(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 09, 2004 ) HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. -- eMagin Corporation (AMEX:EMA) has been granted a patent covering invention of an innovative gray-scale pixel driver for electronic displays. The circuit effectively allows variable brightness in gray-scale OLED displays, enabling greater utility in bright sunlight applications. The technology covered by the new patent (6,809,710) will greatly facilitate systems design integration by providing an integrated solution removing the need for adding external circuit components.

The patented circuit employs a current source operating in a switched mode. The output of the current source is connected to a terminal of the OLED. The current source responds to a combination of a selectively set cyclical voltage signal and a cyclical variable amplitude voltage signal. When the current source is switched on, it supplies the OLED with sufficient current to achieve maximum luminance. When switched off, the current source blocks the supply of current to the OLED, providing a uniform black level for an OLED display.

Modulating the pulse width of the current controls the apparent luminance of the OLED, effectively varying the length of time that current is supplied to the OLED. By means of a switched mode of operation at the current source, the circuit can employ a larger range of voltages to control the luminance values in a current-driven OLED display.

"The capability to drive brighter OLED displays and to vary the brightness of those displays broadens the technology's utility and the depth of the information content available per pixel - for both see-through and reflective displays," said Susan Jones, eMagin's chief marketing and strategy officer. "We continue to pursue innovations that will make OLED technology more robust and of broader use to our customers."

The global market for OLED displays is expected to grow from a projected $429 million this year to more than $3 billion in 2010, according to market research firm iSuppli Corp.

About eMagin Corporation

A leader in virtual imaging technologies and products, eMagin integrates high-resolution OLED (organic light emitting diode) microdisplays, magnifying optics, and systems technologies to create a virtual image that appears comparable to that of a computer monitor or a large-screen television. With unique technology for producing high-performance OLED-on-silicon microdisplays and related optical systems, eMagin is the only company to supply these displays in commercial quantities to OEMs. In addition, the company sells integrated modules to defense, industrial and medical customers. eMagin's microdisplay operations are located with IBM on its campus in East Fishkill, N.Y. Optics and system design facilities are located at its wholly owned subsidiary, Virtual Vision, Inc., in Redmond, WA. For more information, visit http://www.emagin.com.

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