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The eBook Reader That Means Business

Mr Frank Canova, Vice President
Plastic Logic Inc, USA
United States
 
 
This presentation was given at Printed Electronics & Photovoltaics USA 2009 on Dec 02, 2009.
 

Presentation Summary

  • A 10-year journey from R&D lab, to fab and commercialization
  • Plastic electronics: shaping a the future for eReaders
  • Preview of the Plastic Logic Reader - extending the market for eReaders

Speaker Biography (Frank Canova)

Frank Canova has developed innovative consumer and enterprise communication products for over 20 years. He managed mobile products for IBM, including the ThinkPad laptop. He served as VP of Worldwide Product Engineering at Palm, and was named "Most Prolific Palm Inventor." He also served as VP of Engineering and CTO with Reactrix, where he helped create interactive media systems, and as VP of Hardware Engineering at Smartpen innovator LiveScribe. He holds over 40 patents and has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology.

Company Profile (Plastic Logic)

Plastic Logic's mission is to lead a revolution in the way people acquire, organize and consume information. We are using our proprietary technology leadership in plastic electronics to create a range of innovative products. Our first product, the QUE™ proReader, will enter the marketplace in April 2010. Founded in 2000 by researchers out of the Cambridge University Cavendish Laboratory, Plastic Logic has research and development in Cambridge, England; high-volume, state-of-the-art manufacturing in Dresden, Germany; and executive management, product engineering, sales and marketing headquartered in Mountain View, California. For more information about Plastic Logic, please go to http://www.plasticlogic.com