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The company will hold a brief press conference for attending media on Tuesday, May 24, at 12:00 p.m. in the SID press room #101. All SID attendees who visit LG.Philips LCD’s booth and complete a brief survey will be entered in a drawing to win an LCD TV. The same survey can be picked up Monday evening, May 23, at the SID Business Conference Networking Reception to be held from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Ballroom C within the Hynes Convention Center.

Full HD LCDs in the Spotlight at SID
Debuting at SID 2005, LG.Philips LCD will unveil its 47-, 42- and 37-inch wide full high definition (HD, 1920 x 1080, 2 megapixels) TFT-LCDs for true HDTVs and multimedia displays. These displays all boast full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080, a wide viewing angle of 178 degrees, a 1600:1 dynamic contrast ratio, a maximum brightness of 600 cd/m2, an impressive gray-to-gray response time of 8 ms and a high color gamut of 90 percent for natural images. The company will also feature its 55-inch wide, full HD LCD, currently the world’s largest mass-produced LCD panel.

“There have been significant advancements to leading-edge LCD technologies recently, including our Enhanced S-IPS technology, as well as dynamic contrast and scanning backlight solutions？making LCDs an ideal solution for HDTVs,” noted Bruce Berkoff, LG.Philips LCD’s executive vice president of marketing.

Cutting Edge Technologies Seen for the First Time at SID
LG.Philips LCD will also debut several LCD prototypes featuring new technologies, including:
- 47-inch Full HD LED backlight LCD？the world’s largest LED backlight display with realistic, natural color
- 42-inch Wide XGA LCD with scanning backlight and black data insertion to reduce motion blur
- 42-inch Wide XGA 10- and 12-bit LCDs, which feature approximately 1 and 68 billion colors, respectively, for the display of true natural colors？the highest color achieved for LCDs
- 2-inch LTPS VGA LCD with IPS？the world’s highest resolution LCD for mobile applications with 403 ppi

In addition to the new technologies listed above, the company will demonstrate its hot cathode fluorescent lamp (HCFL) and “white +” enhancements for higher brightness, as well as its spotlight window technology for adjustable brightness conditions for better graphical display optimization. LG.Philips LCD will also show its “gate in panel” (GIP) technology, which integrates the gate driver ICs onto the panel.

LG.Philips LCD will also demonstrate the following products and/or prototypes during SID:
- 47-inch Wide Portrait LCD for Multimedia Information Displays
- 30-inch Wide QXGA+ LCD with Copper-bus Lines for Premium Desktop Monitors
- 23-inch Wide UXGA LCD for Premium Desktop Monitors
- 20-inch Wide SXGA+ LCD for Desktop Monitors and Multi-functional Monitors
- 20.1-inch Wide SXGA+ LCD for Notebook PCs
- 17.1-inch Wide XGA+ LCD for Notebook PCs
- 14.1-inch Wide XGA+ LCD for Notebook PCs
- 14-inch Wide XGA LCD for Notebook PCs
- 8-inch Wide VGA LCD for Rear-seat Automotive Entertainment
- 7-inch Wide VGA LCD for Automotive Entertainment and Car Navigation
- 6.5-inch Wide QVGA LCD for Automotive Entertainment and Car Navigation
- 4-inch QVGA for Automotive Entertainment and Car Navigation
- 2.4-inch LTPS VGA with IPS for Mobile Applications
- 2.2-inch Field Sequential Color (FSC) LCD with Optical Compensated Bend (OCB) mode for Mobile Applications
- 2.2-inch LTPS QVGA LCD for Mobile Applications
- 2-inch LTPS QVGA LCD for Mobile Applications

Listen to the Technology Experts:
LG.Philips LCD will also deliver several presentations during the show, including:
- “The Ubiquitous Flat Panel Display World of Tomorrow？Today!,” Bruce Berkoff, LG.Philips LCD, during the SID Business Conference on Monday, May 23 at 10:30 a.m., Ballroom B
- “Color Filter on TFT Array Structure Which Does Not Use Photolithography Process in Upper Substrate and Organic Insulator in TFT Substrate,” J.J. Park, LG.Philips LCD, during Session 9: High-Image-Quality AMLCDs on Tuesday, May 24 at 2:00 p.m., Ballroom A
- “Novel Structures of Storage and Submicron LDD in CMOS Panels,” J.Y. Yang, LG.Philips LCD R&D Center, during Session 27: Poly-Si Circuit Integration II, Wednesday, May 25 at 3:30 p.m., Ballroom A
- “LCD Technologies for TV Application,” Budiman Sastra, LG.Philips LCD, during session 60: LCD TV I, Friday, May 27 at 9:00 a.m., Ballroom A

During the Poster Session on Tuesday, May 24 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. within the exhibit hall, LG.Philips LCD will have posters on:
- “Analysis of Poly-Si TFTs' Degradation Behavior Induced by DC Stress,” S.W. Lee, LG.Philips LCD
- “An Efficient Way to Drive H-IPS Mode Using 2 x 2 Inversion Method,” D.S. Kim, LG.Philips LCD
- “A New Method for Improvement of Response Time by Data Compression Using Color-Space Conversion,” S.J. Koo, LG.Philips LCD
- “LTPS PMOS Four-Mask Process for AMLCDs,” Y.I. Park, LG.Philips LCD
- “A True 403-ppi 2.0-in VGA TFT-LCD for Mobile Applications,” H.W. Hwang, LG.Philips LCD
- “Highly Stable Integrated Gate Driver Circuit Using a-Si TFT with Dual Pull-down Structure,” S.Y. Yoon, LG.Philips LCD

SID 2005 will be held at the Hynes Convention Center from May 22-27 in Boston, Mass. Media interested in seeing LG.Philips LCD’s TFT-LCD portfolio first hand at SID should contact Stacey Voorhees via e-mail at svoorhees@lgphilips-lcd.com, or via telephone at 408-234-1082, or visit LG.Philips LCD’s booth # 1619 on the second floor of the Hynes Convention Center.


[About LG.Philips LCD]
LG.Philips LCD (NYSE: LPL, KRX: 034220) is a leading manufacturer and supplier of thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels. The Company manufactures TFT-LCD panels in a wide range of sizes and specifications primarily for use in notebook computers, desktop monitors and televisions. Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, LG.Philips LCD currently operates six fabrication facilities in Korea and has over 14,000 employees in locations around the world. For more information about the Company, please visit http://www.lgphilips-lcd.com.
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Contact:
Bruce Berkoff, EVP, Marketing
LG.Philips LCD
Phone: +822-3777-0707 or 215-206-6506
e-mail: bruce@lgphilips-lcd.com

Sue Kim, PR Account Director
Edelman (Seoul)
Phone: +822-2022-823