Tek Gear Delivers eMagin OLEDs for Critical Military System

  
    
  
  
    
      Sensor Technology Systems, Inc., has selected Tek Gear’s 
      eMagin-based (AMEX:EMA) O2 microdisplay OEM kit for their new Enhanced 
      Heads-Up Display (E-HUD) module for the AN/PVS-21 Low Profile Night 
      Vision Goggle. The O2 OEM Kit is a drop in module that makes it easy to 
      integrate high resolution microdisplays into new and existing designs. 
      The O2 Kit includes eMagin’s new SVGA+ OLED-XL 
      microdisplays and Tek Gear’s high performance 
      controller.
    
    
      An accessory for STS’s AN/PVS-21 Low Profile 
      Night Vision Goggle, the E-HUD gives the device unmatched sensor fusion 
      capabilities. The E-HUD can overlay external video signals, such as 
      navigation data or the output of a thermal scope, onto the real world 
      scene. This provides the user with a high level of situational awareness.
    
    
      “We selected the O2 as it was the only drop-in 
      solution that could provide us with the high-resolution, low-power and 
      all-weather operation that our customers demand,” 
      said Alan Page, General Manager, STS. “The 
      OLED-XL provides the sharpest, brightest and most vibrant image we have 
      seen on a microdisplay.”
    
    
      Tek Gear originally designed, tested and delivered the O2 kit with eMagin’s 
      color SVGA+ OLED microdisplay. According to Tony Havelka, President, Tek 
      Gear, “When we did our tests with the new 
      color OLED-XL we were amazed that we could obtain an incredibly bright 
      image (>300 cd/m2) at less than 900mW for 
      the entire system at its highest luminance setting. We immediately 
      switched to the OLED-XL for the O2 Kit as this kind of power efficiency 
      means longer run times and fewer batteries for troops to carry in the 
      field.”
    
    
      “This first announced implementation of our 
      OLED-XL technology bears out the promise of the technology that we first 
      saw in our labs,” noted Susan Jones, 
      executive vice president and chief marketing officer, eMagin 
      Corporation. “Tek Gear’s 
      quick implementation of the technology for the E-HUD certainly amplifies 
      their integration capabilities and enhances their reputation as a major 
      resource for custom wearable display systems.”
    
    
      eMagin’s new OLED-XL devices typically 
      feature significantly longer (>4x) luminance half life and exhibit at 
      least twice the nominal luminance. The new technology also improves on 
      eMagin OLED microdisplays’ industry-leading 
      power efficiency, depending on the specific OLED-XL product and 
      operating parameters.
    
    
      For the OLED-XL microdisplays, eMagin scientists developed a more 
      efficient OLED structure while maintaining pixel-level efficiency. The 
      results are brighter microdisplays that require no additional power 
      consumption. Typical power consumption of a full color SVGA+ or SVGA 3D 
      OLED-XL display running 60 Hz video at 60 cd/m2 
      is less than 250 mW. No heaters or special modes are required to achieve 
      high quality, instant-on video performance at temperature ranges up to 
      -40°C and +65°C.
    
    
      Tek Gear specializes in designing electronic sub-systems for 
      microdisplays used in near to eye applications. The O1, the world’s 
      smallest universal controller for eMagin’s 
      entire OLED product range, is no larger than the OLED itself. The O2 OEM 
      Kit takes integration a step further by adding a higher efficiency power 
      supply and luminance control to the controller and coupling it with an 
      OLED-XL display. Integrating microdisplays into a near-eye product has 
      never been easier.
    
    
      For more information about Tek Gear and its innovative drop in 
      microdisplay kits, readers can visit www.tekgear.com. For more 
      information about eMagin and its bright, power-efficient microdisplays, 
      readers can go to www.emagin.com. For more information about Sensor 
      Technology Systems, the PVS-21 and the E-HUD, readers can visit 
      www.sts-eo.com.
    
    
      About Sensor Technology Systems
    
    
      Sensor Technology Systems, Inc. (STS) is a leading designer and 
      manufacturer of Low-Profile Night Vision Goggles (LPNVG) for 
      counter-terrorism and low intensity conflict operations by Special 
      Operations Forces for the U.S. and its allies. The AN/PVS-21 binocular 
      NVG is the only production NVG with an integrated Heads-Up Display 
      capability for "Sensor Fusion" applications. STS has fielded the 
      AN/PVS-21 with U.S. Military forces, U.K forces, Canadian forces, 
      Italian forces and other allies of the U.S. STS is a wholly owned 
      subsidiary of The O’Gara Group and is part of 
      its Electro-Optics Division.
    
    
      About Tek Gear
    
    
      Founded in 1993, Tek Gear is a privately held company focused on 
      providing emerging market technologies to specialized industrial, 
      medical and military markets. Tek Gear has grown to offer the largest 
      selection of near to eye products in the world. Tek Gear has developed a 
      global market presence that continues to provide total solutions for its 
      customers. By partnering with many of the world's top suppliers, Tek 
      Gear offers off-the-shelf solutions as well as custom hardware design 
      from conception to production.
    
    
      About eMagin Corporation
    
    
      A leader in OLED microdisplay technology, eMagin integrates 
      high-resolution OLED microdisplays with magnifying optics to deliver 
      virtual images comparable to large-screen computer and television 
      displays in portable, low-power, lightweight personal displays. eMagin 
      microdisplays provide near-eye imagery in a variety of products from 
      military, industrial, medical and consumer OEMs. The company’s 
      own Z800 3DVisor provides 3D stereovision and headtracking for PC 
      gaming, training and simulation, immersion therapy, and other 
      applications. eMagin's microdisplay manufacturing and R&D operations are 
      co-located with IBM on its campus in East Fishkill, New York. System 
      design facilities and sales and marketing are located in Bellevue, 
      Washington.
    
