E-Ink and Japan Display have just formed a partnership where the two companies will use each other’s technology for a number of new products. E-Ink is best known for e-paper technology and Japan Display is one of the leading companies involved in the TFT-LCD panel space.
According to Digitimes “Through the strategic cooperation, Japan Display will adopt EIH-developed e-paper to provide indoor/outdoor display panels and displays on the back of smartphones, while EIH will adopt Japan Display-developed LTPS (low-temperature poly-Si) and Pixel Eyes in-cell touch panel technology to develop touch e-paper solutions for use in automotive, educational and IoT (Internet of Things) displays as well as dynamic PC keyboards and smart cards.”
Japan Displays really wants to start making e-ink keyboards and this was a big part of the deal. E-Ink tech was recently employed on the Sonder keyboard and there is a big rumor floating around that Apple might purchase the Australian company.
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
