MicroEmissive Displays (MED) has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Universal Scientific Industrial Co Ltd (USI) of Taiwan. The MOU with this leading global design and manufacturing services company will lead to the production of plug-and-play display modules for the mobile multimedia accessories market.

The MOU sets out a framework for the collaborative partnership between MED and USI to develop and produce Head Mounted Display (HMD) modules incorporating the eyescreen^TM microdisplay from MED. Under the agreement USI will assemble complete display modules, which will be offered as a turnkey solution to the major players in the global HMD market.

Commenting on the agreement, MED Chief Executive, Bill Miller said, “This MOU represents another important step forward for MED and illustrates the traction we are enjoying with potential partners and customers. The performance capabilities and low power demands of the eyescreen^TM differentiate our product from the incumbent technologies currently servicing the HMD market. We are delighted to be partnering with a global player in USI and look forward to working with them to produce a world-class module.”

The P-OLED eyescreen^TM from MED offers exceptional image quality without the need of backlighting, this along with its size and power efficiency enables it to be directly attached to the HMD bridge thereby reducing manufacturing complexity.

About MicroEmissive Displays
MicroEmissive Displays (MED - AIM, London Stock Exchange) is a leader in polymer organic light emitting diode (P-OLED) microdisplay technology. The company was founded in 1999 and has developed a unique emissive microdisplay technology by using a P-OLED layer on a CMOS substrate. In late 2004, MicroEmissive Displays floated on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM) and the first product release and commercial shipments of MicroEmissive Displays’ eyescreen^TM microdisplays were made in 2005. The company held the official opening of its volume manufacturing facility in Dresden, Germany in May 2007.

MicroEmissive Displays has been awarded ISO 9001:2000 registration for the research, design, development, marketing and manufacturing of digital microdisplay solutions and is working towards full accreditation in 2008. MicroEmissive Displays is headquartered at the Scottish Microelectronics Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland and its manufacturing site is in Dresden, Germany. The company employs more than 70 people and also has sales representatives and applications support located in Asia, the USA and Europe.

About eyescreen^TM
MicroEmissive Displays’ eyescreen^TM products are the world’s only polymer organic light emitting diode (P-OLED) microdisplays. The full colour eyescreen^TM combines superb TV quality moving video images that are free from flicker, with ultra-low power consumption, enabling greatly extended battery life for the consumer. This enhancement in battery usage time made possible by the eyescreen^TM will play a vital role in the widespread adoption of portable head-sets for personal TV and video viewing in the consumer marketplace. The innovative design of the eyescreen^TM, with its integrated driver ICs and its digital interface, offers product design engineers a fast, robust design-in solution for smaller, lighter-weight, stylish products of the future, all for a size comparable with the pupil of the human eye.

Awards
Finalist at the Elektra Awards 2007 in the Research and Development category
Short-listed for the Best of British Industry Awards 2006, Next Generation Award
Winner of IEE Innovation in Engineering Award 2005, Emerging Technologies Award
Winner Gannochy Medal 2004, Professor Ian Underwood - Scotland’s Top Innovator
Winner European Semiconductor Start-Up of the Year 2004
Listed in Tornado Insider’s Top 100 in 2003
Listed in Tornado Insider’s Top 100 in 2002

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For further information please contact:
Dr Natalie Polack, Product Marketing Manager, MicroEmissive Displays
Scottish Microelectronics Centre, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JF
Tel: + 44 (0) 131 650 7764; Fax: + 44 (0) 131 650 7761
E-mail: info@microemissive.com; Web: www.microemissive.com

Nicki Langley
Neesham Public Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 1506 670800
Email: nickil@neesham.co.uk

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