E-Ink is the only major player left in the game, who continues to develop electronic paper that powers the Kindles, Nooks and Kobos of the world. The company generates 70% of their revenue from the e-reader segment, but is slowly growing the amount of royalties they are capturing from their LCD patents.In a recent financial report the company stated that it lost $1.73 … [Read more...] about E Ink continues to generate significant income from LCD royalties
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The Sony and E Ink Joint venture is working on some excellent products
Sony and E Ink Holdings formed a joint venture late last year and is it called Linfiny. The new company is set to optimize the design and R&D capability at Sony Semiconductor Solutions and backend module production capacity at EIH to develop e-paper products and solutions to enable clients to shorten time-to-market for new e-paper products, E-Ink Frank Ko said. Good … [Read more...] about The Sony and E Ink Joint venture is working on some excellent products
The rise and fall of Pixel QI – How it shaped the e-reader revolution
Pixel Qi is a company that started right at the cusp of the e-reader revolution. It was started in 2008, one year after the original Kindle was released. The Notion Ink Adam was the first tablet to employ the technology in 2011 and four other tablet companies issued their own products. Pixel Qi has shipped over 3 million displays in over fifteen laptop and tablet models in … [Read more...] about The rise and fall of Pixel QI – How it shaped the e-reader revolution
Who will be the next company to get into the e-reader business?
Ten years ago e-readers started to gain mainstream popularity with the advent of the Amazon Kindle and within a few short years dozens of companies started to release their own hardware. The vast majority of them only sold the e-reader and offered no avenue to purchase ebooks or other digital content. The e-reader market started to become really saturated and many companies … [Read more...] about Who will be the next company to get into the e-reader business?
E Ink will garner 30% of their global revenue from China by 2020
E Ink is based in Taiwan and they currently generate 20% of their global revenue in the Chinese market. The primary source of income is derived from e-paper displays such as electronic shelf labels, but also exclusive smartphones that are only available in the Chinese market. These include the Hisense A2, Huateng Flag D1, Siswoo R9 Darkmoon and many white label variants. E Ink … [Read more...] about E Ink will garner 30% of their global revenue from China by 2020
E Ink bus stop signs now available in Sydney
Visionect has just launched a pilot program in Sydney Australia for a series of E Ink bus stop signs. These bus stops are the result of their cooperation with the Australian company Mercury Innovation - these were their partners from a few years ago when they launched a series of e-paper traffic signs in Sydney. The new bus stops are powered by Visionect and designed by … [Read more...] about E Ink bus stop signs now available in Sydney
Flexterra and E Ink develop a new flexible 6.8 e-reader
Flexterra and E-Ink have developed a new flexible 6.8 inch e-reader that is in the prototype stage and it should be refined over the course of the next twelve months. Flexterra has developed the backplane for this new device and E Ink the epaper display and internal components.Flexterra has developed new OTFT system, which stands for “Organic Thin Film Transistor,” and it … [Read more...] about Flexterra and E Ink develop a new flexible 6.8 e-reader
E Ink shows off giant 42 inch epaper display
E-Ink is showing off a number of products at SID Display week and one of the most interesting is four different Pearl screens that are showing different segments of the an image of a Zebra. Each of the screens have a resolution of 2880x2160 and 85 PPI. Each panel has a 3:4 accept ratio, the display is capable to display images at 2-16 gray levels (1-4 bits) depending on the … [Read more...] about E Ink shows off giant 42 inch epaper display
E Ink Advanced Color ePaper will be available in late 2018
E Ink color e-paper produces a very high quality, full color reflective display. In the ACeP system, the ink can produce full color at every pixel, without the use of a color filter array. E Ink is currently showcasing ACeP in both 32 inch and 13.3 inch at SID Display Week and the company is hoping to roll make the 13.3 commercially available in late 2018 or early 2019.The … [Read more...] about E Ink Advanced Color ePaper will be available in late 2018
E-Ink is doubling down on Spectra epaper
E Ink is the company that has powered the entire e-reader revolution and its epaper technology is on every single device currently on the market. For the past few years e-Readers represent 80% of their annual revenue and most of the partnerships they establish are to further develop new products in this space. E Ink has tried to diversify and has done small pilot projects to … [Read more...] about E-Ink is doubling down on Spectra epaper
Pervasive Displays unveils 12 inch color e-reader
Pervasive Displays has just released a brand new 12 inch color e-paper display that can be used for an e-reader. It utilizes E Ink Spectra to show black, white and red colors. The resolution is 960 x 768 with 103 DPI. As a bistable display, the EPD module requires very little power to update an image and can maintain an image without power, which means the battery will last for … [Read more...] about Pervasive Displays unveils 12 inch color e-reader
The Top 5 Trends in Electronic Displays for 2018
Everyone these days is focusing on electronic displays that go far beyond the e-reader industry. AI, blockchains, machine learning and the automotive industry are driving factors behind most of the new technologies that are cutting edge. SD Display Week is right around the corner and here are the top 5 trends that will be evident at the show.Electronic School books … [Read more...] about The Top 5 Trends in Electronic Displays for 2018
E-Readers Accounted for 70% of EInks Revenue in 2017
The Amazon Kindle Oasis, Kobo Aura one, Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight 3 and the Sony Digital Paper screens are all powered by E-Ink. The E-paper company has just announced that in 2017 they generated $521.58 million dollars and 70% of their revenue derived from e-readers.“We expect the e-reader segment to weaken amid a slack season. Moreover, clients are transitioning to … [Read more...] about E-Readers Accounted for 70% of EInks Revenue in 2017
Is the Kindle really easier on the eyes or is it a marketing gimmick?
The Amazon Kindle is the world's most popular e-reader and in all of their marketing material it says the display is easy on the eyes, allowing you to read for hours at a time. Amazon also mentions that reading in the dark on a Kindle is better than a smartphone or tablet. Is there any truth to this?The Amazon Kindle line of e-readers employ e-paper displays, made by E-Ink. … [Read more...] about Is the Kindle really easier on the eyes or is it a marketing gimmick?