iSuppli projects electrophoretic displays will be the lead among all the
display technologies for flexible displays
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- E Ink Corporation, the leader
in electronic paper display technology, today announced advances in its
flexible display program with Dr. Michael McCreary highlighting these
advances at the recent USDC symposium.
Partner LG.Philips LCD recently announced the world's highest
resolution 14.3-inch flexible color display at the January 2008 CES show.
This display utilizes E Ink's Vizplex Imaging Film with LG.Philip's metal
foil and plastic substrate backplane. The resulting display is less than
300 micrometers thick with a resolution of 1280 by 800 pixels and is both
rollable and bendable, with no image distortion. "The potential
applications for this display are incredible and will allow our customers
to create new products that are not only convenient to use but also save
natural resources. This represents the next generation in display
technology." Said Mr. In-Jae Chung, the company's Chief Technology Officer
and Executive Vice President.
Last week, partner Polymer Vision announced plans to mass produce a
rollable display device, Readius(TM) aimed at cell phone applications. The
rollable display in the Readius also contains E Ink's Vizplex Imaging Film.
"People are demanding greater choice and flexibility in having overall
instant access to personal content and information" said Karl McGoldrick,
CEO of Polymer Vision. "They do not want to be concerned with small
screens, not being able to read in sunlight, a dead battery or a device
being too bulky to carry in their pocket."
Partner Plastic Logic announced that it had raised $100 Million in
funding and was building the first factory to manufacture plastic
electronics on a commercial scale. "Our revolutionary flexible displays
using E Ink's Vizplex technology will radically change the way the world
receives information," said Dr. John Mills, COO of Plastic Logic.
E Ink has worked with these, and other industry leaders including Prime
View International, Samsung and Epson, in developing flexible displays for
the market and has pioneered a number of "world's firsts" in the display
industry. Displays using E Ink Vizplex Imaging Film are ideally suited for
flexible display applications due to their thin form factor and inherent
flexibility. E Ink's electronic ink is an image stable reflective display
technology that uses ultra-low power but is easily read under any lighting
condition including direct sunlight. Unlike liquid crystal displays, the
image on E Ink displays looks the same from all viewing angles and will not
distort when touched or flexed, making electronic ink the ideal display
medium for flexible displays and portable devices.
"We believe the flexible display market will grow at the CAGR of over
120% in the next three years and be over $600 Million in 2010, and
electrophoretic display will continue to be the lead among all the display
technologies for flexible display." said Dr. Jennifer Colegrove, senior
analyst of iSuppli Corporation who is the author of iSuppli's Flexible
Display report (2008 version).
"E Ink was founded on the vision of Radio Paper(TM), that is, flexible
wireless displays," said Dr Michael McCreary, vice president of advanced
research and development at E Ink Corporation. "We are excited that our
partners are moving forward with electronic solutions that are not
dependent on breakable glass substrates, and, together with E Ink Vizplex
Imaging Film, enable new applications that require extremely light weight
and rugged displays."
McCreary spoke on "Advances in the Technology and Market for
Electrophoretic Paper" at the 7th Annual Flexible Electronics & Display
Conference. The Conference was held in Phoenix, Arizona, from Monday,
January 21, through Thursday, January 24. For further information, please
visit USDC's website at
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=51b9ec1f-68b2-
4de5-885d-1e61c0139b0a.
For images, please visit E Ink's website at
http://www.eink.com/press/downloads/index.html.
About E Ink Corporation
E Ink Corporation is the world's leading supplier of electronic paper
display (EPD) technologies. E Ink's technology is ideal for many consumer
and industrial applications spanning handheld devices, eBooks,
PC-accessories, watches, clocks, and public information displays and
promotional signs. E Ink is a private corporation that includes among its
investors and strategic partners TOPPAN Printing Company, Royal Philips
Electronics, The Hearst Corporation, Intel Capital, CNI Ventures, a
division of Gannett Co., Inc, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Vossloh
Information Technologies, and Motorola, Inc. E Ink news can be found at:
http://www.eink.com.
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