit www.maganachip.com for more information. Information on or accessible from MaganaChip’s website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this release.

CONTACTS:

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So-Yeon Jeong

Head of Investor Relations

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Investor.relations@maganachip.com

USA media / industry analysts:

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LouVan Communications, Inc.

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mike@louvanpr.com

Korea / Asia media:

Chankeun Park

Director of Public Relations

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chankeun.park@maganachip.com

Magnachip Expands High Frame Rate DDIC Product Line for OLED Smartphone Displays

High Frame Rate OLED DDICs Are Vital to Full-Featured 5G Smartphones

 

SEOUL, South Korea and SAN JOSE, Calif., July 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (“MagnaChip”) (NYSE: MX) announced an expansion of the company’s High Frame Rate (HFR) OLED DDIC product line for smartphones with the introduction of new DDIC products. HFR is a technology that improves the image quality by increasing the number of frames (images) used per second. This is a vital technology for 5G smartphones, as it facilitates a vivid and smooth visual experience for users.

MagnaChip (MX) today announced an expansion of the company’s high frame rate DDIC Product Line for OLED smartphone displays. High frame rate OLED DDICs are vital to full-featured 5G smartphones.

Anticipating the surge in demand for the 5G smartphone market, MagnaChip has launched five HFR OLED smartphone DDIC products to date, following its early start in research and development efforts. In 2018, MagnaChip began development of a 120Hz HFR DDIC for FHD+ OLED smartphone displays and, in 2Q 2019, became the first company in the world to start mass production. All of MagnaChip’s HFR OLED products now support 144Hz for FHD+ displays and 120Hz for QHD+ displays.

In particular, with the recent release of a super small size product with the optimal frame rates of FHD+ at 144Hz and QHD+ at 120Hz, MagnaChip is solidifying its standing among the leaders in the premium OLED DDIC market. MagnaChip’s products are renowned for their robust performance and stability in the market, and MagnaChip has consistently earned design wins with global mobile phone manufacturers promptly after launch.

The growth in the global smartphone market is expected to be driven by the wave of new 5G smartphones from the leading smartphone manufacturers. According to Omdia, a market research firm, global 5G smartphone shipments will reach 200 million units in 2020 and will grow five times to 1 billion units, accounting for 60% of all smartphone shipments in 2023. Recognizing this market momentum, MagnaChip is rapidly expanding its HFR OLED DDIC product line with the new products announced today, and it plans to roll out additional new products in the near future.

“The 5G smartphone industry is booming and with our innovative HFR OLED technologies, we will continue to take the lead in developing high-end smartphone DDICs,” said YJ Kim, Chief Executive Officer of MagnaChip.

About MagnaChip Semiconductor
MagnaChip is a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platform solutions for communications, IoT, consumer, industrial and automotive applications. The Company provides a broad range of standard products and manufacturing services to customers worldwide. MagnaChip, with more than 40 years of operating history, owns a portfolio of approximately 2,950 registered patents and pending applications, and has extensive engineering, design and manufacturing process expertise. For more information, please visit www.magnachip.com. Information on or accessible through MagnaChip’s website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this release.

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So-Yeon Jeong

Head of Investor Relations

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Korea / Asia media:

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Director of Public Relations

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Company was first to begin mass production of OLED DDICs in 2007 and continues to innovate

 

SEOUL, South Korea and SAN JOSE, Calif., July 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (“MagnaChip” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MX), a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products and a leader in OLED display, announced today the Company has surpassed the 500 million milestone in cumulative shipments of OLED DDICs (Display Driver ICs). OLED display drivers are low-power devices that offer excellent screen resolution with deep and bright colors that do not require a backlight and enable full-screen and thinner smartphones.

MagnaChip first introduced the OLED DDIC in 2003 and began mass production, using the 150- nanometer (nm) process, in 2007. The Company subsequently introduced a 110-nm driver in 2011, 55-nm in 2014, 40-nm in 2017 and a 28-nm in 2019. The Company recently taped out a third 28-nm OLED driver and seventh 40-nm OLED driver. MagnaChip intends to continue to expand the OLED display product line for smartphones and for multiple applications in the consumer, automotive, and industrial sectors. As compared to the 40-nm platform, the 28-nm product line features a reduction in footprint and a reduction in power consumption of more than 20 percent.

