Company Overview

Exxelis is UK-based provider of novel optical materials and solutions, targeting high volume display applications in laptops, mobile handsets and LCD TVs. This builds on our existing expertise in polymer materials and optical interconnects which are now at the production stage.

In optical components and systems, the team is comprised of technology start-up veterans with over 20 years of experience in marketing and sales in Taiwan and R&D in UK. Our Chairman founded a fabless IC company which was sold in early 2000 for over £100M. The company has several key advisers, including the head of the UK Displays Network.

Liquid Crystal Displays are the dominant technology in cell-phones, laptops, PC monitors and flat screen TVs, with $Bns invested in materials & fabrication plants. The company is developing microstructured light-guide films which address the key issues of cost, performance, size & weight for LCD backlight modules. The company has also developed a custom optical film for a portable gaming console, which is due to enter production in 2006.

This technology is based on several years of polymer materials development at Heriot-Watt University. The company operates on a “fabless” basis, using existing materials and module manufacturers. It has its own R&D / pilot production facility located in an opto-electronic science park in Scotland, where the TruecoatTM embossing technology was developed.

It has already engaged with customers worldwide and is generating early revenue for samples and joint developments. The company has established relationship with many of the top tier display companies, located in Asia.