The ease with which both platforms can be combined
with electrowetting displays is another testimony for the compatibility of our displays with existing supply chain.
Samsung had acquired the Netherlands based digital publishing company that specializes in
electrowetting display technology in early 2011, though we have yet to see any product based on it entering large scale production.
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati have demonstrated that regular paper can be a flexible host material
for Electrowetting displays.
It's unlikely Amazon will release another large - screen E Ink ereader again, especially now that they've invested in
color electrowetting display technology.
Thanks to the high switching speed of electrowetting and its applicability to small pixel dimensions,
electrowetting displays support a fluent user interface and are ideally suited for information displays showing animated and video content.
Though not as low power as cholesteric LCDs or electrophoretic displays (in contrast to these two technologies,
electrowetting displays require a small amount of power to hold a specific image) electrowetting technology has already demonstrated colour versions and video capabilities and with Samsug's support, the technology could be fast tracked and lead to commercial product very quickly.
LiquaVista are working
on Electrowetting displays - here's an interview we published with their CTO back in March 2010, describing their technology and upcoming products.
Perhaps a new screen technology
like electrowetting displays can bridge the gap to combine the best of E Ink ebook readers and tablets together in a single device.
Other companies are also trying to
turn electrowetting display technology into a viable business, so it seems that, like the development of the LCD display, which began in the US but was not perfected until the technology was acquired by Korean companies like Samsung and LG, this is the sort of technology that could take a long time to develop and will eventually give rise to an ecosystem of competing manufacturers.
Liquavista announced a new dynamic frame rate capability down to frequencies as low as 1Hz, resulting in ultra-low
power electrowetting display driving.
Another advantage
with electrowetting displays is they are visible in bright sunlight like E Ink because no polarizing filters are required.
The manufacturing of
the electrowetting displays will be done at the Beijing Century Joyo Information Technology Co., Ltd... [Read more...]
Samsung spends a ridiculous amount of money on developing its own screens and purchased Liquavista for
its electrowetting display, but has since been quiet about it.
With
Electrowetting displays, the modification of the surface tension is used to obtain a simple optical switch by contracting a colored oil film through applying a voltage.
The manufacturing of
the electrowetting displays will be done at the Beijing Century Joyo Information Technology Co., Ltd Shenzhen Branch.
Samsung spends a ridiculous amount of money on developing its own screens and purchased Liquavista for
its electrowetting display, but could not do anything with it and sold it to Amazon.
As opposed to electrophoretic displays (which is what eInk is) these are
electrowetting displays and that allows for faster refresh speeds and video support.
Given the fact that
electrowetting displays have the same cost structure as LCDs and can be made in the same fabs means that we are ideally positioned to follow this expected price erosion, or even drive it.
With
Electrowetting displays, a simple optical switch is obtained by contracting a colored oil film electrically.
Q: How does
your Electrowetting displays compare with e-paper on power usage?
Combining the advantages of LCD (video, color, interactivity) with those of E-ink (readability and low power consumption) in a single display is what we can do with
our electrowetting displays.
In side - by side shots, images on electrowetting and Mirasol look FAR superior to those Triton displays, and
the electrowetting displays outperform the PixelQi screens.
One with
an electrowetting display would sure be a lot cooler than a regular Fire HD 8 with a misleading name...
Electrowetting displays are similar to E Ink displays used on current Kindles (Kindle ebook readers, not Kindle tablets) in that they are more energy efficient than traditional LCD displays and unlike LCD they are readable -LSB-...]
Electrowetting displays are similar to E Ink displays used on current Kindles (Kindle ebook readers, not Kindle tablets) in that they are more energy efficient than traditional LCD displays and unlike LCD they are readable under bright light.
Samsung bought Liquavista a couple years back and did not bring
any electrowetting displays to the marketplace, and Samsung specializes in making the displays for many types of electronics.
There aren't
any electrowetting displays being mass produced, so there must be some issue holding things up that isn't being mentioned publicly.
Nevertheless, it would be pretty cool if Amazon and Liquavista could get a color Kindle that uses
an electrowetting display in production in the near future.
Liquavista's
electrowetting displays are color, unlike the black - and - white screens used on the Kindle ebook readers.
What concerns me is that Liquavista has been around for some time now, and
electrowetting displays have been mentioned many times in regards to ereader displays over the past few years, but nothing has yet to come of it.
Electrofluidic displays are a variation of
an electrowetting display.
Back in 2013, Samsung sold LiquaVista,
its electrowetting display unit, to Amazon (Samsung itself bought Liquavista in 2011).
According to Good - E-Reader, Amazon is now developing an 8» color e-reader that uses
an electrowetting display, and it plans to release this new e-reader towards the end of 2016.
According to Bloomberg, Samsung wants to sell
its electrowetting display unit LiquaVista which they bought back in January 2011.
Two months ago it was rumored that Samsung wants to sell
its electrowetting display unit LiquaVista which they bought back in January 2011, and Amazon may turn out to be the buyer.