DisplaySearch Adds Additional Keynotes to Taiwan Event Line-up; Gains Strong Support from Display Industry Leaders; Early Bird Registration Ends May 21st.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2004

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2004

DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in flat panel display (FPD) market research and consulting, is proud to announce the list of corporate sponsors for its upcoming 2004 Taiwan FPD International Conference, to be held from June 10-11 at the Taipei International Conference Center (TICC) in Taipei. Co-organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and the Interchange Association of Japan (IAJ), the two-day conference, entitled, FPDs: Made in Taiwan, boasts an elite list of key industry players such as:

-- Super Platinum Sponsor: AU Optronics (AUO);

-- Platinum Sponsors: Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO),

Pixelworks and VastView;

-- Gold Sponsor: HannStar, MStar, Sampo, Prime View and

Toppoly.

Sessions presented at the event will include:

-- Economics of the Display Industry

-- Taiwan FPD Industry Strategies

-- FPD IT Applications (Notebooks, Monitors and Internet

Appliances)

-- Japan FPD Industry

-- Advanced TVs

-- Small/Medium Displays, OLEDs and Unique Applications;

-- FPD Equipment and Materials.

Two new keynotes have also been added to the already impressive line-up featuring executives from AUO, CMO, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi Display, Japan Picture Quality & Technology Laboratory and Sharp. The new keynotes are:

-- Reinoud Selbeck, Vice President PCE, Philips, will present

"IT and CE Convergence: FPD Application Strategies."

-- Dr. Dick McCartney, Principal Display Technologist,

National Semiconductor, will present an overview of the

electronics architecture of LCD TVs.

Confirmed presenting companies include AKT, AMTC, AUO, Citigroup/Salomon Smith Barney, CMO, CPT, Corning, Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB), Dai Nippon Screen, DisplaySearch, Epson, Fuji Photo Film, HannStar, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi Display, Japan Picture Quality & Technology Laboratory, JSW, National Semiconductor, Nomura Securities, Orbotech, Optimax, Philips, Photon Dynamics, Pixelworks, Prime View, Quanta Display, Renesas, RitDisplay, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, Sharp, Shibaura, Stanley, Toppan and Toppoly.

Hurry to Register! The early bird price ends May 21st. You may register for this event online at www.displaysearch.com/taiwan/taiwan_registration.html in English, or you may register in Taiwanese at www.event.cetra.org.tw/Enroll/ACT5301/Enroll/Login.asp. Should you have any questions about sponsoring or attending this exciting event, you may contact CE Wang at [e-mail] or David Hsieh at [e-mail] in Taiwan.

The 2004 event is also one of several key industry events taking place in Taiwan during the same week. FPD Taiwan 2004 is right next-door and runs the same week from June 9-12 at the Taipei World Trade Center. FPD Taiwan 2004 is Taiwan's largest and Asia's second largest flat panel-related show. This event will bring together several key industry events under one umbrella including FPD Expo Taiwan 2004, Display Taiwan 2004 and Opto Taiwan 2004. Also, Computex Taipei is the week before, so your time will be well spent in Taiwan!

Upcoming DisplaySearch events include:

-- May 25 - 27, SID 2004, Washington State Convention and Trade

Center, Seattle - DisplaySearch will be exhibiting its wide

range of products at in Booth #135.

-- May 28, 7th DisplaySearch Japan Forum, Tokyo Conference

Center, Shinagawa, Japan.

-- August 24 - 26, HDTV Forum 2004, Westin Century Plaza, Los

Angeles, California, co-sponsored by Insight Media.

For more information about any DisplaySearch product, service or event, please email [e-mail] or call 512-459-3126 or visit the DisplaySearch website at www.displaysearch.com.

About DisplaySearch

DisplaySearch is the worldwide leader in market research and consulting for the flat panel display (FPD) industries. Founded in 1996, DisplaySearch serves a growing multinational client base, with an extensive array of market intelligence reports, advisory services, and global business conferences. The firm surveys the entire display industry food chain, including component and equipment manufacturers, display producers, OEMs, distributors and retailers. From this comprehensive vantage point, DisplaySearch prepares a valued suite of market forecasts, technology assessments, studies and analyses, and produces influential industry events worldwide. The firm serves more than 1,000 clients in over 30 countries, and is comprised of a core team of 19 analysts, located in Japan, Korea, North America and Taiwan. DisplaySearch is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with regional operations in Chicago, Houston, Richmond, San Jose, Seoul, Taipei, Tempe, and Tokyo, and the company is on the web at www.displaysearch.com.