Philips Nexperia Media Processor at the Heart of BenQ's 2005 CES Inno

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
    2005 International CES

    SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2005--Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG)(AEX:PHI) announced that its Nexperia(TM) PNX1500 media processor is at the heart of the award-winning BenQ media gateway, which gives consumers the ability to wirelessly transmit audio and video information anywhere in their homes. The BenQ WM1100T Wireless/Ethernet transmission kit was recognized by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) as a 2005 Innovations Design and Engineering honoree in the Home Data Networking category. Powered by Philips' PNX1500 technology, the BenQ media gateway will be shown at the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) -- taking place January 6-9, 2005 in Las Vegas -- in the BenQ booth (LVCC South, Booth #30313) and in the Innovations display showcase in the CES Central Plaza of the LVCC.
    Philips' Nexperia PNX1500 media processor enables high-performance, multi-format media processing in a variety of advanced and easy-to-use consumer electronics applications. In addition to being utilized in media gateway applications such as the BenQ WM1100T, the PNX1500 is ideal for the next generation of digital media adapters, wirelessly enabled TVs and projectors, IP set-top boxes, and personal media players.
    "With the BenQ WM1100T Wireless/Ethernet transmission kit, consumers can easily transmit audio/video signals from one room to another in the home," said Peter Chen, general manager of BenQ's Digital Media Business Group. "Philips' PNX1500 provides BenQ with robust media processing, seamless network connectivity and enhanced display capabilities on a single chip."
    "With a focus on enabling the Connected Consumer, Philips is proud to be an integral part of the technology powering the innovative BenQ WM1100T Wireless/Ethernet transmission kit," said Chris Day, general manager of Advanced Media Processing at Philips Semiconductors. "This product allows consumers to stream full-resolution video and browse digital pictures on their TV, and listen to their MP3 music collection on their stereo anytime, anywhere in the house."
    Philips' Nexperia media processor supports encoding and decoding for most leading digital media standards, including MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, Windows Media and DivX-5. The media processor integrates a 10/100 Ethernet controller and supports advanced picture enhancements, including standard-definition (SD) to high-definition (HD) up-conversion and motion adaptive de-interlacing for progressive displays.

    About Royal Philips Electronics

    Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE:PHG)(AEX:PHI) is one of the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, with sales of $32.8 billion (EUR 29 billion in 2003). With activities in the three interlocking domains of healthcare, lifestyle and technology and 166,800 employees in more than 60 countries, it has market leadership positions in medical diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring, color television sets, electric shavers, lighting and silicon system solutions. News from Philips is located at www.semiconductors.philips.com.

    Nexperia is a registered trademark of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

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CONTACT: Royal Philips Electronics Marijke Sas, +31 40 272 2091 (Europe) marijke.sas@philips.com Derrick Meyer, 408-474-5929 (USA) derrick.meyer@philips.com Christine Kao, +886 2 3789 2821 (Asia Pacific) christine.kao@philips.com or BenQ Taiwan Caroline Hsu, +886 2 2656 6362 carolinehsu@benq.com Chris C. Chiang, +886 2 2656 6293 chriscchiang@benq.com

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