WEDC Plans Production Runs for Its New PicoPad™ USB Keyboard

Phoenix, AZ—August 11, 2005—White Electronic Designs Corporation (NASDAQ:WEDC), a leading supplier of Industrial keypad and electronic systems has announced production plans for its popular industrial QWERTY keyboard tailored for challenging embedded computing applications. WEDC’s PicoPad™ is a sealed elastomer keypad, making it highly resistant to contaminants and ideal for users who need to clean and/or disinfect the keyboard surface. Introduced at the April Embedded Systems Conference, PicoPad incorporates electroluminescent backlight for low ambient light conditions and includes a mini-joystick for cursor control.

“In providing turnkey custom keypad solutions, WEDC has detected increasing customer interest in a standard, off-the-shelf keypad for industrial computer systems”, said Wayne Parkinson, Vice President of Business Development for White Electronic Designs Corporation. “PicoPad meets the size, cost, power and thermal constraints necessary to bring a successful industrial keypad to market.”

PicoPad evaluation units will be available in October 2006 at the promotional price of $89 each through the end of 2006. Customization options include color of the elastomer and case, language and application specific icons for the function keys. Future plans include optional wireless capability. Contact your WEDC representative for demonstration and evaluation. Production orders are being accepted now. Production pricing is $89 each per 10 units and $77 each per 100 units.

About WEDC
White Electronic Designs Corporation designs, develops and manufactures innovative solutions for three high technology sectors in military, industrial and commercial markets; advanced semiconductor packaging, high-density memory products and state-of-the-art microelectronic multi-chip modules for data communications and telecommunications providers, defense and aerospace system suppliers; ruggedized high-legibility flat panel display for commercial/military aircraft and ordnance delivery systems; interface storage and retrieval devices, and electromechanical assemblies for OEM's in commercial and military markets. WEDC is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and has design and manufacturing centers in Arizona, Indiana, Oregon and Ohio. To learn more about White Electronic Designs, visit our web site at www.wedc.com.

PicoPad is a trademark of White Electronic Designs Corporation.



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