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Touch On All Client Devices

and The Ecosystem To Support It


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Joseph Welsh, Director, Business Development
Bill Bollengier, Director, Business Development
Dr. Rahul Gupta, Senior Director Business Development , Cambrios
Anders Krook, Director OEM Sales, Flatfrog
Dr. Robert Petcavich, Sr. VP & GM, Uni-Pixel
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Agenda
Touch - Overview
Cambrios

Enabling Touch Screen Innovation
FlatFrog Touch for Computers
UniPixel Metal Mesh Process Flow
Summary


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Touch Everywhere
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Phones Tablets, Ultrabooks Adaptive All-in-One
Not for end user messaging
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User Experience
Past Today
Amazing Silicon
Amazing
Silicon
Systems
& Software
Systems &
Software
User
Experience
User Experience
Not for end user messaging
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Letters & words 2D GUI
Touch
Distant Past Now Then
Preferred Input Method
Not for end user messaging
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End Users Want Touch
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
Touch Keyboard Mouse Trackpad
Intel Dec 12 Touch Research
Study
78%
12%
2%
8%
Preferred Input Method by % of End Users
Not for end user messaging
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Touch Volume Estimates
Monitor
2013 2014 2015 2016
38
60
100
170
Notebook/Ultrabook
All-in-One
Source: IDC, Display Search (2013)

Units (Millions)
Share by Device Type
Not for end user messaging
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Intel Focus Areas
Supply
Cost
Human factors
Job #1
Job #2
Capacity agreements
Investments
New company collaborations
Investments
New company collaborations
Not for end user messaging
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In-Cell
On-Cell
Pro Cap ITO
Optical
Pro Cap ITO Replacement
For Future Consideration
Touch Technologies
Not for end user messaging
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Enabling Touch Screen Innovation:
Flexible & Large Area Applications
Rahul Gupta
Senior Director Business Development
April 11
th
2013
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Agenda
Why Use ClearOhm Material Based Touch
About Cambrios
About ClearOhm Technology And Products
Touch Panel Structures Using ClearOhm
Technology
Supply Chain Partners
Intel Ultrabook Form Factor Reference Design
Commercial Touch Based Products In The Market

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FF sensor 0.2-0.4mm
even for 27 sensor
OGS on Gorilla Glass
adds <0.05mm
Lower Cost than ITO
Cost advantage
increases with size
92% compared to 90%
for ITO OGS sensor
Brighter Displays
Longer Battery Life
Invisible Patterns & no
Moir patterns
Higher Conductivity
than ITO even on film
Enables Laptop and
AIO/Monitor touch
panels
Faster
Response
Higher
Transmission
Thinner,
Lighter,
Stronger
Cheaper
Advantages of ClearOhm Touch Sensors
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Cambrios Technologies Corp.
Leader in Nanotechnology Solutions for Transparent Conductors
Founded in 2002 by scientists at MIT and University of California,
Santa Barbara
Focus on developing solution processable transparent conducting
materials
Design and manufacturing in Sunnyvale, CA with offices in Japan,
Korea and Taiwan
Venture-backed startup with Key Strategic Partners
Strategic investors including Samsung, TPK
Strong IP Portfolio: >175 pending patent applications, >22 issued
or allowed patents
Phones, AIOs and Monitors with Cambrios technology
based touch commercially available in the market

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ClearOhm Material by Cambrios
Next Generation Transparent Conductor
Silver Nanowires
Single crystal silver High conductivity
Large spaces High transparency
Inexpensive and easy to use

Plan View
70 degree tilt
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Core Product Strengths
High
Performance
and Low Cost
High
Conductivity
& High
Transmission
Extremely
Ductile and
Flexible
Low Cost
Solution
Processing
Plastic or
Glass
Substrate
Scalable
Production
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ClearOhm Transmission: Better than ITO
and Metal Mesh
>98% transmission down to 30 per square
Low sheet resistance (not available with ITO Film) enables highly
responsive touch for Laptops and AIOs/Monitors
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Some Phones using ClearOhm Sensors
Low Cost AND High Performance
Invisible patterns, even in sunlight
Glass sensor like appearance
Compatible with Gorilla Glass

Commercial
Products on the
market since 2011
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Commercial Windows 8 Products Since
October 2012
LG Released 23 AIO with
launch of Windows 8
Windows 8 certified
Thin, light and shatterproof
touch sensors

