Current Status of E Ink e-Paper Technology & Applications

 

Ryosuke Kuwada is responsible for leading the Asian Organization at E Ink. A Japanese citizen, Kuwada joined E Ink in December 2001 as Marketing Director, after working at DuPont, Asia for 18 years, most recently as their global business manager for PDP/FED. During his time at DuPont he had a variety of leadership roles in engineering, sales, marketing and business planning, mainly in the electronics market, working with customers in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, the US and Europe. Kuwada was one of the key members who launched the PDP business at DuPont, which became one of the core businesses at DuPont Electronics SBU during his 5-year leadership. Kuwada has extensive experience in electronics components and display devices, including semiconductors, passive components, printed circuit boards, PDPs, FEDs, SEDs and inorganic ELs. Kuwada holds a BS degree from Keio University (Science & Engineering Department) with a major in Electronics Materials.

Founded in 1992 by Taiwan's leading papermaking and printing group YFY (1907.TW), E Ink Holdings Inc. "E Ink" (8069.TW) is a pioneer in TFT and ePaper businesses. Its corporate philosophy aims to deliver revolutionary products, user experiences, and environmental benefits through advanced technology development. This vision has led to its continuous investments in the field of ePaper display as well as its 2008 acquisition of Hydis Technologies, manufacturer of the world's best wide viewing angle LCDs and its 2009 acquisition of E Ink Corp., the worldwide leader in ePaper. Listed in Taiwan's OTC market and the Luxembourg market, E Ink is now the world's largest supplier of displays to the eBook market.