“MagnaChip was first to market with an OLED DDIC and we have truly helped fuel the growing adoption of OLED displays,” said YJ Kim, CEO of MagnaChip. “We now have more than 15 years of development and production experience with OLED DDICs and are committed to help meet the expected increased adoption of OLED display drivers for multiple applications across different end markets.”

MagnaChip announced an OLED Ecosystem Initiative earlier this year, and announced partnerships with three industry leaders: ELAN Microelectronics Corp., a leading provider of capacitive touch controller ICs and Melfas Inc. and HiDeep Inc., two world leaders in providing one stop Human Machine Interface (HMI) solutions. Each of these companies will collaborate with MagnaChip to develop and standardize innovative human-interface solutions based upon smart touch, stylus and fingerprint technologies that are suitable for MagnaChip’s industry leading OLED DDIC.

About MagnaChip Semiconductor

MagnaChip is a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platform solutions for communications, IoT, consumer, industrial and automotive applications. The company’s Standard Products Group and Foundry Services Group provide a broad range of standard products and manufacturing services to customers worldwide. MagnaChip, with about 40 years of operating history, owns a portfolio of approximately 3,000 registered patents and pending applications, and has extensive engineering, design and manufacturing process expertise. For more information, please visit www.magnachip.com.

CONTACTS:
United States (Investor Relations):
Bruce Entin
Entin Consulting
Tel. +1-408-625-1262
Investor.relations@magnachip.com

USA media / industry analysts:
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LouVan Communications, Inc.
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Korea / Asia media:
Chankeun Park
Director of Public Relations
Tel. +82-2-6903-5223
chankeun.park@magnachip.com

SEOUL, South Korea and SAN JOSE, Calif., April 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (“MagnaChip” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MX), a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, announced today that it has launched the 28-nanometer (nm) OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) DDIC (Display Driver IC) for smartphone displays.

The 28nm process is the most advanced process used for manufacturing OLED DDICs today. MagnaChip’s new 28nm OLED DDIC achieves a form factor reduction that is 20 percent smaller than that of the previous 40nm process and is suitable for smartphones and other mobile devices, where small size and thinness are critical factors. In addition, MagnaChip reduced the logic voltage from 1.1V, which was required for the existing 40nm products, to 1.0V, which reduces the current voltage consumption by more than 20 percent and also extends battery life. MagnaChip’s latest 28nm OLED DDIC provides Best-In-Class performance, power and feature with high performance/price value.

With the addition of this new 28nm platform OLED DDIC, MagnaChip now has developed a portfolio of nine advanced platform OLED Display Driver ICs, including one 110nm rigid bezel-less, two 55nm flexible bezel-less and five 40nm rigid bezel-less OLED DDICs. MagnaChip’s product roadmap includes plans to expand the feature set of OLED DDICs to include Ultra-High-Definition (UHD) capabilities.

The 28nm OLED display driver IC also is expected to improve the call quality of smartphones by reducing EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) levels by 20 percent, as compared to existing products based on the 40nm format. The 28nm new OLED driver IC supports various display types such as rigid, flexible, foldable and VR, AR applications. It also maximizes design flexibility for latest full-screen displays, such as bezel-less, hole type displays. This new display driver already has won its first design-in at a leading smartphone manufacturer.

YJ Kim CEO of MagnaChip said: “By launching the 28nm OLED DDIC, we have demonstrated again our world-class technology and expect it will help mobile device manufacturers develop new generations of smaller and more energy-efficient products with crisp displays. Further, MagnaChip plans to extend its DDIC portfolio from current OLED smartphones to the rapidly growing OLED TV, OLED automotive and MicroLED TV applications, as well as foldable smartphones.”

About MagnaChip Semiconductor
MagnaChip is a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platform solutions for communications, IoT, consumer, industrial and automotive applications. The company’s Standard Products Group and Foundry Services Group provide a broad range of standard products and manufacturing services to customers worldwide. MagnaChip, with about 40 years of operating history, owns a portfolio of approximately 3,000 registered patents and pending applications, and has extensive engineering, design and manufacturing process expertise. For more information, please visit www.magnachip.com.

