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Sagem Chooses eMagin OLEDs for FELIN Suite; Low-Power, High-Resolution OLED Microdisplays to Deliver Data to Future Soldiers.


BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Sagem Defense Securite has entered into a multi-year contract with eMagin Corporation (AMEX AMEX

See: American Stock Exchange
:EMA (1) (Enterprise Management Architecture) An earlier strategic plan from Digital for integrating network, system and application management. It provided the operating environment for managing a multi-vendor network. ), a leader in OLED (Organic Light Emitting Device, Organic Light Emitting Diode) A thin film light-emitting technology that is expected to compete with LCD and plasma TVs as well as LCD monitors and readouts.  (organic light-emitting diode Noun 1. organic light-emitting diode - a self-luminous diode (it glows when an electrical field is applied to the electrodes) that does not require backlighting or diffusers
OLED
) microdisplay technology, to provide the microdisplays for its FELIN program. FELIN is the French Army's integrated soldier system.

eMagin has already begun production to support this program, which will require more than 37,000 microdisplays through the life of the contract. The program schedule calls for Sagem to integrate the microdisplays over the next 72 months into the lightweight, ergonomic soldier systems for the active French Army regiments The following is a current list of regiments of the French Army. Cavalry Corps
  • Le 1er-11e Régiment de Cuirassiers (1er-11e RC)
  • Le 1er-2e Régiment de Chasseurs (1er-2e RCh)
  • Le 1er Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique (1er RCA)
.

FELIN systems will comprise, in part, a modified weapon system, integral sensors, wearable computer, communications, and display systems based on eMagin's SVGA (Super VGA) A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also referred to 1,024x768 resolutions. See PC display modes. + OLED microdisplay. The main system integrates a helmet-mounted display that will deliver both imagery (from a head-mounted night camera) and situational awareness data. Integrating a display enables operations such as firing around a corner or "seeing" through obstacles.

"Sagem's adoption of OLED microdisplays for the FELIN program further validates OLED technology. These microdisplays have become the choice of the majority of the world's militaries. OLEDs have proven superior to legacy technologies, providing the lowest power, highest performance solution for innovative systems like FELIN," said Susan Jones, executive vice president and chief marketing and strategy officer, eMagin Corporation. "Power-efficiency and ruggedness make OLED technology ideal for sophisticated, high performance soldier systems. eMagin looks forward to supporting Sagem on this important program."

For more information about eMagin and its bright, power-efficient microdisplays, readers can refer to www.emagin.com.

About eMagin Corporation

A leader in personal display systems and OLED microdisplay technologies, eMagin integrates high-resolution OLED microdisplays, magnifying optics, and systems technologies to create a virtual image that appears comparable to that of a computer monitor or a large-screen television. eMagin's OLED displays have broad market reach and are incorporated into a variety of near-to-eye imaging products by military, industrial, medical and consumer OEMs, who choose eMagin's award-winning technology as a core component for their solutions. eMagin's first personal display system, the Z800 3DVisor, provides superb 3D stereovision ster·e·o·vi·sion  
n.
Visual perception of or exhibition in three dimensions.
 and headtracking for PC gaming, training and simulation, and other applications. It won the CEA's Innovation of Year award in the digital display category and won additional recognition in the electronic gaming category. eMagin's microdisplay manufacturing and R&D operations are co-located with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries)  on its campus in East Fishkill, New York East Fishkill is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 25,589 at the 2000 census. The town name is derived from its formation from Fishkill, NY.

The Town of East Fishkill is on the south border of the county.
. System design facilities and sales and marketing are located in Bellevue, Washington. A sales office is located in Tokyo, Japan. For additional information, please visit www.emagin.com and www.3dvisor.com.
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