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Demand Grows for Syntax-Brillian LCoS Technology (21/8/2006)

Syntax-Brillian and China South Collaborate to Fill Orders for LCoS(TM)-Based Light Engines

Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq: BRLC) announced that it has received an order to supply 15,000 sets of LCoS(TM) imagers to Sino-Brillian Display Technology Corp. ("Sino-Brillian"), a joint venture with China South Industries Group Corp. ("China South") in which Syntax-Brillian holds a minority stake. Last month Syntax-Brillian, which supplies LCoS(TM) imagers to the joint venture, announced that Sino-Brillian had commenced production of 1,500 light engines, with a target production volume of 300,000 units annually.

From its facility in Tempe, the company's LCoS(TM) imagers will be sent to Nanyang, China, where they will be used by Sino-Brillian in the manufacture of light engines. Light engines manufactured by Sino-Brillian are expected to be delivered to television manufacturers in China, North America and Europe for integration into independently manufactured microdisplay TVs. They will also be integrated into production of Olevia-brand LCoS(TM) HDTVs for the North American market.

According to Vincent Sollitto, CEO of Syntax-Brillian, Sino-Brillian is expected to be a significant supplier of LCoS(TM)-based light engines to the booming Chinese consumer electronics market.

"Working with China South, we have been able to complete a rapid and impressive ramp of volume production of light engines that will be the heart of TVs destined to impress viewers throughout China and North America," said Sollitto. "The joint venture is particularly well positioned to serve the demand for LCoS(TM) HDTVs in China, which is expected to significantly increase in advance of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and in conjunction with initiatives sponsored by the Chinese government to establish rural, communal viewing venues featuring LCoS(TM)-based microdisplay televisions."

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