CONTACTS:
United States (Investor Relations):
Bruce Entin
Entin Consulting
Tel. +1-408-625-1262
Investor.relations@magnachip.com

USA media / industry analysts:
Mike Newsom
LouVan Communications, Inc.
Tel. +1-617-803-5385
mike@louvanpr.com

Korea / Asia media:
Chankeun Park
Director of Public Relations
Tel. +82-2-6903-5223
chankeun.park@magnachip.com

SEOUL, South Korea and SAN JOSE, Calif., April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (“MagnaChip” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MX), a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, and Melfas Inc., a leading provider of proven touch controller ICs and touch screen / touch key modules based on capacitive touch sensing technologies, today announced a partnership to develop advanced OLED display capabilities for the automotive and consumer electronics sectors.

Currently, OLED technology is deployed primarily in televisions and mobile products such as smartphones and smartwatches, but OLED displays represent an attractive growth opportunity. Industry forecasters expect the segment to show compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 187% between 2018 and 2022. Accordingly, MagnaChip and Melfas are working towards developing automotive display-related solutions in an effort to respond to this fast-growing market. With their current solutions, the two companies will initially address opportunities in consumer electronics and, going forward, will work closely together to develop solutions for OLED displays in automotive.

MagnaChip is the leading independent provider of OLED DDICs, and benefits from long relationships with the top two OLED display panel makers in the world. Further, more than a dozen smartphone OEMs currently use MagnaChip’s OLED DDICs in their smartphone lineups. Over the past 10 years, MagnaChip has shipped more than 400 million OLED DDICs, and developed a broad portfolio of patents related to the design and manufacturing of OLED display drivers.

Melfas has many years of technical experience and expertise in touch controller IC. Backed by its strong expertise in the field, Melfas has been constantly offering precise, responsive, and reliable touch solutions for highly innovative and dynamic smartphones and other mobile devices. It has shipped over 1 billion controller ICs since 2005. Further, Melfas recently launched a new OLED touch controller IC and has since supplied the same in large quantities to major handset manufacturers.

“Automotive display is an attractive market segment, and this partnership with Melfas will provide opportunities to develop feature-rich and cost-effective products,” said YJ Kim, Chief Executive Officer of MagnaChip.

About Melfas Inc.
MELFAS Inc. is a company that has built expertise in touch solutions. Melfas develops and supplies the world best touch controller ICs and touchscreen / touch key modules based on the capacitive touch sensing technologies Melfas has acquired for more than a decade. Capacitive touch sensing technology recognizes input location and movement by sensing capacitance variation generated in touchscreen module by a fingertip or stylus. When this technology is applied to touchscreen display, it produces excellent results such as multi-touch recognition, soft gesture recognition, outstanding durability and high light transmissivity; all these strengths are widely acknowledged. Capacitive touch solutions provided by MELFAS are materialized in the form of touchscreen or touch key for various products, including smartphone, feature phone, tablet PC, monitor, digital camera, MP3 player, and PMP. The areas of application are rapidly expanding.

About MagnaChip Semiconductor
MagnaChip is a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platform solutions for communications, IoT, consumer, industrial and automotive applications. The company’s Standard Products Group and Foundry Services Group provide a broad range of standard products and manufacturing services to customers worldwide. MagnaChip, with about 40 years of operating history, owns a portfolio of approximately 3,000 registered patents and pending applications, and has extensive engineering, design and manufacturing process expertise. For more information, please visithttps://www.magnachip.com/ www.magnachip.com.

