e ink improves electronic paper display modules

May 9th, 2007 post a comment (1) stumble it! by: technabob

E-Ink has announced a major upgrade to their electronic paper display technology which should substantially improve the quality over the earlier generation of displays.

Vizplex E-Ink

E Ink’s new Vizplex display modules have a new switching mechanism which will allow the displays to refresh almost twice as fast as prior displays. In addition, the new units will be 20 percent brighter than the earlier models.

Previously, refresh (switch speed) was rated at 1200ms, while the new version will switch at 740ms. In addition, the new displays will support 8 levels of grey, versus the 4 levels in previous models. All of these improvements should lead to higher quality electronic book readers and other e-paper devices within the next year or so. Display panels will come in a variety of sizes ranging from 1.9 to 9.7-inches diagonal.

[via MobileRead]

May 9th, 2007 post a comment (1) stumble it! by: technabob

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1. Tom Pick | November 9th, 2007 at 10:56 am

Excellent post. There’s a lot happening in the flexible display module space right now, from Philips announcing a color electronic paper display to Sipex producing new e-paper displays for DoCoMo mobile phones, to Aveso announcing its Primero flexible display module technology for secure credit and smart card applications.