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Texas Instruments DLP(TM) Products Announces 3 Millionth Shipment

Posted on: Monday, 26 April 2004, 06:00 CDT

DALLAS, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) today announced that is has shipped its 3 millionth DLP(TM) subsystem, reflecting the increased demand and growth of DLP products across a broad range of projection applications. With products shipping since 1996, TI announced its 2 millionth shipment in August 2003, representing 50% growth in just 8 months. More than 50 manufacturer customers worldwide offer imaging products based on DLP(TM) technology, which is the only display technology in the world that can enable a sub-2 lb. projector and light up a 75-foot movie screen.

DLP technology is utilized across a variety of projection applications, bringing clear, sharp, vibrant images to business, home entertainment, and professional venue projectors, large-screen high-definition TVs and digital cinema. In addition to the growing projector business, TI has seen increasing momentum around DLP TVs, with more than 18 customers worldwide having announced large-screen high-definition TVs enabled by DLP technology. In 2004, Mitsubishi, Toshiba and Skyworth have announced plans to add DLP TVs to their product lines. In addition InFocus, LG, Panasonic, Samsung and Thomson have announced TVs that bring sleek new styles and flat panel form factors to the DLP TV category.

"We owe this DLP success to our customers, who represent virtually all of the world's top projection and display manufacturers," said John Van Scoter, General Manager, DLP Products, VP, Texas Instruments. "TI continues to innovate around its DLP technology to allow our customers to offer differentiated products that share the commonality of a stunning DLP visual experience."

About Texas Instruments DLP Products

TI DLP Products division supplies subsystems to virtually all the world's top projection and display manufacturers, who then design, manufacture and market products based on DLP technology. Since early 1996, more than 3 million DLP subsystems have been shipped. DLP technology delivers clear, bright, and sharp pictures in a broad range of projection applications including large screen digital TVs, and projectors for business, home, pro venue and digital cinema (DLP Cinema(TM)). For more information, please visit http://www.dlp.com/ .

Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company's businesses include Sensors & Controls, and Educational & Productivity Solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries.

Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN.

Digital Light Processing, DLP and DLP Cinema are trademarks of Texas Instruments. All other products and names may or may not be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Texas Instruments DLP Products

CONTACT: Molly Mulloy of Texas Instruments DLP Products,+1-214-567-3125, or mollym@ti.com ; or Nick Mendoza of Rogers & Cowan,+1-310-201-8828, or nmendoza@rogersandcowan.com , for Texas Instruments DLPProducts

Web site: http://www.dlp.com/

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