New LCDs: Fujitsu Microelectronics, Inc. Demonstrates New 15-Inch LCD Screen Panels Now Commercially Available - Company Business and Marketing

Edge: Work-Group Computing Report, Nov 23, 1998

Fujitsu Microelectronics, Inc. (FMI) Monday demonstrated its new 15-inch LCD screen, which offers the widest viewing angle and fastest response time of any product in its class.

The new 15-inch screens are constructed using a proprietary technology that dramatically enhances image quality and simplifies the manufacturing process. The resulting image is superior to that of any other 15-inch TFT-LCD in mass production today. The screens, which are designed for high-end multimedia applications and desktop monitors, are available now from select FMI sales channels.

The 15-inch diagonal screens feature an ultra-wide viewing angle of more than 160 degrees both vertically and horizontally. The panels have a high contrast ratio of 300 to one, high brightness (250 cd/m2) and an extremely fast response time of only 25 ms. The high-resolution display has a 1,024 x 768 XGA resolution with 262,144 vivid colors.

The panels utilize Fujitsu's breakthrough Multi-domain Vertical Alignment (MVA) active matrix TFT-LCD panel technology to achieve the unparalleled image quality. An 5V power supply operates the display.

The 15-inch display is appropriate for a number of applications across many different market sectors, including desktop monitors, medical instrumentation, financial transactions, industrial-process control, dynamic signage and POS applications.

The product is available in both CMOS and LVDS versions. Prototypes of the 15-inch screens were first shown in Japan in October 1997 and FMI announced the commercial availability of the new models for U.S. customers last month.

For more technical information about the new 15-inch LCD, visit the Fujitsu web site at www.fujitsu.co.jp/hypertext/news/1997/sep/16-2e.html.> The leader in the flat panel display market, Fujitsu Limited produces TFT-LCD modules at its Yonago Fujitsu Limited facility located in Japan's Tottori prefecture. The 119,000-m2 facility commenced production in October 1994 and has a monthly capacity of 120,000 pieces of 12.1-inch equivalents. The company's TFT-LCD research and development activities are conducted at both its Kawasaki, Japan and Atsugi, Japan facilities.

Fujitsu Limited is a leading provider of information technology products and solutions for the global marketplace. Founded in Japan in 1935 as a telephone equipment maker, the Fujitsu Group had consolidated revenues of $37.7 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998.

With over 500 group companies, including Amdahl and ICL, Fujitsu is one of the world's largest suppliers of computers and information systems solutions, telecommunications and semiconductor products, software and services. The Fujitsu Group has 180,000 employees worldwide and operations in more than 100 countries. Home page:

Fujitsu Microelectronics, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductors and electronics products. FMI: http://www.fujitsumicro.com.