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Qualcomm MEMS Technologies and Cheng Uei Precision Industry (Foxlink) have announced an agreement to bring a new, dedicated fabrication plant to Taiwan to manufacture Qualcomm''s next generation mirasol displays. The fabrication plant is slated to be fully operational in 2009.

As a result of the agreement, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies says that it will be able to offer a more varied selection of display products while reducing the time to market of those products.

"We have seen a strong response to mirasol displays and have made significant traction in the last year," said Jim Cathey, vice president of business development for Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, "As a leader in supply chain management, Foxlink has decades of experience in delivering quality, timely products for global brand leaders. They are an ideal company with which to collaborate in delivering on the promise of mirasol''s low-power, highly reflective displays."

In support of the effort, Foxlink has created a new business unit to support the production of Qualcomm MEMS Technologies'' mirasol displays. Foxlink currently employs a workforce of more than 43,000 employees and operates more than 15 design manufacturing and sales sites worldwide.

Based on a reflective technology called interferometric modulation (IMOD), mirasol displays harness ambient light and require no backlighting, thereby consuming significantly less power. The reflective mirasol display also automatically scales to the surrounding lighting conditions, allowing users to see their content in almost every environment, even bright sunlight.



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