Samsung Begins Mass Production of 15-Inch TFT-LCD TV-Compatible Panel.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 2001

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.

-- Fully compatible with 15-inch Smart Display(TM)

-- Fast 25 ms response time with streaming video capability

-- 300:1 contrast ratio; 330 nits brightness; 8-bit color;

120(degree):100(degree) viewing angle

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. today announced it is commencing mass production of its new 15-inch TFT-LCD XGA-Resolution (1024 x 768) LTM150XH display panel with streaming video capability.

The new display is the component-level version of the recently released 15-inch Smart LCD(TM) (LTM150XI) display. It shares the same TFT panel and is form-factor compatible, making it easy to front-mount install in existing housings.

The new LTM150XH offers cutting-edge features such as a response time of 25 ms; contrast ratio of 300:1; enhanced brightness of 330 nits; wide viewing angle of 120 degrees horizontal:100 degrees vertical; and XGA resolution of 1024 x 768. The display's 8-bit color enables it to precisely reproduce true color images displaying 16.7 million colors. The basic panel is fully compatible with industry standard LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signal) controllers.

The new LTM150XH TFT-LCD panel utilizes Reduced Swing Differential Signal (RSDS) Technology(TM) to significantly reduce EMI emissions by cutting signal voltage, internal to the LCD, from 3.3 volts TTL to 0.2 volts differential (peak to peak). RSDS Technology,(TM) jointly developed by Samsung and National Semiconductor, Inc., was introduced in 1998.

"Our new 15-inch TFT-LCD display is for customers who design around a single board PC and do not need the high degree of integration that the Smart LCD(TM) offers," said Tom Quinn, Samsung Semiconductor Inc.'s Vice President of Marketing. "Now customers have the flexibility of designing with either Samsung 15-inch panel."

"Samsung is the world's number one volume producer of large TFT-LCD displays," said John Seckerson, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.'s Associate Director of TFT-LCD Marketing. "By offering mechanically compatible display mounts on our 15-inch displays, we're setting the industry guidelines for compatibility standards."

The LTM150XH TFT-LCD display panel is the latest addition to Samsung's extensive TFT-LCD product portfolio. Samsung is the world's leading supplier of large-size TFT-LCD displays, with products ranging from 10.4-inch to 40-inch displays with streaming video capability.

Volume shipments of the new LTM150XH are currently available through distribution. Sample price: $350. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.samsungusa.com/semiconductors/.

      LTM150XH Features:

Response Time:        25ms
Contrast Ratio:       300:1
Brightness:           330 nits
Viewing Angle         120 horizontal:100 vertical
Resolution:           XGA (1024 x 768)
Thickness:            5mm
Color:                8-bit (16.7 million colors)
Controller:           LVDS (basic panel: individual standard/dual
                            channel)

About Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Headquartered in Seoul, Korea, Samsung Electronics, with year 2000 sales revenue of US $27 billion, is a world leader in the electronics industry. It is the world's leader in DRAM memory, SRAM memory, and TFT-LCD display products for industrial, mobile and desktop computing applications. Samsung Electronics is also the world's fourth largest semiconductor company overall with a full line of semiconductor products including microprocessor and custom ASIC components. Maintaining its long and distinguished history of industry firsts, Samsung Electronics is the first company to develop a 4-gigabit DRAM and has fully-functional prototypes of the next generation DDR-II DRAM. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. is located in San Jose, California. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.samsungusa.com/semiconductors/.