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| Goodix | |
Native name | 深圳市汇顶科技股份有限公司 |
| Company type | Public |
| SSE:603160 | |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Founded | 2002; 23 years ago (2002) |
| Founder | Zhang Fan |
| Headquarters | Shenzhen,Guangdong,China |
Key people | Zhang Fan (Chairman and CEO) |
| Revenue |  CN¥4.41 billion (2023) |
| CN¥165.05 million (2023) | |
| Total assets | CN¥9.73 billion (2023) |
| Total equity | CN¥8.05 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | 1,506 (2023) |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
Goodix Technology (Goodix;Chinese:汇顶科技;pinyin:Huìdǐng Kējì) is apublicly listed Chinese technology company headquartered inShenzhen, China. The company is known for developingtouchscreen solutions forsmartphones.
In 2002, Goodix was founded by Zhang Fan.[2][3]
Goodix started its business with communicationintegrated circuits (ICs) for fixed-line telephones, and then expanded its product reach to touchscreen ICs.[2][3]
In 2011,MediaTek made a significant investment in Goodix. Goodix leveraged MediaTek's reference-design platform allowing its revenue to exceed the US$100m mark in 2013.[2]
By 2015, Goodix expanded its product line to includefingerprint scanners.[2]
In October 2016, Goodix held itsinitial public offering becoming a listed company on theShanghai Stock Exchange. Within a month after listing, it was China's largestchip design company bymarket capitalization.[3][4]
In 2019, Goodix acquired a division of Voice and Audio Solutions underNXP Semiconductors.[3]
In August 2020, Goodix acquired Dream Chip Technologies, a German fabless semiconductor company.[3]
In February 2021, British technology company WaveTouch sued Goodix forpatent infringement. It alleged that Goodix copied its system designed to improve the accuracy of fingerprint readers underneath smartphone screens.[5]
While initially profitable due to touchscreen and fingerprint scanner products, Goodix experienced a decline in profitability due to increased competition and decrease in smartphone shipments. The company has aimed to diversify its business toIoT andautomotive electronics.[3]
