For
Immediate Release
Contact:
Charles J. Drake
E-mail: cdrake@iv-usa.com
Telephone: 248/471-2660
Facsimile: 248/615-2971
Integral Vision Announces
SharpEye Order From Kodak
Farmington Hills, MI (August 8, 2001) – Integral Vision, Inc. (Nasdaq/NMS-INVIC) today announced that it has received an order for a “SharpEye” inspection station from the Eastman Kodak Company to be used for the inspection of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays. Kodak is a major developer of OLED technology, holding numerous patents on OLED technology that are being licensed by a number of companies. Integral Vision’s “SharpEye” product provides online inspection and analysis of functional and cosmetic defects in the display to assure quality in the manufacturing process as well as verification of the final product.
"With our focus for the future on display inspection, we are very pleased to be working with Kodak, an industry leader in this emerging technology," said Charles J. Drake, CEO of Integral Vision, Inc. "Our corporate goal is to become the inspection solution provider of choice for all of the manufacturers of these devices."
OLED technology is based on thin organic films that emit light when stimulated
with an electric charge. The emitted light can be individual colors of red,
green or blue, or they can be combined to create full-color, high-resolution
images. OLED displays provide a clear and distinct image viewable from a very
wide (165-degree) angle and require relatively little power. Licensees of
Kodak's OLED display technology include Pioneer Corporation; TDK Corporation;
Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.; eMagin Corporation; Rohm, Ltd.; Ritek Corporation; TECO
Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd.; Opsys Limited; ULVAC; and Sanyo Electric
Co., Ltd., a Kodak joint-development partner.
Integral Vision has been inspecting displays since 1992 and is presently
focusing its resources on the inspection of Small Flat Panel Displays (SFPD) up
to 7" diagonal. Integral Vision provides lab and production systems
capable of detecting and analyzing defects to a sub pixel level on even the
highest resolution SFPD's.
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Integral
Vision, Inc., an ISO 9001 registered firm, offers machine vision-based
inspection systems to the industrial manufacturer. Integral Vision is a leading supplier of machine vision systems
used to monitor or control the manufacturing process. Vision systems are used to supplement human inspection or provide
quality assurance when production rates exceed human capability. More information can be found at Website:
www.iv-usa.com.
Except for the historical
information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act
of 1934. Such statements are based on
management’s current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and
uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those
described in the forward-looking statements.
Such factors and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
competitive conditions in the Company’s markets and the effect of competitive
products and pricing; technological development by the Company, its customers
and its competition; the Company’s available cash and access to debt and equity
financing; and general economic conditions and conditions in the specific
industries in which the company has significant customers As a result, the Company’s results may
fluctuate. Additional information
concerning risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected in the forward-looking statements are contained in the
Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These
forward-looking statements represent the Company’s best estimates as of the
date of this press release. The Company
assumes no obligation to update such estimates except as required by the rules
and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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