Is it true that
an electrowetting screen would be true color e-ink?
If it is a device featuring an Amazon Liquavista
electrowetting screen (which I hope it does), what kind of impact do you see it having on the e-reader market?
Not exact matches
The essence of
Electrowetting technology is that it is highly scalable as the e-reader and tablet market has gravitated from small
screens to displays exceeding 10 inches.
The LiquavistaBright and LiquavistaColor display
screens makes use of the
electrowetting technology, which is all about putting to use electricity to bring about a contraction or expansion of the surface tension of colored oil films.
Based on
electrowetting technology, it can deliver monochrome reading experience having high brightness while at the same time, the
screen can also deliver a vivid hi - fidelity video display having rich colors.
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.
It's unlikely Amazon will release another large -
screen E Ink ereader again, especially now that they've invested in color
electrowetting display technology.
I think the biggest draw of
electrowetting, though, is that manufacturing of these displays can be done on virtually the same infrastructure as is used on LCD
screens.
The technology works on a principle called
electrowetting, in which each pixel on the
screen consists of tiny capsules of an oil that respond to electrical charge.
FIG. 1 Global E-Paper Display: Market Segmentation FIG. 2 Global E-Paper Display Market: Research Methodology FIG. 3 Top - Down and Bottom Up Approach FIG. 4 Global E-Paper Display Market, By Product, 2014 (US$ Mn) FIG. 5 Global E-Paper Display Market, By Technology, 2014 (US$ Mn) FIG. 6 Global E-Paper Display Market, By Geography, 2014 (US$ Mn) FIG. 7 Global E-Paper Display Market Revenue, 2013 — 2022, (US$ Mn) FIG. 8 E-Readers Shipment Worldwide, 2011 — 2015, (Mn Units) FIG. 9 See - Saw Analysis: Global E-Paper Display Market FIG. 10 Value Chain Analysis: Global E-Paper Display Market FIG. 11 Market Positioning of Key E-Paper Display Manufacturers, 2014 FIG. 12 Global E-Paper Display Market Revenue Share, By Product Type, 2014 & 2022 (US$ Mn) FIG. 13 Global E-Paper Displays for E-Book Readers Market Revenue and Growth, 2013 — 2022, (US$ Mn)(Y - o - Y %) FIG. 14 Global E-Paper Display Market for Mobile Devices and Computers Revenue and Growth, 2013 — 2022, (US$ Mn)(Y - o - Y %) FIG. 15 Global E-Paper Display Market for Poster and Signage, Revenue and Growth, 2013 — 2022, (US$ Mn)(Y - o - Y %) FIG. 16 Global E-Paper Display Market for Smart Cards and Smart Packaging, Revenue and Growth, 2013 — 2022, (US$ Mn)(Y - o - Y %) FIG. 17 Global E-Paper Display Market for Other (Avionic Displays, Navigation
Screen etc), Revenue and Growth, 2013 — 2022, (US$ Mn)(Y - o - Y %) FIG. 18 Global E-Paper Display Market Revenue Share, By Technology, 2014 & 2022 (% Value) FIG. 19 Global Electrophoretic E-Paper Display Market Revenue and Growth, 2013 — 2022, (US$ Mn)(Y - o - Y %) FIG. 20 Global
Electrowetting E-Paper Display Market Revenue and Growth, 2013 — 2022, (US$ Mn)(Y - o - Y %) FIG. 21 Global Cholesteric E-Paper Display Market Revenue and Growth, 2013 — 2022, (US$ Mn)(Y - o - Y %) FIG. 22 Global Other E-Paper Display Technologies Market Revenue and Growth, 2013 — 2022, (US$ Mn)(Y - o - Y %) FIG. 23 North America E-Paper Display Market Revenue and Growth, 2013 — 2022, (US$ Mn)(Y - o - Y %) FIG. 24 Europe E-Paper Display Market Revenue and Growth, 2013 — 2022, (US$ Mn)(Y - o - Y %) FIG. 25 Asia Pacific E-Paper Display Market Revenue and Growth, 2013 — 2022, (US$ Mn)(Y - o - Y %) FIG. 26 Rest of World E-Paper Display Market Revenue and Growth, 2013 — 2022, (US$ Mn)(Y - o - Y %) List of Tables
Liquavista's
electrowetting displays are color, unlike the black - and - white
screens used on the Kindle ebook readers.
Always well informed on e-reader news, Nate Hoffelder (after fooling me with the promise of an
electrowetting color
screen) suggests this one will have a battery case, but details are thin on the ground.