Please see demonstration at IDF
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Some More Recent Products
Enables Full Touch Experience Even With Non
Touch Enabled Laptops And Desktops
L15AX 15 Point Of Sale Touch Monitor
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Designed into Ultrabook Form Factor
Reference Design
GFF sensor
80 /sq film for fast response
No shielding layer needed
Compatible with Gorilla Glass
92% Transmission compared
to 90% for OGS
Completely invisible patterns
Meets Windows 8
requirements
Please see demonstration at IDF
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ClearOhm
Sensor
Supply
Chain
ClearOhm Inks (Cambrios)
Coated Film Suppliers
Touch Sensor/Module
Makers
ODMs
Similar Supply Chain as ITO Sensors
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Touch Panel Supply Chain Ready for Production
(Announced Relationships)



ClearOhm Inks
Cambrios



Film Makers
Okura, HCC, Toray,
DIC, ShinEtsu
LGE and other Korean
suppliers
China and US based
suppliers



Sensor Makers
LGE
eTurboTouch
CNi
Nissha Printing
Shin-Etsu
Others
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ClearOhm Sensors Offer Design and
Sourcing Flexibility
Any Sensor
Design
Any LCD
(No Moir)
Any IC
Fast Design
Cycle
Multiple
Suppliers
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ClearOhm Materials Enable Flexible
Displays/Touch and 2.5D/3D Shapes
SID Digest 2012
AUO Flexible Epaper Display at FPD 2011
ClearOhm used as Pixel electrode
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Enabling Touch on Gorilla Glass and Plastic
Cover lens
Low temperature lamination process
No impact on glass strength
Excellent transmission and color (low b*)
Compatible with Plastic cover
(PC/PMMA etc.)
TCTF Lamination
X-Electrode
Formation
TCTF Lamination
And Y-Electrode Formation
Photosensitive Layer
Conductive Layer

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ClearOhm Technology: The Clear
Choice for Large Area Touch Panels
Excellent Performance: Thin, Light, Shatterproof
Lower Cost
Design Flexibility
Enabling Design Innovation
Flexible and Curved Touch Sensors
Touch on Gorilla Glass (GFF, G1F or OGS)
Touch on Plastic Cover Lens
Well Established and Growing Supply Chain
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Thank You
Web: www.Cambrios.com
Email: info@Cambrios.com
CONFIDENTIAL
FlatFrog Touch for Computers

IDF Beijing, April 11th, 2013
Anders Krook, Director OEM Sales
Why FlatFrog Touch?
Company introduction
FlatFrog Touch technology for computers
FlatFrog Touch modules




Agenda
AGENDA
Thinner edge-to-edge design
Superior visible experience
Premium touch at lower cost

Why FlatFrog?
FLATFROG TOUCH FOR COMPUTERS
Unique in-glass touch technology
Touch displays up to +100
Over 70 patent families
Team of 80 persons
Backed by Invus, Intel Capital and
Sunstone Capital
FlatFrog Summary
FLATFROG COMPANY INTRODUCTION
FlatFrog Touch Technology
FLATFROG TOUCH TECHNOLOGY FOR COMPUTERS
Infrared components in a thin frame around the LCD active area
Total Internal Reflection in cover lens
Full 2D reconstruction of touching objects
1. A cover lens into which infrared light is injected

2. A Touch Sensor Frame with electronic components
FlatFrog Touch Concept
FLATFROG TOUCH FOR COMPUTERS
The cover lens is placed on top to form the Touch Display Module

Lower cost
Superior optical clarity and less parallax
Touch with gloves, stylus and other objects
Unique pressure detection
Glass or plastic cover lens
Insensitive to electronic noise
Standard components and processes
FlatFrog Touch Advantages
FLATFROG TOUCH FOR DESKTOP
Comparison with PCT
FLATFROG TOUCH FOR DESKTOP
FlatFrog 23 PCT 23 market leading
Glass assembly One glass Two laminated glasses
Glass thickness 1.6 mm 2.4 mm
Light transmission 92% 88%
Weight 815g 1125g
Controller board
connection
16-wire digital 132 Wire analogue
Controller board size 91X50X4 190X50x4
LCD minimum distance 0mm X mm to ITO glass
Edge-to-edge industrial design
Soda lime cover lens
Windows 8 certified
Intel-approved supply chain
Full retro-fit replacing PCT module

