September 2005

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Extreme Photonix Ceases Display Development Activities

Cincinnati, Ohio Sept. 15 - Extreme Photonix, a technology development company, announced today that it will cease display development activities.

Founded in 2000, Extreme Photonix has developed a broad technology and intellectual property portfolio in electroluminescent and electrowetting displays. As reported at
the 2005 Society for Information Display Symposium, Extreme Photonix electrowetting light valves have demonstrated approximately 10 times higher optical transmissivity
than state-of-the art liquid-crystal displays.

Despite strong technical gains, president Andrew Steckl explains "Even compelling technology and a sound business plan are a hard sell if you are a small U.S. display startup company who is 5-plus years from market. We have decided to revert to a pure license mode instead of internal display product development. Research on
electrowetting and lightwave-coupled devices is continuing at the University of Cincinnati." Key display patents may be licensed through the University of Cincinnati.