CONTACTS

MagnaChip:
United States (Investor Relations):
Bruce Entin
Entin Consulting
Tel. +1-408-625-1262
Investor.relations@magnachip.com

USA media / industry analysts:
LouVan Communications, Inc.
Mike Newsom
Tel. +1-617-803-5385
mike@louvanpr.com

Korea / Asia media:
Director of Public Relations
Chankeun Park
Tel. +82-2-6903-5223
chankeun.park@magnachip.com

Melfas Inc:
Youngho Seo
Tel. +82-70-4055-6017
youngho.seo@melfas.com

MagnaChip and HiDeep Inc. to Combine Advanced OLED Display and UX / UI Technologies to Create Innovative and Lower-Cost Designs

 

SEOUL, South Korea and SAN JOSE, Calif., April 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (“MagnaChip” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MX), a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, and HiDeep Inc., a leading one stop Human Machine Interface (HMI) solutions provider, which offers HMI sensor hardware, semiconductors, and software including UX and UI capabilities, today announced a partnership to develop advanced OLED display capabilities for manufacturers of smartphones and other handheld consumer electronics.

MagnaChip will cooperate with HiDeep to develop enhanced HMI solutions optimized for the growing OLED display market. Specifically, MagnaChip and HiDeep will collaborate and create useful and cost-effective new HMI solutions for flexible OLED displays for top tier panel makers and smartphone OEMs. This collaboration also will extend into a variety of other applications and end markets.

MagnaChip is the leading independent provider of OLED DDICs, and benefits from long relationships with the top two display panel makers in the world. Further, more than a dozen smartphone OEMs currently use MagnaChip’s OLED DDICs in their smartphone lineups. Over the past 10 years, MagnaChip has shipped more than 400 million OLED DDICs and developed a broad portfolio of patents related to the design and manufacturing of OLED display drivers.

HiDeep is a leading provider of HMI solutions. HiDeep’s products include 2D touch solutions for on-cell flexible OLED displays for smartphones and tablets, 3D force touch solutions for smartphones and other applications, passive stylus solutions including palm-rejection capabilities for leading tablet and for educational OEMs, and active stylus solutions for tablets including the world’s first single chip solution to support MPP2.0 and USI 1.0 protocols. HiDeep is one of the few vendors worldwide to have shipped in volume 3D force touch solutions to leading Android smartphone OEMs. HiDeep has developed a large IP portfolio across all its solutions.

“Smartphones featuring OLED displays are expected by industry forecasters to account for about half of the market by 2021, and that growth from about 30% in 2018 will provide development opportunities for our partnership with HiDeep,” said YJ Kim, Chief Executive Officer of MagnaChip. “For example, HiDeep is a provider of HMI Technology for smartphones and we believe HiDeep’s advanced IC technology can work with our leading DDIC technology to create interesting new human machine interface capabilities for OLED displays.”

About HiDeep Inc.
HiDeep, Inc., founded in April 2010, is a leading one stop HMI solutions provider, which offers HMI sensor hardware, semiconductors, and software including UX and UI capabilities, for smartphones and tablets. HiDeep provides a complete one-stop solution for Android smartphone OEMs to easily integrate HiDeep’s game-changing 3D force touch technology into their products. HiDeep’s offerings include 2D/3D controller chips integrated with patented algorithms, capacitive sensors to detect pressure levels, and comprehensive design & production expertise.

About MagnaChip Semiconductor
MagnaChip is a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platform solutions for communications, IoT, consumer, industrial and automotive applications. The company’s Standard Products Group and Foundry Services Group provide a broad range of standard products and manufacturing services to customers worldwide. MagnaChip, with about 40 years of operating history, owns a portfolio of approximately 3,000 registered patents and pending applications, and has extensive engineering, design and manufacturing process expertise. For more information, please visit www.magnachip.com.

CONTACTS

MagnaChip:
United States (Investor Relations):
Bruce Entin
Entin Consulting
Tel. +1-408-625-1262
Investor.relations@magnachip.com

USA media / industry analysts:
Mike Newsom
LouVan Communications, Inc.
Tel. +1-617-803-5385
mike@louvanpr.com

Korea / Asia media:
Chankeun Park
Director of Public Relations
Tel. +82-2-6903-5223
chankeun.park@magnachip.com

HiDeep Inc.:
United States:
Deepak Chugh
Global Alliances & Partnerships
Tel. +1-971-226-7700
Deepak.chugh@hideep.com

Korea / Asia media:
Edward Bach
Vice President
Tel. +82-10-5245-6034
edward.bach@hideep.com