Chunghwa Picture Tubes to Develop Widescreen Panels for Next- Generation Mobile Devices

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10-18-2006
Chunghwa Picture Tubes to Develop Widescreen Panels for Next- Generation Mobile Devices

WIRELESS NEWS-October 18, 2006-Chunghwa Picture Tubes to Develop Widescreen Panels for Next-Generation Mobile Devices (C)2006 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com

Chunghwa Picture Tubes said that it is utilizing PenTile RGBW technology from Clairvoyante to build widescreen, high-resolution display panels that meet the needs for very bright displays and extended battery life in next-generation mobile devices.
The 4.0-inch and 7.0-inch widescreen VGA panel prototypes will be demonstrated in Clairvoyante's booth and in CPT's booth at this week's FPD International in Yokohama, Japan.

The companies said that integrating PenTile RGBW technology into the panels will help solve other portable display design challenges by affording CPT's customers greater flexibility in determining an appropriate ratio of brightness to power for their product and application.

The new CPT high-brightness panels, the companies added, are 800 x 480 widescreen VGA, well-suited for the high-resolution, high- performance needs of today's ultra-mobile personal computers (UMPCs), personal media players (PMPs) and high-resolution portable DVD displays. For computing applications, the widescreen format can eliminate the horizontal scrolling sometimes required when web browsing, making the panels ideal for devices enabling Internet access.

"A key factor in the success of mobile video is the availability of portable displays capable of replicating the home video-watching experience as much as possible, meaning bright, wide-format screens," according to Joel Pollack, president and CEO of Clairvoyante. "With the integration of PenTile RGBW technology to increase luminosity of their widescreen panels, CPT is poised to capture a part of the consumer electronics market that is forecast for tremendous growth."

According to industry analyst firm IDC, the worldwide converged mobile device market will reach 181 million units by the end of 20091 and worldwide portable multimedia player shipments are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 95 percent from 2005-20092.

"Our partnership with Clairvoyante allows CPT to expand our range of display solutions for video-centric portable devices such as UMPCs and PMPs, thereby enabling us to enter promising emerging markets," said Kuan-Lang Wolf Chen, R&D vice president for Chunghwa Picture Tubes.

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