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MAY 2005
Brillian debuts new 65-Inch 720P HDTV monitor model optimized for Home Theatre and Built-in Design Environments; Innovative in-wall design delivers both flat-screen appearance and outstanding microdisplay image quality
Brillian unveils full turnkey 1080p Light Engine Solution for HDTV OEMs
APRIL 2005
Brillian announces $4.5 Million institutional financing
Brillian announces strategic partnership with Suntron Corp. to manufacture its High-Definition Televisions; Brillian leverages Suntron's expertise in HDTV and Light Engine manufacturing
MARCH 2005
Electrograph to distribute Brillian HDTVs to CEDIA Home Theater and specialty A/V retailers
FEBRUARY 2005
Brillian recommences shipments of HDTVs
JANUARY 2005
Brillian unveils true Six-Megapixel 1080p HDTV
DECEMBER 2004
Brillian Corporation announces asset sale and Light Engine license agreement
Former Sony sales executive Bill Fox to lead Brillian sales
NOVEMBER 2004
Brillian signs distribution agreement with HOLOEYE for panel sales
SEPTEMBER 2004
Brillian announces termination of supply agreement with Sears
Brillian announces disruption in HDTV shipments due to delay in manufacturing ramp
JULY 2004
Brillian Corporation reports record bookings and revenues for the second quarter
Brillian Partners with Ceva to Develop Microdisplay Driver Chipset solution for
High-Definition Television
Brillian Launches 65-Inch HDTV Monitor Pilot Program in Arizona Market
JUNE 2004
Brillian Announces its BR1920HC Gen II Liquid-Crystal-on-Silicon (LCoS™) Microdisplay
JANUARY 2004
Brillian Selects JDSU Light Engine for its LCOS™- Based 720P HDTV
Hope Frank joins Brillian as Vice President, Marketing and Communications

NOVEMBER 2003
Enters the HDTV market as a designer and manufacturer of rear-projection HDTVs
Announces Third-Quarter Results
Microdisplays Power E-Film Application by Liebold
SEPTEMBER 2003
ADO, Brillian and OCLI Jointly Develop Light Engine
Three-Five Systems Announces Completion of Brillian Spin-Off
JUNE 2003
Brillian appoints Board of Directors
MAY 2003
First near-to-eye medical product introduced
First portable, wearable SVGA headset compatible with desktop or
notebook PCs introduced
First 2nd generation projection engine based on Brillian 768HC
microdisplays introduced
Vincent Sollitto named CEO of Brillian Corporation
APRIL 2003
Wayne Pratt appointed CFO of Brillian Corporation
Availability of new high contrast microdisplays
MARCH 2003
Three-Five announces intention to spin off microdisplay business as Brillian Corporation
JANUARY 2003
First monocular head-mounted display product introduced
Demonstration of first modular monocular-to-binocular head-mounted display (HMD) for mobile computing and PC gaming
2002
Availability of small form factor, cost-effective light engine from Three-Five
First military near-to-eye product introduced
Introduction of first military projection product
Optics and electronics development partner established in Europe
Availability of new Brillian 768 (720p HDTV) Microdisplay
Optical development partner established in Korea
Availability of the Brillian Z86D-3 SVGA microdisplay, the company’s most advanced near-to-eye microdisplay product
Three-Five invests in ColorLink, Inc. driving market acceptance of LCoS™ microdisplay technology
Three-Five adds near-to-eye microdisplay optics IP to technology portfolio
Distribution agreement in place for Taiwan
First projection light engine based on new, small format XGA microdisplay
Three-Five expands microdisplay product portfolio through acquisition of Zight (formerly Colorado Microdisplay) patents and assets
2001
First public demonstration of WUXGA Brillian 1920
Three-Five announces membership in newly created Taiwan LCoS™ Microdisplay Consortium; Consortium endorses LCoS™ technology as "most promising" of all microdisplay technologies
Three-Five and Silicon Bandwidth introduce state-of-the-art packaging platform for LCoS™ Microdisplays
Availability of highest-resolution Brillian 1920 (WUXGA) Microdisplay development kit
Three-Five’s microdisplay product line named Brillian
Introduction of new XGA development kit
First commercial RPTV product introduced
2000
Development of new XGA microdisplay, one of the smallest displays available for front projection applications
First microdisplay production order
New ASIC set for projection applications
SXGA development kit available
Availability of first projection light engine using Three-Five’s SXGA Microdisplays
First pre-production volume shipments
1999
Robert L. Melcher, Ph.D. appointed Chief Technology Officer
(Dr. Melcher is currently the Chief Technology Officer of Brillian Corporation)
 
First XGA Microdisplay
Distribution agreement in place for Japan
Acquisition of IP, silicon back-plane technology, foundry relationship and silicon processing expertise from National Semiconductor
Russell Flack hired as Senior Director of Microdisplay Manufacturing
(Mr. Flack is currently Senior Director of Microdisplay Engineering at Brillian Corporation)
1998
First development contract for projection system, including electronics
Availability of first all-digital microdisplay imaging system
Investment in development of near-to-eye microdisplays for portable products
1997
Henning Stauss appointed Director of LCD Manufacturing
(Mr. Stauss is currently Vice President, Manufacturing Operations)
Three-Five and National Semiconductor jointly develop miniature flat panel displays for projection products. The agreement makes National and Three-Five the first suppliers with high-volume silicon and liquid crystal manufacturing technology to provide a complete microdisplay solution. First prototypes available.
1995
Matthias Pfeiffer joins Three-Five as Senior Staff Scientist
(Mr. Pfeiffer is currently Senior Director of Technology Development at Brillian Corporation)
1990
Three-Five becomes publicly traded

1985

Three-Five incorporates in a spin-off from National Semiconductor
   
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