Optrex Exhibiting New High-Performance Flat Panel Displays for Industrial, Mobile and Automotive Applications at SID 2005.

PLYMOUTH, Mich. -- Optrex America, Inc., will be demonstrating a range of new flat panel display solutions for industrial applications, portable/handheld devices and automotive interiors at the Society for Information Display (SID) 2005 International Symposium, Conference and Exhibition, the premier international showcase for advances in display technology. SID 2005 is being held in Boston, MA at the Hynes Convention Center, and Optrex will be exhibiting in Booth 2103, May 24-26.

New flat panel displays (FPDs) to be shown by Optrex include:

Performance-Enhanced Standard Industrial TFT LCDs: Optrex will be demonstrating significant new performance enhancements to its industry-leading standard product range of thin film transistor (TFT) LCDs for non-PC industrial applications. "We want to offer not only the widest range of inventoried LCD solutions to the industrial user, but we also want to provide the best displays on the market," said Dale Maunu, Director, Channel Sales & Customer Support for Optrex America. Optrex's standard industrial TFT LCDs are available from inventory in sizes from 6.5-in. to 15.0-in. diagonal, with VGA, SVGA or XGA resolutions. New performance enhancements to be seen at SID 2005 include:

- Expanded operating temperature range: -20 deg. to +70 deg. C

- Low-EMI LVDS interfaces

- Ultra-wide viewing angles

- Natural Color Matrix (NCM) for accurate color reproduction

- Anti-Reflective (AR) surface treatment

- Transflective displays

New 12.1" LCD with 1,000-Nits Brightness: Also on display will be a new 12.1-in. TFT LCD with SVGA resolution and an exceptional brightness of 1,000 nits (cd/m2). Designed for marine, kiosk and other outdoor applications that require high brightness with daylight readability, it features Optrex's Anti-Reflective (AR) surface treatment and LVDS interface. "Normally, a user will have to take a typical 12.1-in. SVGA LCD with a brightness of around 400 nits and add additional lamps and brightness enhancement films behind it to achieve anything near 1,000 nits," commented Maunu. "This is a module that comes straight from the manufacturer, with all of the performance and quality control benefits that entails."

New LCD and OLED Modules for Portables/Handhelds: An established leader in displays for portable/handheld devices, Optrex will be demonstrating a range of new FPDs for this market at SID 2005, including:

- 1.1-in. 96x64 dot pixel color OLED

- 1.9-in. and 2.2-in. 176x220 TFT LCDs (QCIF+)

- 2.2-in. and 3.5-in. 240x320 TFT LCDs (QVGA)

- 2.4-in. 480x234 TFT LCD

"These FPDs offer new levels of performance and efficiency for cell phones, MP3 players, portable GPS systems and digital video cameras, just to name a few applications," said Shinichi Unayama, Associate Director of Product Management for Optrex America. "They feature the performance enhancements that customers expect from Optrex, such as outdoor readability, enhanced image quality, small form factor, ultra wide view, and an integrated solution combining camera, multimedia chip and touch panel."

New FPDs for Automotive Interior: Optrex offers a wide variety of displays from passive matrix STN to active matrix digital TFT LCDs for everything from instrument panel clusters to audio systems to rear-seat entertainment. New modules on display at SID 2005 will include a 3.7" 320x96 TFT, a 4.9" 320x96 TFT, and a 7.0" 480x234 TFT with CCFL backlighting and LED backlighting. Optrex's OLED capability for automotive displays will be demonstrated in instrument panel clusters in use in production vehicles.

For additional information, please visit Optrex at Booth 2103 at SID 2005, May 24-26, during the exhibit hours of 10:30-6:30 (May 24), 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (May 25), or 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (May 26). Contacts: Dale H. Maunu, Director, Channel Sales & Customer Support; Shinichi Unayama, Associate Director of Product Management. Or contact Optrex America, Inc., 46723 Five Mile Road, Plymouth, MI 48170. Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; E-mail: Ron Ancog at [e-mail]; Web: www.optrex.com.

Editor's Note: Please refer to the following number in correspondence: OPA-271