Pixelworks Teams With Interlink Electronics

Pixelworks Teams With Interlink Electronics to Integrate Interactive Remote Controls in New Digital TV Production Reference Designs

Source: Business Wire

CAMARILLO, Calif. — Interlink Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:LINK), the world’s leading developer of intuitive interface technologies and e-signature solutions, announced an agreement today with Pixelworks, Inc., a leading provider of system-on-a-chip ICs for the advanced display market, to provide Interactive Remote Control (IRC(R)) products with Pixelworks’ new Digital TV Production Reference Designs. Under the agreement, Pixelworks will package Interlink remote controls and control software in each Pixelworks Digital TV Production Reference Design Kit that will be distributed to advanced television and display manufacturers worldwide.

“Today’s digital televisions and flat screen displays require not only advanced electronics for outstanding image quality and innovative features, they also require a stylish, accessible and intuitive remote control interface solution,” said E. Michael Thoben, Chairman, CEO and President, Interlink Electronics, Inc. “With this agreement, Pixelworks will supply its world-class customer-base with a digital television reference design that not only delivers state-of-the-art screen graphics, but one that integrates the necessary remote control solutions to make them intuitive for consumers to use.”

“Getting an advanced TV or new flat panel display to market quickly can make a big difference in revenue and market share for a consumer electronics manufacturer,” said Allen Alley, CEO, President and Chairman of Pixelworks, Inc. “The strategy behind our production-ready Digital TV Production Reference Designs, which now integrate Interlink’s Interactive Remote Controls, is to minimize the developer’s cycle time and engineering expenses by providing a complete hardware and software solution including remote control architecture. By following our reference designs, we are helping manufacturers get a jump on the competition, while offering a unique product with its own `look and feel.’”

To learn more about the Pixelworks Digital TV Production Reference Designs, contact the Pixelworks sales office in your region. A list of contacts is available at www.pixelworks.com/contact.

About Pixelworks, Inc.

Pixelworks, headquartered in Tualatin, Oregon, is a leading provider of system-on-a-chip ICs for the advanced display market. Pixelworks’ solutions process and optimize video, computer graphics and Web information for display on a wide variety of devices used in business and consumer markets, including flat-panel monitors, digital televisions and multimedia projectors. Our broad IC product line is used by the world’s leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and computer display products to enhance image quality and ease of use. For more information, please visit the company’s Web site at www.pixelworks.com.

About Interlink Electronics, Inc.

Interlink Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:LINK) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of intuitive interface technologies and products. Creating today’s interface standards, our business communications, e-transactions, home entertainment and specialty businesses have established Interlink as the industry’s comprehensive source for branded and OEM solutions.

Interface solutions for business communications include OEM remote controls for business communications, broadband and home entertainment equipment. Selected Interlink Electronics’ customers include Compaq, Coretronic, Delta, Dell, HP, InFocus, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, NEC, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony and Toshiba.

Recognized worldwide for innovative technologies and solutions, Interlink Electronics, Inc. serves a world-class customer-base from its corporate headquarters in Camarillo, CA, and offices in Tokyo and Hong Kong. The company currently holds more than 70 patents protecting its Force Sensing Resistor (FSR(R)), VersaPoint(R) Pressure Pointing, VersaPad(R) pen input pad and RemoteLink(R) wireless communication technologies. See LINK online at http://www.interlinkelectronics.com/ or in Japan at http://www.interlinkelec.co.jp/

Note to Editors: FSR, VersaPoint, VersaPad and RemoteLink are registered trademarks of Interlink Electronics, Inc. Pixelworks is a trademark of Pixelworks, Inc. All other trademarks and registrations are properties of their respective owners.

From time to time the Company may issue forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The following are among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements: business conditions and growth in the electronics industry and general economies, both domestic and international; lower than expected customer orders; delays in receipt of orders or cancellation of orders; competitive factors, including increased competition, new product offerings by competitors and price pressures; the availability of third party parts and supplies at reasonable prices; changes in product mix; significant quarterly performance fluctuations due to the receipt of a significant portion of customer orders and product shipments in the last month of each quarter; and product shipment interruptions due to manufacturing problems. The forward-looking statements contained in this document, new product introductions, technology adoption, and future business activities should be considered in light of these factors.

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