Availability
Commercially available J anuary 2014 manufactured by Wistron

FlatFrog Touch Module
FLATFROG TOUCH MODULE
A touch module targeting AIO and Monitors
Jan 2014 April 2014 June 2014
23 19.5
21.5
27

11 17
Current Computer Touch product plan
Computers
FLATFROG TOUCH FOR COMPUTERS
Thinner edge-to-edge design
Superior visible experience
Premium touch at lower cost
Summary
A flexible touch solution for 19 - 27 AIO PC and Monitors
FlatFrog Touch pressure

Detects pressure with 10 bits of information
Based on increased optical contact


Welcome to see us in
Advanced Technology Zone!
Pressure makes touch richer
FLATFROG TOUCH FOR COMPUTERS
CONFIDENTIAL
Thank You!
CONFIDENTIAL
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Dr. Robert Petcavich
NASDAQ: UNXL

Metal Mesh Sensors
April 11, 2013
NASDAQ: UNXL
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Important Cautions Regarding
Forward Looking Statements
All statements in this presentation that are not based on historical fact are "forward-
looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. While
management has based any forward-looking statements contained herein on its
current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may
change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions
concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and
other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual
results to materially differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other
factors include, but are not necessarily limited to, those set forth under Item 1 "Risk
Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2011. We operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment, thus
new or unforeseen risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any
reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. We disclaim
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statements. Recipients are also urged to carefully review and consider the other
various disclosures in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2011, as well as other public filings with the SEC since such date.

This presentation is 2012-2013 Uni-Pixel, Inc. All Rights
Reserved
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In essence, UniPixel has developed expertise at engineering Micro/Nano-
structures on film surfaces that are used in a variety of applications and markets
Metal Mesh Process Flow
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Design: UniPixel engineers are experts in optical
physics, chemistry and electronics. We design the
coatings and microstructures that provide industrial
film with unique properties.
Manufacturing: Master tooling enables high-fidelity
replication of the master design to be reproduced on
fast, efficient roll-to-roll equipment capable of printing
millions of square feet.
Mastering: Once the customized design for a
particular application is optimized and approved,
UniPixel creates a master tool.
2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
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Metal Mesh
Touch Sensor Film
2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
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Metal Mesh UniBoss Touch
Sensor Film
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2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
UniBoss sensor in front of LCD
display
(NOTE: no Moir)
UniBoss 5m Film LCD Only
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Metal Mesh Unlocking Value
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Performance
Low power
Higher scan rate
Equal or better transmittance
Mechanically robust/flexible


Scalability
Small form factor to large form factor
Prototype to high volume manufacturing
Optical to non-optical applications


Cost
Materials costs are low
Infrastructure costs are low
Worlds low cost producer

2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
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The high conductivity of UniBoss touch sensors allow:
Fewer and smaller edge circuits narrow, sleek, desirable designs
Faster scanning higher precision, larger sizes
10.1 13.3 15.6 23 14.4
Metal Mesh Scalability Advantage
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2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
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5x
5x
5x 20x
UniBoss Metal Mesh
Development Progress
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2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
2011
~20m lines
2012
~12m lines
2013
~6m lines
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Metal Mesh Touch Sensor
Configurations
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2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
PET
PET =100m thick
Pro-Cap Configuration:
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Metal Mesh is a
Discrete Touch Sensor
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2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
UniBoss is a Discrete Sensor
with X & Y conductive lines on opposite sides of a single film
Discrete Sensor
DisplaySearch Chart
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UniBoss Metal Mesh Touch Sensor

Performance Comparison
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2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
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Durability Bend Test
20,000 cycles, 7lbs weight, 12mm
dia. rod
Change in resistance < 0.1 Ohms/sq
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2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
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Metal Mesh has no Color
Shift
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2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
PET PET + ITO PET + UniBoss
Transmi ssi on % vs.
Wavel ength
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Transmission
Transmi ssi on % vs.
Wavel ength
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Wavel ength
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Aperture vs. Resistance
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2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
Optical: 300m grid spacing (2 side grid)
Electrical: 600m grid spacing (1 side grid)
96% Aperture Transmission
6m line width
~7 Ohms/sq. Grid Resistance
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Light Transmission
Comparison
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2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
Metal Mesh Touch Sensor
Cover Glass - 550 m
LCD
Air
UniBoss Touch Sensor - 100 m
80.0%
82.0%
84.0%
86.0%
88.0%
90.0%
92.0%
94.0%
96.0%
98.0%
100.0%
150 200 250 300
T
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Grid Spacing (m)
Metal Mesh Transmission
(in full stack between LCD and Cover Glass)
vs. Grid Spacing at various line widths
6m 7m 8m OGS DITO Industry Standard
OGS = One Glass Solution
DITO = Dual ITO
OGS (93.8%)
DITO (87.9%)
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Touch Response
Advantage
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2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
ITO Sensor UniBoss Sensor
Touch
Point
Touch
Response
%
Touch
Response
SNR
Signal
level

