Goodix

Goodix Technology (Goodix; ) is a publicly listed Chinese technology company headquartered in Shenzhen, China. The company is known for developing touchscreen solutions for smartphones.

Background

In 2002, Goodix was founded by Zhang Fan.[2][3]

Goodix started its business with communication integrated 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 include fingerprint scanners.[2]

In October 2016, Goodix held its initial public offering becoming a listed company on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Within a month after listing, it was China's largest chip design company by market capitalization.[3][4]

In 2019, Goodix acquired a division of Voice and Audio Solutions under NXP 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 for patent 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 to IoT and automotive electronics.[3]

See also

• MediaTek
• Semiconductor industry in China

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