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Clairvoyante to Introduce PenTile Mode Control™ Technology Based on Backlight Control Techniques at SID Display Week 2007.

New capabilities for controlling color and power will be demonstrated along with mobile products integrated with PenTile RGBW™ technology and drivers in Booth #1350.

Cupertino, Calif.—May 17, 2007—At SID 2007, Clairvoyante will be exhibiting a variety of mobile display modules and drivers integrated with PenTile RGBW™ technology that increase brightness or reduce power consumption of portable displays. The company will also introduce PenTile Mode Control™ technology, a set of backlight control options for statically or dynamically selecting varying levels of power consumption and color purity. PenTile® technology will be demonstrated in Booth #1350 at the Society for Information Display International Symposium 2007 in Long Beach, Calif. being held May 20-25.

Clairvoyante's booth #1350 will feature low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) and amorphous silicon (a-Si) displays, as well as the latest driver chips enabled by PenTile RGBW™ technology. These displays and drivers are targeted to mobile applications that require superior brightness, rich colors, and excellent visibility while effectively managing power consumption. The ability to meet these power and performance demands make PenTile® designs ideal for mobile video devices, ultra mobile personal computers, wireless internet devices, automotive displays, and mobile phones.

PenTile® technology—which is being licensed by an increasing number of the leading display and driver IC manufacturers—has been proven to be a cost-effective method for cutting power consumption in half and increasing brightness and resolution, enabling developers of mobile displays to compete more effectively for application-driven designs.

SID Activities

At Clairvoyante's Booth #1350, visitors will see:

• A demonstration of the new PenTile Mode Control™ technology, Clairvoyante's backlight control capabilities being introduced at the show. The technology will feature static modes for selecting either pure color or 50 percent power savings, as well as a dynamic mode that is content-dependent that offers variable power savings of 15 to 65 percent;
• A selection of driver ICs, including the newest PenTile® wide VGA driver chip from Tomato LSI running a Samsung SDI 4-inch PenTile RGBW™ widescreen VGA display module. The new widescreen VGA driver chip is the world's first commercially available PenTile RGBW™ driver for amorphous silicon TFT widescreen VGA display panels up to 5-inches diagonal;
• An assortment of small qVGA and VGA displays in sizes ranging from 2.8- to 7-inches—some with widescreen formats—developed by Clairvoyante technology partners. An interactive demonstration will feature video and games applications;
• Transflective qVGA mobile LTPS display integrated with PenTile RGBW™ technology that offer 1.5X the transmissivity and reflectivity of comparable displays based on RGB stripe;
• President and CEO Joel Pollack will speak at the Exhibitors' Forum on improving display brightness and power using backlight control techniques. The presentation is on Tuesday, May 22 at 2:15 p.m. in Exhibit Hall A.

For more information about the benefits of PenTile RGBW™ technology or to arrange a private executive meeting during the exhibition, please contact press@clairvoyante.com or call 408-200-7393.

About Clairvoyante

Clairvoyante, Inc. develops and licenses unique pixel architectures and algorithms to the flat-panel display industry. The company's proprietary subpixel rendering technology optimizes the performance of next-generation LCD displays in terms of brightness, resolution and power consumption. Founded in July 2000, Clairvoyante maintains offices in Sebastopol and Cupertino, Calif. The company's investors include American River Ventures, Intel Capital, Pacifica Fund, Rocket Ventures, Selby Venture Partners, The Angels' Forum and Yasuda Capital. For more information, visit www.clairvoyante.com.

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