It is scheduled to be applied to Xiaomi's 'Redmi series' smartphones.

Images (CEO Kim Jeong-cheol), a mobile solution specialist, announced that it has shipped the initial mass production volume of Touch Controller ICs to Xiaomi.

Images, which has been working tirelessly to penetrate the Chinese market, fired the starting gun for its full-scale entry into the market by beginning the shipment of the initial batch of Touch Controller ICs to Xiaomi on the 23rd.

The Touch Controller IC shipped this time is scheduled to be applied to Xiaomi's flagship smartphone product line for 2016, the Redmi series, and starting with this initial shipment, sales are expected to reach 2 million units per month starting in January 2016.

Images recently took its first step into the Chinese market by supplying Single Layer on Cell (SLOC) Touch Controller ICs to BOE. Furthermore, at a Xiaomi supplier event held earlier this year, the company was recognized for its excellent product quality and fast delivery response, and was honored with an award as an outstanding supplier.

Images, which was listed on the KOSDAQ market in 2010 along with the Haptic Syndrome, has since developed a touch chip for smartphones using a single-layer film electrode method (GF1) through continuous research and development. Images, which has been making steady efforts to enter the Chinese market, plans to secure a leading position in the mobile solutions sector in China by supplying products to Xiaomi.

Images CEO Kim Jeong-cheol stated, “We have gained the opportunity to supply our flagship touch IC products to Xiaomi, a company that has consistently supplied existing haptic products using domestically recognized touch technology. Moving forward, we aim to achieve both qualitative and external growth by increasing sales and improving our profit structure through the diversification of our Chinese customer base.”