Kent Displays
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Founded in 1993 as the result of a joint venture between Kent State University and Manning Ventures, Kent Displays, Inc. is a world leader in the research, development and manufacture of Reflex liquid crystal displays for unique, sustainable applications. Our revolutionary Reflex LCDs retain an image without power and offer superior optical characteristics including sunlight-readability and wide viewing angles.
Kent Display's roll to roll production lines are located at our headquarters in Kent, Ohio, U.S.A and mass produce Reflex LCDs from rolls of plastic with printed/coated conductor. Web manufactured product has been in the market since 2009 in the form of the Boogie Board™ eWriter LCD. Our unique manufacturing process allows for the flexibility, durability, and exceptional thinness of our plastic displays, combined with no power image retention and superior optical characteristics, results in a versatile, environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional paper and backlit LCDs.
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2010
14 Apr 2010
Flexible Bistable Reflex Displays and Applications
Kent Displays Inc, United States, United States
16 Feb 2010
Highlights from the 2010 Flexible Electronics and Displays Conference
A very interesting array of talks spread over 3 days brought together approximately 400 people interested in printed electronics and related technologies. On the opening day of the conference, Marc Bernstein from the Palo A lot research Center focused his presentation on the lessons learnt from the move from laboratory scale research to real world applications whereas John Pellegrino from the US Army research Labs, although primarily focused on "meeting the technology challenges for the soldier", highlighted efforts to accelerate the adoption of flexible electronics in the intersection of the military and commercial sectors.11 Feb 2010
The future of electronic paper: Fast-switching full-colour e-readers.
The success of e-reader technology so far has only wetted the appetite for new devices with more functionality. The Kindle, for all its success, has its limitations and the technology companies behind it are fully aware of that. That is why E Ink, and its parent company PVI, are working intensely on the next generation of e-readers. Requirements include flexibility, the transition from black and white to full colour displays, and switching speeds able to support video playback.2009
4 Dec 2009
IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA Award Winners Announced
IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA Award Winners Announced This week the IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA event opened to more than 900 attendees from 28 countries - by far the World's largest event on the topic. Held in San Jose, CA, the event featured more end users than ever before and grew by almost 25% compared to the same event in 2008. The event featured the annual IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA Awards ceremony, aimed to recognize outstanding achievement.3 Dec 2009
Flexible Bistable Reflex Displays and Applications
Kent Displays Inc, USA, United States
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.2 Jun 2009
Electronic skins for mobile devices that change color and design
Mobile phones that change color and design to match your shirt, hat or skirt could soon be the latest fashion accessory with the recent advancements in Electronic Skins.