eMagin Slated for Two Projects in Latest DoD Appropriations Bill

  
    
  
  
    
      The FY 2007 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill includes two 
      priority projects sought by eMagin Corporation (AMEX:EMA) and the U.S. 
      Army. eMagin, the leader in OLED (organic light-emitting diode) 
      technology, will conduct two technology development efforts to support 
      projected military needs. The first aims to improve the power-efficiency 
      of OLED microdisplays for U.S. Army thermal imaging applications; the 
      second will result in a very high-resolution, HD-compatible display for 
      U.S. Army medical applications.
    
    
      The bill has budgeted $2.75 million to support the two projects for 
      fiscal year 2007. The projects will involve design and engineering 
      resources in both New York and Washington.
    
    
      Already the most efficient microdisplay for near-eye applications, OLED 
      microdisplays are still early in their development cycle. According to 
      Susan Jones, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, 
      eMagin Corporation, “Our recent gains in 
      developing our OLED-XL (TM) technology were dramatic, but research in 
      the OLED industry indicates that the technology can be even more 
      power-efficient. This project will get more efficient thermal imagers to 
      our soldiers sooner.” The project will develop 
      a power-efficient microdisplay and interface, suitable for use in 
      thermal imaging devices for Army troops, providing at least a 3x 
      reduction in power from legacy technologies.
    
    
      eMagin’s current SVGA and SVGA+ OLED 
      microdisplays represent the highest resolutions typically available for 
      near-eye applications. Medical training simulations and battlefield 
      medicine both require even higher resolutions. The goal of eMagin’s 
      second effort is to design and prove these much-needed microdisplays. “That 
      means achieving the finest pixel-pitch for any display, ever,” 
      noted Jones. “The benefits for medical 
      training and practice will mean more lives saved, more wounds correctly 
      diagnosed and treated.” The effort will 
      involve not only the design and prototyping of ultra-high resolution 
      microdisplay but also a conceptual optical design to provide confidence 
      that a wide field-of-view, compact and lightweight head-mounted display 
      system can be built to meet the military’s 
      stringent medicine training and simulation requirements.
    
    
      Jones commended the strong support from Representatives Sue Kelly and 
      John Sweeney of New York and Dave Reichert of Washington in spearheading 
      efforts to approve the funding in the Defense bill. New York’s 
      Senators Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer and Washington Senator Patty 
      Murray were also strong advocates of the projects in the U.S. Senate. “We 
      are very pleased the Congress recognized that these two projects are 
      critical to the war fighting mission of the U.S. military,” 
      said Jones. “We are also extremely grateful 
      for the support we have received from our Congressional Delegations in 
      New York and Washington state.”
    
    
      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. For additional information, please visit www.emagin.com.
    
  
The FY 2007 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill includes two
priority projects sought by eMagin Corporation (AMEX:EMA) and the U.S.
Army. eMagin, the leader in OLED (organic light-emitting diode)
technology, will conduct two technology development efforts to support
projected military needs. The first aims to improve the
power-efficiency of OLED microdisplays for U.S. Army thermal imaging
applications; the second will result in a very high-resolution,
HD-compatible display for U.S. Army medical applications.

   The bill has budgeted $2.75 million to support the two projects
for fiscal year 2007. The projects will involve design and engineering
resources in both New York and Washington.

   Already the most efficient microdisplay for near-eye applications,
OLED microdisplays are still early in their development cycle.
According to Susan Jones, executive vice president and chief marketing
officer, eMagin Corporation, "Our recent gains in developing our
OLED-XL (TM) technology were dramatic, but research in the OLED
industry indicates that the technology can be even more
power-efficient. This project will get more efficient thermal imagers
to our soldiers sooner." The project will develop a power-efficient
microdisplay and interface, suitable for use in thermal imaging
devices for Army troops, providing at least a 3x reduction in power
from legacy technologies.

   eMagin's current SVGA and SVGA+ OLED microdisplays represent the
highest resolutions typically available for near-eye applications.
Medical training simulations and battlefield medicine both require
even higher resolutions. The goal of eMagin's second effort is to
design and prove these much-needed microdisplays. "That means
achieving the finest pixel-pitch for any display, ever," noted Jones.
"The benefits for medical training and practice will mean more lives
saved, more wounds correctly diagnosed and treated." The effort will
involve not only the design and prototyping of ultra-high resolution
microdisplay but also a conceptual optical design to provide
confidence that a wide field-of-view, compact and lightweight
head-mounted display system can be built to meet the military's
stringent medicine training and simulation requirements.

   Jones commended the strong support from Representatives Sue Kelly
and John Sweeney of New York and Dave Reichert of Washington in
spearheading efforts to approve the funding in the Defense bill. New
York's Senators Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer and Washington
Senator Patty Murray were also strong advocates of the projects in the
U.S. Senate. "We are very pleased the Congress recognized that these
two projects are critical to the war fighting mission of the U.S.
military," said Jones. "We are also extremely grateful for the support
we have received from our Congressional Delegations in New York and
Washington state."

   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. For additional information, please visit www.emagin.com.