BenQ is pleased to announce that six of its digital lifestyle designed products have won the prestigious 2007 iF Design Award for its innovative design and functionality. The awarded products includes a BenQ PMV 1000 mobile LCD TV which will also be receiving iF International Forum Design’s top honor, the iF Gold Award. 

EUROPE, March 15, 2007 – BenQ is pleased to announce that six of its digital lifestyle designed products have won the prestigious 2007 iF Design Award for their innovative design and functionality. The awarded products include a BenQ PMV 1000 mobile LCD TV which will also be receiving iF International Forum Design’s top honor, the iF Gold Award. 

The iF Gold Award is given to a select group of 50 products a year, out of a total number of 2,293 entries from 35 countries. The award-winning BenQ PMV 1000 mobile LCD TV’s design concept originated from the idea of a china plate for its pure whiteness and rounded angels that give the untainted comfortable feelings only found at home. The TV can be used as a digital picture frame and comes with a card reading function, allowing users to save and load images at anytime. 

“This is BenQ’s second consecutive year winning iF Design Award’s top honor, the iF Gold Award” said Manfred Wang, Director of BenQ Lifestyle Design Center. “The recognition gained from the iF committee once again demonstrates BenQ’s design prowess and our strength in bringing innovative design to our consumers. 

This year marks the fifth consecutive year that BenQ products garner the iF committee's acknowledgement for their outstanding product design. The addition of the 6 iF awards expands BenQ's total number of iF Awards to 42. 

The awarded BenQ products include:

BenQ PMV 1000 Mobile LCD TV ( iF Gold Award )
BenQ CP120 Digital Projector
BenQ CP220 Digital Projector
BenQ DC X720 Digital Camera
BenQ DC X730 Digital Camera
BenQ DC C740 Digital Camera

The six BenQ products will be awarded during the CeBIT Exhibition in Hannover, Germany on March 15 2007 at Pavilion 11D, Hall 11, 12h.

iF Design Award
The iF Design Award, which was established in 1953, is sponsored by Industrie Forum Design Hanover of Germany. This award is deemed as one of the most significant design competitions worldwide, attracting over 1,800 entries from 30 different countries yearly. The jury is comprised of top international designers, not only decisively examines and elects the award-winning entries, but also guarantees iF's special status and the high-quality reputation of the iF label.

 About BenQ Corporation
BenQ Corporation consists of three main business groups — Digital Media Business Group, Integrated Manufacturing Service Business Group and Mobile Communications Business Group. These three business groups encompass a broad range of products and each possesses a focus on providing consumer-oriented solutions designed for the digital lifestyle. 2005 revenues for BenQ Corporation exceeded US$5.07 billion dollars.

 About BenQ Group
The BenQ Group is currently comprised of ten companies that operate independently while sharing resources and leveraging synergies among them. The BenQ Group companies include BenQ Corporation, AU Optronics Corporation, Darfon Electronics Corporation, Daxon Technology Inc., BenQ Guru Software Co., BenQ Hospital, Darwin Precisions, Ltd, Raydium Semiconductor Corporation, Cando Corporation and Wellypower Co., Ltd. 2005 revenues for BenQ Group exceeded US$12.36 billion dollars.