E Ink Corporation, the leading provider of electronic paper display (EPD) technology, today announced the launch of its next-generation electronic ink technology, offering significant improvements in performance and shipping under the new trade name VizplexTM Imaging Film.
“E Ink continues to be at the forefront of the electronic paper revolution. This is a major improvement because the electronic ink in the imaging film switches twice as fast and the image is 20 percent brighter,” said Russ Wilcox, president and CEO of E Ink. “We gave it the distinctive Vizplex name so that everyone can easily recognize the next generation. Simultaneously, we are enhancing our whole solution with more screen sizes, improved electronics, support for more gray levels, and developer kits for prototyping.”
New Sizes to Support More Applications
E Ink and PrimeView International (PVI), the pioneer and currently the world’s sole active matrix EPD maker, jointly announced TFT modules built with Vizplex, in an expanded size range that includes 1.9″, 5″, 6″, 8″ and 9.7″ diagonal displays available this summer. The new sizes are targeted at monochrome device applications including mobile phones, MP3 players, PC accessories, smart handheld devices, signage, electronic dictionaries, e-books, and tablets. The previous display generation was only available in a 6″ size and was targeted at e-books.
“We are pleased to offer our advanced technologies, proven streamlined manufacturing process and volume capacity to our electronic paper customers,” said Dr. Scott Liu, Chairman and CEO of PVI. ”We have already begun using E Ink’s Vizplex Imaging Film in a range of sizes and are confident the market will welcome this new technology.”
Improvements with Vizplex include:
- Typical Switch Speed: 740 ms (previous: 1200 ms)
- Peak Switch Speed (monochrome): 260 ms (previous: 500 ms)
- Brightness (reflectance): 40% (previous: 32-35%)
- Greyscale levels: 8 (previous: 4)
- Diagonal sizes will include 1.9″, 5″, 6″, 8″ and 9.7″ (previous: only 6″)
Extract taken from the press release;
E Ink Drives Electronic Paper Market Forward; New Vizplex Imaging Film Is Brighter And Faster
Cambridge, Mass., May 9, 2007