20.10.2006 Overview

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors unveils the Pictiva OLED Display Reference Design Kit for 2.7" 128x64

New Technology Allows Customers to Easily Integrate OSRAM OLED Products into Their Applications

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SAN JOSE, CA – (October 20, 2006) – OSRAM Opto Semiconductors announced today the arrival of its new development tool, the Pictiva OLED Display Reference Design Kit for 2.7"128x64. The Reference Design Kit serves as a design model and helps customers to easily evaluate OSRAM OLED products, allowing for rapid and efficient integration into their display system applications. Additionally, it assembles all necessary items to power up, initialize, test various modes, and display images on a display module.

"The Pictiva OLED Reference Design Kit makes it easy for customers to evaluate using OLED displays in their products, and also contains hardware and software references which can save valuable engineering time and shorten the design cycle," John Cramer, product marketing manager, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Inc, said. "The kit contains our two most popular industrial OLED displays: the 2.7" 128x64 and the 1.6"128x64 in the same box," he added.

The kit is operated with any standard desktop or laptop PC, and gives users the flexibility to download any image quickly while supporting both still photographs and video. Contrast levels, gamma tables, and many other useful functions are incorporated into a user-friendly PC interface.

This functional system integration tool also includes both hardware and software solutions to speed the design process. Moreover, it supports multiple OSRAM OLED formats and includes an RS-232 interface for pattern upload.

Pricing and Availability
The kit is currently shipping and available through distribution, for less than $200 USD. For further information, product data sheets and pricing, please contact a local OSRAM sales representative at www.osram-os.com or 1.888.446.7726.

About OSRAM Opto Semiconductors:
About OSRAM Opto Semiconductors OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg is a wholly owned subsidiary of OSRAM, one of the world´s two leading lighting manufacturers in the world. It offers its customers solutions based on semiconductor technology for lighting, sensor and visualization applications. The company employs more than 3,500 people worldwide and operates sites in Regensburg (Germany), San Jose (USA) and Penang (Malaysia). Sales for the fiscal year ending September 2006 totaled more than EUR 500 million. For more information, visit www.osram-os.com