Agilent Technologies' Flat-Panel TV Illumination System, Automotive L

    Business Editors/Automotive Writers/High-Tech Editors

    PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2005--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced that its illumination and color management system and Envisium mid-power family of light emitting diodes have been selected as finalists for this quarter's EE Times Ultimate Products award.
    The Agilent HDJD-JB01-8831A is an illumination and color management (ICM) system for backlighting LCD flat-panel TVs that delivers 25 percent richer colors than current fluorescent backlighting, which makes the picture quality more brilliant. The ICM system works with red, green and blue LEDs, such as Luxeon LEDs.
    The Envisium Power PLCC-4 (plastic leaded chip carrier), jointly developed by Agilent and Lumileds Lighting, is a surface-mount (SMT) LED that is primarily for automotive exterior lighting, such as center high-mounted stoplights, front turn signals, rear combination turn, tail and stoplights, and mirror turn signals. The two products are among seven other finalists in the Interconnect, Passive and Electromechanical Components category.
    "We are excited that our innovative products are finalists for an Ultimate Products award," said Lee Soo Ghee, vice president and general manager for the Optoelectronic Products Division in Agilent's Semiconductor Products Group. "The HDJD-JB01 gives LCD TV displays a better picture with brighter, sharper and clearer images and a more natural color tone. And the Envisium Power PLCC-4 LEDs offer the best specification in the industry and the highest luminous output."
    "Agilent's new illumination and color management system and Envisium LEDs were selected for their industry-first contributions to the color sensor/control and LED markets," said Gina Roos, IP&E sections editor at eeProductCenter. "These new devices deliver the industry's highest brightness levels among competitive offerings."
    The Ultimate Products award is a product peer-review program developed by EE Times and eeProductCenter. Each quarter the editors of eeProductCenter select the 10 most significant new products in seven categories. Those products are then rated by engineers in the field. Ratings are based on technical significance and how likely the engineer would use the product. The results, along with verbatim comments, will be reported in Ultimate Products 2.1, to be distributed with the June 6 issue of EE Times.
    Further information about Agilent's illumination and color management system is available at www.agilent.com/view/icm. Further information about Agilent's LEDs is available at www.agilent.com/view/led.

    About Agilent Technologies

    Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 28,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $7.2 billion in fiscal year 2004. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.

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KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS AUTOMOTIVE TELEVISION/RADIO CABLE MANUFACTURING PRODUCT SOURCE: Agilent Technologies Inc.

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