[December 08, 2014]

KYOCERA Debuts New LCD Displays Featuring Advanced Wide View, Super High Brightness Technologies

Kyocera (News - Alert) today introduced two innovative new TFT-LCD displays that allow bright colors to be seen clearly even in intense sunlight - making them ideal for industrial applications including medical, aerospace, marine, test and measurement, and factory automation equipment.

Kyocera's new 10.4" XGA (TCG104XGLP) and 12.1" XGA (TCG121XGLP) TFT-LCD displays feature 1024 x 768 resolution and the latest high-efficiency, long-lifetime LED backlights, with brightness ratings of 1300cd/m2 (10.4") and 1200cd/m2 (12.1"). Powered with Kyocera's Advanced Wide View (AWV) technology, the new displays achieve a wide, 85-degree viewing angle in all directions: left, right, top and bottom.

No additional components are required to drive the backlights, as Kyocera's LED driver circuit is integrated into both the 10.4" and 12.1" LCD modules. The new TFT-LCDs are designed with a standard LVDS interface, and offer a wide operating temperature range of -30º to 80º C, ideal for outdoor applications.

Kyocera has 38 years of experience in LCD technology innovation and is committed to long-term product support, which distinguishes the company as a preferred and reliable LCD supplier for automotive, industrial and medical equipment applications.

Kyocera is also committed o developing environmentally friendly products. All of Kyocera's TFT LCDs are RoHS compliant, and the company continually strives to reduce environmentally sensitive materials and processes in its manufacturing.

Samples of Kyocera's new 10.4" and 12.1" XGA TFT-LCD displays are available now, with volume production starting in early 2015. For more information, please visit www.kyocera-display.com, call +1-734-416-8500 or email [email protected].

** Photos available upon request **

About KYOCERA

Kyocera expanded its global LCD business in 2012 with the acquisition of Japan-based Optrex Corporation (now Kyocera Display Corporation) - a manufacturing, sales, marketing and R&D enterprise with nearly four decades of LCD innovations. In the Americas, Kyocera's LCD sales, marketing and value-added assembly are performed by the Display Division of Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corporation. The company operates U.S. sales offices for LCD products in Plymouth, MI (on a campus that includes warehousing, distribution and value-added assembly); Atlanta, GA; Vancouver, WA; and San Diego, CA (News - Alert).

Kyocera Corporation, the parent and global headquarters of the Kyocera Group, was founded in 1959 as a producer of advanced ceramics. By integrating these engineered materials with other technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of LCDs, industrial ceramics, solar power generating systems, telecommunications equipment, printers, copiers, electronic components, semiconductor packages, and cutting tools. During the year ended March 31, 2014, the company's net sales totaled 1.45 trillion yen (approx. US$14.1 billion). The company is ranked #531 on Forbes magazine's 2014 "Global 2000" listing of the world's largest publicly traded companies.

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