SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October 2004
LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
20 Yoido-dong, Youngdungpo-gu, Seoul 150-721, The Republic of Korea
(Address of principal executive offices)
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LG.Philips LCD SHOWCASES LATEST TFT-LCD PANELS
AT FPD INTERNATIONAL 2004
Company Debuts World’s Largest Single Plate 20.1-inch WXGA AMOLED Prototype With
Low Temperature Polysilicon During Exhibition
SEOUL, South Korea, October 19, 2004—LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LPL, KSE: 034220), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of thin-film-transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) technology, will demonstrate a full line-up of TFT-LCD products for LCD TVs, desktop monitors, notebook PCs, rear-seat automotive entertainment, mobile and other applications during FPD International 2004 in Yokohama, Japan.
LG.Philips LCD will also be demonstrating the following TFT-LCDs at FPD International 2004:
| • | 55-inch Wide Full HD LCD for HDTVs and Multimedia Displays |
| • | 42-inch Wide XGA+ LCD for HDTVs and Multimedia Displays |
| • | 37-inch Wide XGA+ LCD for HDTVs and Multimedia Displays |
| • | 32-inch Wide XGA+ LCD for HDTVs and Multimedia Displays |
| • | 26-inch Wide XGA+ LCD for HDTVs |
| • | 23-inch Wide XGA+ LCD for HDTVs |
| • | 30-inch Wide QXGA+ LCD for Desktop Monitors |
| • | 23-inch Wide UXGA LCD for Desktop Monitors |
| • | 20.1-inch Wide SXGA+ LCD for Desktop Monitors |
| • | 20.1-inch UXGA LCD for Desktop Monitors |
| • | 19-inch SXGA LCD for Desktop Monitors and Multi-functional Monitors |
| • | 17-inch Wide UXGA+ LCD for Notebook PCs |
| • | 17.1-inch Wide XGA LCD for Notebook PCs |
| • | 15-inch SXGA LCD for Notebook PCs |
| • | 15-inch Wide XGA+ for Notebook PCs |
| • | 8-inch Wide VGA LCD for Rear-seat Automotive Entertainment |
| • | 7-inch Wide QVGA LCD for Automotive Entertainment and Car Navigation |
Making its debut at FPD International 2004, LG.Philips LCD will unveil its prototype of the world’s largest single plate low temperature polysilicon (LTPS) technology based active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) display.
This 20.1-inch prototype for future-generation TVs significantly improves the display’s response time and provides superior color saturation, along with reduced power consumption—all within a slim form factor, without a backlight needed.
The company will also be showing its line-up of TFT-LCDs for mobile applications, featuring both LTPS and field sequential color (FSC) technology prototypes. In addition, LG.Philips LCD will also show several LCD prototypes to demonstrate its latest technology advancements in areas such as luminance controllable backlights and dynamic scanning backlights.
LG.Philips LCD’s executive vice president of marketing, Bruce Berkoff, will be presenting during the keynote session S-1 on October 20, and also during session H4 on October 21 on, “Displaying the Digital World on TFT-LCDs”, within the Pacifico Yokohama Seminar Hall. In addition, Mr. Chang-ho Oh, team leader of panel design for LG.Philips LCD’s Development Center, will deliver his speech, “Technologies for LCD TVs”, during session A-6 on October 22.
FPD International 2004 will be held at the Pacifico Yokohama Exhibition Hall from October 20-22. Media interested in seeing LG.Philips LCD’s TFT-LCD portfolio first hand should visit LG.Philips LCD’s Booth #381, or contact Stacey Voorhees at svoorhees@mcapr.com, or via telephone at 650-968-8900, ext. 108.
About LG.Philips LCD
Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, LG.Philips LCD is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of TFT-LCDs. In July 2004, LG.Philips LCD became the world’s first company to have a dual concurrent listing on the KSE and NYSE. The company has extended its focus beyond traditional and successful notebook and PC monitor markets and is poised to also deliver solutions for consumer electronics products like the growing LCD TV category, as well as other value-added, non-traditional, display-centric markets such as the multimedia, medical, automotive and aerospace industries. Information on the company is available at www.lgphilips-lcd.com. LG.Philips LCD makes “Technology you can see!”
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| Contact: Bruce Berkoff, EVP, Marketing, | Stacey Voorhees, Senior Account Manager, | |
| LG.Philips LCD |
MCA Public Relations | |
| Phone: 001-82-2-3777-0707 or 408-474-5188 |
Phone: 650-968-8900, ext. 108 | |
| e-mail: bruce@lgphilips-lcd.com |
e-mail: svoorhees@mcapr.com |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: /s/ RON H. WIRAHADIRAKSA | ||
| Date: October 19, 2004 | (Signature) | |
| Name: Ron H. Wirahadiraksa | ||
| Title: Joint Representative Director and Chief Financial Officer | ||