[Japan's Chunghwa Picture Tubes is demonstrating new 4" and 7" 800 x 480 widescreen VGA panels at FPD International underway in Yokohama.]

Yokohama, Japan -- In response to the multimedia trends influencing emerging mobile products, Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd. 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 No. 782 and in CPT's booth through Friday at FPD International in Yokohama, Japan.

More than half of all new notebooks on the market today have wide-aspect ratio displays, and wide screens have become the new standard. The pressures on small displays for video-centric applications to conform to the standards of larger displays have thus increased. Developing widescreen panels enables CPT to meet these demands. Furthermore, integrating PenTile RGBW technology into these 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 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 these 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.

This week at FPD International, both companies will exhibit high-resolution, widescreen displays integrated with PenTile RGBW technology. When compared to an RGB stripe design of equivalent size and resolution, CPT's 4.0-inch VGA widescreen panel with PenTile RGBW technology is estimated to be almost twice as bright while maintaining low power consumption.

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