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    Who:

     Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Philips Components, a division of Royal Philips
     Electronics (NYSE: PHG - news) of the Netherlands, will showcase a wide array of
     digital electronic solutions for the consumer electronics, mobile
     telecommunications, automotive infotainment and PC-related markets in
     conjunction with Fall COMDEX 2001.

    Where and When:

     Philips Components' products and technologies will be featured at its
     private technology suite (#604-606) in the Casanova ballroom of Las
     Vegas' Venetian Casino and Resort, November 12-14.

    Why:

     Philips Components' portfolio of enabling digital solutions is designed
     to shape the electronics industry.  By leveraging its strengths in
     displays, connectivity and storage, as well as the wealth of resources
     available via other Royal Philips divisions, Philips Components is able
     to bring tomorrow's advanced electronics to market today.  Equally
     important is that Philips' products are designed to provide OEMs with
     lower integration costs and faster time to market, while also providing
     end users with more value-added products that deliver superior
     functionality, performance and ease of use.

    What:

     A sampling of the products to be showcased includes:

    Display Solutions:

     -- LCD TV Modules (20-inch, 15-inch and 7-inch):  integrated liquid
        crystal display (LCD) TV solutions, customizable for different
        markets/applications.
     -- LCD TV Electronic Modules:  software and electronic solutions for LCD
        TVs that offer easy interfaces to added features (e.g., timeshifting).
     -- Timeshift Recorder Module:  HD-based MPEG-2 video timeshift recorder
        featuring an advanced interface, best-in-class picture performance and
        easy integration.
     -- Net Display Module:  the industry's only system-board-integrated,
        touch-screen LCD module; enables the world's thinnest and lightest
        architecture for streaming video, wireless display-centric Internet
        appliance products, as well delivers full Internet capabilities.

    Optical Storage Solutions:

     -- Philips DVDR1000:  DVD recorder that delivers compatibility without
        compromising recording quality or ease-of-use-enabling consumers to
        create their own digital-quality video recordings, which can then be
        played back on the vast majority of existing DVD-Video players and
        DVD-ROM drives in PCs.
     -- Combi 16x:  a single drive that offers combined CD/RW + DVD read
        capability and advanced CD/RW technology.

    Connectivity Solutions:

     -- Bluetooth CompactFlash Card Module:  designed for the Microsoft(R)
        Windows(R) CE OS platform, this module allows PC OEMs and electronics
        manufacturers to benefit from a total Bluetooth plug-and-play solution
        and add Bluetooth connectivity to PDAs, handhelds and other devices
        running on Microsoft's OS for handhelds and notebooks (via an adapter)
        and desktop computers (via USB adapter).
     -- 802.11b Mini PCI Module:  integrated WLAN and WAN solution, coupled
        with a v.90/.92 modem.
     -- Bluetooth and 802.11b PC Card Modules:  these modules slip inside
        virtually any notebook or handheld device, providing WLAN capability.

    Sound Solutions:

     -- Bluetooth Wireless Headset:  compact, featherweight solution featuring
        an innovative and convenient boomless design that offers long talk and
        standby times.  Its modular architecture and extremely small form
        factor offers greatly reduced surround sound, and is ideal for
        business and consumer applications.
     -- 5.1 Speaker System-MMS 306:  unique soft, flat satellite design,
        multi-channel experience, wireless control, and compact subwoofer with
        wOOx technology.
     -- Seismic Edge 5.1 Sound Card PSC 705:  creates 5.1 distinct sound
        channels from stereo music, games and movies, adds additional rich
        layers of surround sound to EAX(TM)-enabled games, and enables Virtual
        5.1 playback for DVDs, games and music over ordinary stereo speakers.

    Remote Control Solutions:

     -- TSU 2000:  Pronto Universal remote control combines elegance,
        flexibility and customization to create a remote-as unique as the
        user.  With a universal database, learning ability and editing
        software, this remote will remove the clutter on the coffee table.
     -- TSU 6000:  enhancing the features of the TSU 2000 with a 256-color LCD
        touchscreen, RF transmission, pickup sensor and 8MBs of memory to the
        device, the TSU 6000 ProntoPro allows maximum flexibility and
        customization for even the most sophisticated home entertainment
        systems.
     -- TSU 500:  the ProntoNeo has similar features to the TSU 2000 Pronto
        remote with a smaller B/W LCD touchscreen for better economy to
        promote mass-market bundling.
     -- ProntoEdit:  the critically acclaimed companion software for the
        Pronto, ProntoPro and ProntoNeo allows full customization of the
        devices by the user.  Best of all, this software is available free via
        download at www.pronto.philips.com
     -- HSD4000:  the Philips HSD4000 is a completely portable home shopping
        device with a barcode scanner that allows the user to build a shopping
        list over time and then send the order via an internet connection to a
        grocer for delivery at home.

Tuner Solutions (for more information, see Oct. 31 release at www.components.philips.com):

     -- FM1200 MK3 Series:  world's smallest analog, multi-standard front-end
        that combines both television and FM radio functions, enabling end-
        users to watch TV, listen to the radio on a PC or record TV movies on
        a suitable capture card-with superior picture and sound quality.
     -- Network Interface Module (NIM) Family:  designed to meet set-top box
        and PCI-card makers' increasingly complex needs.  The NIMs take in
        respective digital RF signals (DVB-T, ATSC, QAM and QPSK) and output
        the MPEG 2 Transport Stream, offering ease of application for the
        customer.
     -- TV-Interface-Module (TIM) 3000:  virtually a "TV-in-a-can,"
        integrating a TV tuner with full TV functionality.  Optimized for LCD
        TV applications, the TIM3000 family allows for complete signal
        processing-from antenna to RGB drive-and features on-board
        intelligence and memory, including audio and synchronization
        functions.  With TIM, the LCD panel, speakers and casing then become
        the only other components necessary to create an LCD TV.

Press Attendance Welcome: For media interested in visiting Philips Components' technology suite, please contact Marie Labrie, MCA, at 650-968-8900, or via email at mlabrie@mcapr.com.

Philips Components, headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., is a world-leading provider of integrated digital electronic solutions in the areas of displays, storage, connectivity and imaging and sensing. Its global customer base covers the consumer electronics, telecommunications, and automotive industries, amongst others. Philips Components had annual revenues of over EUR 6.3 billion for the year 2000, and employs more than 16,000 people in 39 countries around the world. More information about Philips Components is available at www.components.philips.com.

Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is one of the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, with sales of $34.9 billion (EUR 37.9 billion) in 2000. It is a global leader in color television sets, lighting, electric shavers, color picture tubes for televisions and monitors, and one-chip TV products. Its 192,000 employees in more than 60 countries are active in the areas of lighting, consumer electronics, domestic appliances, components, semiconductors, and medical systems. Philips is quoted on the NYSE (symbol: PHG), London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and other stock exchanges. News from Philips is located at www.news.philips.com.

SOURCE: Philips Components