Touch
Response
%
Touch
Response
SNR
Signa
l
level
1 21.1 575.7 18.3 29.3 425.9 15.7
2 22.4 645.4 19.3 29.9 481.4 16.8
3 24.3 586.2 18.5 28.8 464.2 16.4
4 21.6 531.6 17.6 28.9 415.4 15.5
Cente
r
23.4 598.8 18.6 28.1 431.9 15.8
AVG 22.5 587.5 18.5 29.0 443.8 16.0
MAX 24.3 645.4 19.3 29.9 481.4 16.7
MIN 21.1 531.6 17.6 28.1 415.4 15.5
Rows show good touch distinction
Columns show better touch distinction
UniBoss Touch Sensor Performance
Test

All the tests were taken by using N-trig
analysis tool.
Touch Response - 30% higher compared
to similar sensor using ITO electrodes.
Improved accuracy
Faster tracking
Improved touch distinction
between multiple touches

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2-Sided Touch Sensor
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2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
600m mesh on
each side of PET
film
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UniPixel Moir Simulation Tools
UniPixel developed a sophisticated optical analysis tools
to analyze specific sub-pixel and mesh configurations and
design patterns to minimize Moir.
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In-house Simulation
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2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
Model sub-pixels (photo of unlit display)
Mesh Angle
translational
translational & rotational
Misalignment
Wire Mesh

Mesh can have any angle, orientation, spacing or width

Tolerance analysis available for translational and
rotational misalignment
LCD Pixels

Accurate representation of sub-pixel mask

Virtually any arrangement can be implemented
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Rendering of Moir Fringe
Patterns
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2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Diamond Pattern
(Pixel size to Mesh spacing ratio)
1
1:1.2
1:1.1
1:1.55
1:2
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Metal Mesh Advantages
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2013, Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
UniBoss Advantage Benefit to User
Metal Mesh vs. ITO based touch sensors
Faster scan speeds More accurate and faster response
Lower power Longer battery life
Smaller bezel area than required for dual-ended ITO Smaller bezel area =sleeker designs
No color shift Truer color representation
Flexible Better reliability & non-flat designs possible
UniBoss Advantage Benefit to Manufacturer
Metal Mesh Process
Roll-to-roll Lower cost
Additive patterning (no subtractive processes)
Fewer process steps =lower cost
No subtractive processes =better adhesion =higher yield
Easily scalable Benefits all sizes from small to large
Sensor and bezel circuits all patterned in one pass Fewer process steps =lower cost
No adhesion problems inherent with photo-etch process No subtractive processes =better adhesion =higher yield
Metal Mesh Technology
Thin, flexible designs More flexibility in look & feel, non-flat designs possible
Narrow bezel designs Less non-functional material requirements
Can use without cover glass Lower overall module cost
- UniPixels Diamond Guard film can replace the glass
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Conclusions
Metal mesh technology enables a cost effective solution to
ITO based touch sensors and subsequent modules.
Metal mesh enables both low visibility sensor grids and a
integrated thin form factor bezel circuit for a larger LCD
viewing area.
Metal mesh technology using copper allows larger form
factor implementation with fewer driver chips which
reduces cost because of high conductivity.
Metal mesh has the combination of optics and durability for
high yield post lamination processing.
Metal mesh is available for form factors which include smart
phones up to 23 inch diagonal AIOs.
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Thank You
Contact information

Robert Petcavich, CTO
Robert Berg, VP Mkt/Sales
UniPixel Inc.
8708 Technology Forest Place
The Woodlands , Texas 77381
281-825-4500
rpetcavich@unipixel.com
rberg@unipixel.com

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Summary
Touch is everyone and everyone wants it
Intel is focused on supply and cost
ClearOhm Technology is a good choice for large area
touch panels
FlatFrog provides a flexible touch solution for 19 -
27 AIO PC and Monitors
Metal Mesh technology, from UniPixel, enables a cost
effective solution to ITO based touch sensors and
subsequent modules


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