NEC LCD Technologies to Expand Lineup of LCD Modules Featuring White LED Backlight Systems for Industrial Applications

TOKYO & SANTA CLARA, Calif. & DUESSELDORF, Germany--(Business Wire)--
NEC LCD Technologies, together with its sales and marketing channels in the
Americas and Europe, NEC Electronics America, Inc. and NEC Electronics (Europe)
GmbH, today introduced four new amorphous-silicon thin-film-transistor (TFT)
liquid crystal display (LCD) modules incorporating a newly designed LED light
source unit into the backlight system. These units offer long operating life:
70,000 hours at room temperature (25 degrees Celsius) and 60,000 hours at high
temperature (70 degrees Celsius).

The new products expand NEC LCD Technologies` already extensive line-up of TFT
LCD modules with white LED backlight systems. The new part numbers, screen sizes
and resolutions are as follows:

Part Number Screen Size Screen Resolution
NL10276BC30-34D 15.0 inch (38 cm diagonal) XGA (1024 × 768 pixels)
NL10276BC20-18 10.4 inch (26 cm diagonal) XGA (1024 × 768 pixels)
NL8048BC24-09D 9.0 inch (23 cm diagonal) WVGA (800 × 480 pixels)
NL8048BC19-11D 7.0 inch (18 cm diagonal) WVGA (800 × 480 pixels)

The main characteristics of the new models are:

* NL10276BC30-34D - 15.0-inch XGA LCD module

* Largest display size in the company`s lineup of white LED backlight products
* Maintains mounting and signal compatibility with the company`s lineup of
conventional cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) LCD modules
* Features a wide operating temperature range from -20 to +70 degrees Celsius

* NL10276BC20-18 - 10.4-inch XGA LCD module

* High-resolution display for 10.4-inch screen size
* Achieves approximately 30 percent reduction in weight and 40 percent reduction
in frame area compared to the company`s CCFL modules
* Maintains signal compatibility with the company`s current line of conventional
products
* Features a wide operating temperature range from -30 to +80 degrees Celsius

* NL8048BC24-09D 9.0-inch WVGA LCD module and NL8048BC19-11D 7.0-inch WVGA LCD
module

* Ultra-wide viewing angles of 176 degrees both horizontally and vertically,
using NEC LCD Technologies` proprietary SFT technology
* Maintains mounting and signal compatibility with the company`s lineup of
conventional CCFL LCD modules
* Features a wide operating temperature range from -20 to +70 degrees Celsius

Increasing demand for LCD modules featuring low power consumption, smaller
dimensions, lighter-weight designs and higher resistance to shock and vibration
has prompted the development of LCD modules equipped with white LED backlight
systems. White LED backlight systems offer superior performance in power
consumption, compact designs as well as greater resistance to shock and
vibration as compared to CCFL LCD modules. In addition, white LEDs do not
require inverter circuits, which generate high-frequency noise and harmonic
currents that may cause malfunctions in peripheral devices and hinder precise
testing results. White LEDs are completely mercury-free and pose fewer hazards
to the environment than CCFLs, which contain trace amounts of mercury.

In response to the growing demand for white LED LCD modules, NEC LCD
Technologies has aggressively developed a product lineup featuring white LED
backlights beginning with the launch of a 6.5-inch LED LCD module (part number
NL10276BC13-01C) in May 2007. In September 2008, the company introduced five new
white LED LCD modules designed specifically for industrial applications and
featuring NEC`s newly designed long-life (up to 70,000 hours) white LED light
source unit. The four new white LED products introduced today further expand
NEC`s long-life white LED LCD product offerings.

NEC LCD Technologies will continue to enhance its lineup of LCD modules
featuring white LED backlight systems to address the needs of various industrial
applications. The company also seeks to broaden the range of environments in
which LCD modules can be used and to develop new fields of application.

Two of the new LED LCD modules (part numbers NL10276BC30-34D and NL10276BC20-18)
will be showcased at the NEC Group booth at the 12th Embedded System Expo (ESEC)
at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan, May 13-15, and in the NEC Electronics
America booth (#459) at the Society of Information Display (SID) Display Week
2009 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, June 2-4.

More information about the new products can be found on the NEC Electronics
America website at:

http://www.am.necel.com/display/displaydetail.html?part=NL10276BC30-34D

http://www.am.necel.com/display/displaydetail.html?part=NL10276BC20-18

http://www.am.necel.com/display/displaydetail.html?part=NL8048BC24-09D

http://www.am.necel.com/display/displaydetail.html?part=NL8048BC19-11D

About NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.

NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd. is one of the world's leading providers of
high-quality, innovative, active-matrix liquid crystal display (AM-LCDs) modules
for the industrial and high-end monitor markets. The company focuses its
development on four core technology areas: 1) ultra-wide viewing angle SFT
technology with high luminance, wide color gamut and fast response; 2) NLT
technology for high visibility in any kind of ambient light environment; 3) VIT
technology to add extra value to LCD modules; and 4) adaptive design technology,
which together meet a variety of specialized needs for the flat panel display
markets. NEC LCD Technologies' worldwide support includes sales and marketing
affiliates NEC Electronics America, Inc. (www.am.necel.com) and NEC Electronics
Europe (www.eu.necel.com) that offer specialized display solutions to their
respective markets. NEC LCD Technologies employs approximately 1,200 people
worldwide and offers one of the broadest product portfolios for the medical,
factory automation, test and measurement, entertainment, kiosk, POS and ATM
markets. Additional information can be found at
http://www.nec-lcd.com/en/index.html.

NEC Electronics is either a registered trademark or trademark of NEC Electronics
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other registered
trademarks or trademarks are property of their respective owners.

NEC Corporation (Japan/Asia)
Joseph Jasper, +81-3-3798-6511
j-jasper@ax.jp.nec.com
or
NEC Electronics America, Inc. (Americas)
Denise Garibaldi, +1 (408) 588-6620
denise.garibaldi@am.necel.com
or
NEC Electronics Europe
Oliver Luettgen, +49-211-6503-1469
oliver.luettgen@eu.necel.com

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