  
Sensor Technology Systems, Inc., has selected Tek Gear's
eMagin-based (AMEX:EMA) O2 microdisplay OEM kit for their new Enhanced
Heads-Up Display (E-HUD) module for the AN/PVS-21 Low Profile Night
Vision Goggle. The O2 OEM Kit is a drop in module that makes it easy
to integrate high resolution microdisplays into new and existing
designs. The O2 Kit includes eMagin's new SVGA+ OLED-XL microdisplays
and Tek Gear's high performance controller.

   An accessory for STS's AN/PVS-21 Low Profile Night Vision Goggle,
the E-HUD gives the device unmatched sensor fusion capabilities. The
E-HUD can overlay external video signals, such as navigation data or
the output of a thermal scope, onto the real world scene. This
provides the user with a high level of situational awareness.

   "We selected the O2 as it was the only drop-in solution that could
provide us with the high-resolution, low-power and all-weather
operation that our customers demand," said Alan Page, General Manager,
STS. "The OLED-XL provides the sharpest, brightest and most vibrant
image we have seen on a microdisplay."

   Tek Gear originally designed, tested and delivered the O2 kit with
eMagin's color SVGA+ OLED microdisplay. According to Tony Havelka,
President, Tek Gear, "When we did our tests with the new color OLED-XL
we were amazed that we could obtain an incredibly bright image (>300
cd/m2) at less than 900mW for the entire system at its highest
luminance setting. We immediately switched to the OLED-XL for the O2
Kit as this kind of power efficiency means longer run times and fewer
batteries for troops to carry in the field."

   "This first announced implementation of our OLED-XL technology
bears out the promise of the technology that we first saw in our
labs," noted Susan Jones, executive vice president and chief marketing
officer, eMagin Corporation. "Tek Gear's quick implementation of the
technology for the E-HUD certainly amplifies their integration
capabilities and enhances their reputation as a major resource for
custom wearable display systems."

   eMagin's new OLED-XL devices typically feature significantly
longer (>4x) luminance half life and exhibit at least twice the
nominal luminance. The new technology also improves on eMagin OLED
microdisplays' industry-leading power efficiency, depending on the
specific OLED-XL product and operating parameters.

   For the OLED-XL microdisplays, eMagin scientists developed a more
efficient OLED structure while maintaining pixel-level efficiency. The
results are brighter microdisplays that require no additional power
consumption. Typical power consumption of a full color SVGA+ or SVGA
3D OLED-XL display running 60 Hz video at 60 cd/m2 is less than 250
mW. No heaters or special modes are required to achieve high quality,
instant-on video performance at temperature ranges up to -40 degrees C
and +65 degrees C.

   Tek Gear specializes in designing electronic sub-systems for
microdisplays used in near to eye applications. The O1, the world's
smallest universal controller for eMagin's entire OLED product range,
is no larger than the OLED itself. The O2 OEM Kit takes integration a
step further by adding a higher efficiency power supply and luminance
control to the controller and coupling it with an OLED-XL display.
Integrating microdisplays into a near-eye product has never been
easier.

   For more information about Tek Gear and its innovative drop in
microdisplay kits, readers can visit www.tekgear.com. For more
information about eMagin and its bright, power-efficient
microdisplays, readers can go to www.emagin.com. For more information
about Sensor Technology Systems, the PVS-21 and the E-HUD, readers can
visit www.sts-eo.com.

   About Sensor Technology Systems

   Sensor Technology Systems, Inc. (STS) is a leading designer and
manufacturer of Low-Profile Night Vision Goggles (LPNVG) for
counter-terrorism and low intensity conflict operations by Special
Operations Forces for the U.S. and its allies. The AN/PVS-21 binocular
NVG is the only production NVG with an integrated Heads-Up Display
capability for "Sensor Fusion" applications. STS has fielded the
AN/PVS-21 with U.S. Military forces, U.K forces, Canadian forces,
Italian forces and other allies of the U.S. STS is a wholly owned
subsidiary of The O'Gara Group and is part of its Electro-Optics
Division.

   About Tek Gear

   Founded in 1993, Tek Gear is a privately held company focused on
providing emerging market technologies to specialized industrial,
medical and military markets. Tek Gear has grown to offer the largest
selection of near to eye products in the world. Tek Gear has developed
a global market presence that continues to provide total solutions for
its customers. By partnering with many of the world's top suppliers,
Tek Gear offers off-the-shelf solutions as well as custom hardware
design from conception to production.

   About eMagin Corporation

   A leader in OLED microdisplay technology, eMagin integrates
high-resolution OLED microdisplays with magnifying optics to deliver
virtual images comparable to large-screen computer and television
displays in portable, low-power, lightweight personal displays. eMagin
microdisplays provide near-eye imagery in a variety of products from
military, industrial, medical and consumer OEMs. The company's own
Z800 3DVisor provides 3D stereovision and headtracking for PC gaming,
training and simulation, immersion therapy, and other applications.
eMagin's microdisplay manufacturing and R&D operations are co-located
with IBM on its campus in East Fishkill, New York. System design
facilities and sales and marketing are located in Bellevue,
Washington.