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Hitachi integrates touchpanel into new high performance wide VGA LCD module

5th May 2005

Hitachi Display Products Group has announced the launch a new Wide VGA TFT display module, the TX18D16VM1CBA. Using a four-wire analogue resistive touchpanel, the new module is an 800 x 480 resolution 7-inch screen that offers excellent flexibility and high performance. A wide viewing angle and a 16:9 aspect ratio make the new display module ideal for applications such as ‘in-cab’ navigation and entertainment systems, point of sale terminals and consumer electronics devices. A U-shaped cold cathode fluorescent tube provides excellent brightness, delivering up to 280 cd/m² brightness with a 200:1 contrast ratio, making it ideal for operation in high ambient light conditions.

“The introduction of a touchpanel in the new TX18D16VM1CBA gives product designers a lot more freedom in how they develop their user interface. It means that keyboards and keypads can be discarded as a control mechanism and more intuitive icon driven graphical user interfaces can be developed. This is particularly important where usability is a critical factor in new product adoption, for example personal music players and in-car entertainment systems,” comments Mark Dalton, Product Marketing Engineer for Hitachi Display Products Group.

The TX18D16VM1CBA is an active matrix TFT module that operates in transmissive display mode, producing up to 262,000 colours. Its screen measures 152mm x 91mm and it weighs just 170g. The module can operate at temperatures between -20 °C and +70 °C and is fully compliant with the European Directive on the Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS).

The TX18D16VM1CAA is supplied through Hitachi Display Product Group’s distribution partners. It is available across Europe immediately.

Hitachi Display Products Group is also able to design and develop customised display modules for specific customer requirements. For more information, please visit www.hitachi-displays-eu.com or call +44(0)1628 585 000. Hitachi Display Product Group is part of Hitachi Europe Ltd.

About Hitachi Display Products Group
Hitachi Display Products Group (DPG) is part of Hitachi Europe Ltd. It is responsible for pan-European sales and distribution of Hitachi’s leading liquid crystal display products. Offering a comprehensive range of monochrome and colour display component modules, the company supports customers in a range of sectors including mobile phone manufacturing, white goods and home appliance manufacturing, car manufacturing and industrial companies. Hitachi Display Products Group offers a range of standard liquid crystal modules and is also able to develop and manufacture customised displays. For further information on Hitachi LCD modules, please visit the display products group web site http://www.hitachi-displays-eu.com.

About Hitachi Europe Ltd
Hitachi Europe Ltd., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., Japan. Headquartered in Maidenhead, UK, it has operations in 16 countries and employs over 650 people across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. As a ‘Best Solutions Partner’ Hitachi Europe tailors its services and solutions to meet the specific needs of its customers. Hitachi Europe comprises eleven key business areas: power and industrial systems; information systems; high performance computing; digital media, consumer products, display products; automotive; air-conditioning and refrigeration systems; procurement and sourcing; and corporate technology group (research & development) and the Hitachi Design Centre. For more information about Hitachi Europe Ltd., please visit http://www/hitachi-eu.com

About Hitachi Ltd
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 326,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2003 (ended March 31, 2004) consolidated sales totalled 8,632.4 billion yen ($81.4 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors, including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.hitachi.com.

Press Release reference: DPG PR021 TX18D16VM1CBA
Photo reference: PR021 (available in 72dpi and 300dpi)

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Hitachi integrates touchpanel into new high performance wide VGA LCD module