21 Dec 2009

Race for color video e-readers
The e-reader is a killer application involving printed electronics. Despite costing more than an i-Pod, the Amazon Kindle achieved 500,000 unit sales in its first year of trading last year and now we are talking of millions. The i-Pod, an iconic success, only achieved 300,000 unit sales in its first year of trading.
17 Nov 2009

PVI determined to take e-paper market lead
In a determined bid to take the e-paper market lead, PVI has collaborated with LCD display manufacturer Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) who is looking to get a foothold in the industry.
External press release
28 Oct 2009

Partners to develop integrated processors for the eReader market
Collaboration between market leaders designed to speed eBook evolution and enable new product categories.
21 Oct 2009

Barnes and Noble's e-reader nook - Does it have the edge over Kindle?
The word is out - the new Barnes and Noble e-reader nook is hot and expected to take market share from Amazon's Kindle - But will it?
External press release
12 Oct 2009

Epson and E Ink announce a new addition to the EPD controller family
Seiko Epson Corporation and E Ink Corporation announced a new jointly developed display controller IC, the S1D13522, which provides a high performance, space saving solution for E Ink's Vizplex-enabled electronic paper displays.
8 Oct 2009

Amazon's Kindle goes international
The international version of Amazon's Kindle is now available to order in 100 countries although it will be another two weeks before the devices are shipped from the US.
External press release
1 Oct 2009

Prime View Int and E Ink Corp revise merger agreement
Prime View International and E Ink Corporation revise merger agreement
22 Sep 2009

E-paper display market reaches $1.17 billion in 2014
IDTechEx find that the total market size for e-paper displays in 2010 is $131 million rising to $1.17 Billion in 2014 - this is the value of the display component, not the product.
22 Jul 2009

New topics covered at Printed Electronics Asia
While some involved in OLEDs and OTFTs are moving out of the business of printed and potentially printed electronics, work on inorganic materials and compounds is increasing. The IDTechEx Printed Electronics Asia event in Tokyo will give a balanced view with many presentations being World firsts.
10 Jul 2009

Polymer Vision announced bankrupt
Polymer vision, the pioneer for rollable displays for mobile devices and developer of the Readius electronic reader has gone bankrupt
8 Jun 2009

Flexible displays coming from Prime View International
At S.I.D. 2009, Ian French from Prime View International (PVI) gave an excellent presentation on progress with flexible displays.
5 Jun 2009

The rise and rise of E ink
IDTechEx looks at progress at E ink at S.I.D. held in San Antonio
3 Jun 2009

Highlights from S.I.D. 2009
This week IDTechEx is at the annual S.I.D. (Society for Information Displays) event in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Over the coming days we will provide coverage in Printed Electronics World of the latest developments announced at the event.
3 Jun 2009

New focus for printed electronics
In the last year, the burgeoning printed and thin film electronics industry has greatly enhanced its repertoire and changed its priorities, encompassing such things as rapid commercialisation of disposable and invisible electronics.
1 Jun 2009

Prime View International agree to buy E Ink for $215 million
Prime View International ("PVI"), a small and medium display provider and the world's highest volume supplier of ePaper display modules, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire E Ink Corporation, the leader in electronic paper display materials and intellectual property for approximately $215 million.
11 May 2009

The race is on to commercialize a full-color electronic reader
The race is on to make a full-color electronic reader a reality with a recent entry from researchers at the University of Cincinnati who have collaborated with Sun Chemical, Polymer Vision and Gamma Dynamics.
4 May 2009

Flexible printed LCDs part one
Several companies have now made experimental samples of flexible LCD displays and, although most have serious limitations as yet, they may provide a way forward.
8 Apr 2009

Printed Electronics Europe opens with Keynotes
The IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe 2009 event opened this morning in Dresden, Germany. Over 760 attendees had pre-registered with many more registering on the morning of the event.
27 Feb 2009

Trials completed with color e-reader
First color e-reader could be available soon.
10 Feb 2009

World's largest collection of digital content planned for new eReader
Plastic Logic announce plans to amass one of the largest collections of content available for an eReader at the same time Amazon unveil Kindle 2.