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Hitachi launches 6.2-inch LCD module with super-wide viewing angle and high brightness

11th July 2005

Hitachi Display Products Group has launched its new 6.2-inch TFT LCD display module, the TX16D11VM2CBA. The new high brightness (350 cd/m² ) display module is a ½ VGA screen offering a 640 x 240 pixel resolution in a landscape format display module. Using Hitachi’s wide viewing angle polariser, the new module offers customers a more versatile display with improved optical performance. Better optical characteristics mean that the TX16D11VM2CBA can be used in a wide range of applications including industrial test and measurement devices, medical devices, epos and other handheld mobile devices. The TX16D11VM2CBA offers a horizontal viewing angle of 140 degrees and a vertical viewing angle of 130 degrees.

“The widened viewing cone of the TX16D11VM2CBA affords much greater flexibility to both product design engineers and end-users. It allows handheld devices to be used in a greater variety of environments and makes the sharing of on-screen information much easier for the user. The landscape format of the module means that bespoke applications can use a split screen configuration for clearer and more convenient presentation of information and data. The high resolution and excellent colour performance of the module also makes it ideal for use in devices that require icon-driven user interfaces such as Windows CE®,” comments Mark Dalton, Product Marketing Engineer for Hitachi Display Products Group.

The active matrix TFT module produces clear, sharp images and graphics and operates in a transmissive mode, with a colour palette of 262,000 colours. The module uses a long life CFL backlight with a half-brightness lifetime of 50,000 hours. Its dimensions are 170mm(W) x 70mm(H) x 8.6mm(D) and it weighs just 140 grams. (Available with touchscreen TX16D11VM2CAA)

The TX16D11VM2CBA is available 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 15 countries and employs 470 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; rail; industrial components & equipment; information systems; high performance computing; digital media; display products; air-conditioning and refrigeration systems; procurement and sourcing; 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. (TSE: 6501 / NYSE:HIT), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 347,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2004 (ended March 31, 2005) consolidated sales totaled 9,027 billion yen ($84.3billion). 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 PR024 TX16D11
Photo reference: PR024 (available in 72dpi and 300dpi)

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Hitachi launches 6.2-inch LCD module with super-wide viewing angle and high brightness