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E Ink Makes Every Surface Smart Albert Liang

E Ink Holdings Inc.

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Who is E Ink? Display Module

Manufacturer?

Material Company?

What’s ePaper?

Why is E Ink here?

What are the applications? ???

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E Ink : The Leader of ePaper Technology

• Established: 1992

• Listed: 2004 (TW 8069)

• Employees: approx. 4,000

• Market share of EPD: > 90%

• A subsidiary of the YFY Group

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A History of Amazon Kindle

Amazon kindle Oasis, 2016

http://www.trustedreviews.com/

Reads Like Paper Feels Like Paper

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Cross-section of E Ink ePaper Module

EPD Imaging Film and TFT backplane form an active matrix EPD module Resolution is defined by pixels on TFT, not by ink capsule of FPL EPD Image Film is intrinsically flexible

Protection Sheet(PS)

TFT Backplane (on glass or flexible substrate)

FPC

Driver ICs

System Circuit Board

E Ink Image Film PET ITO electrode Ink layer

Edge Seal

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E Ink Film Technology Two major technologies : Microcapsule & Microcup

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Unique Nature of ePaper

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Lower Energy Consumption, Lower CO2 Emission

Bi-Stable: no power needed to hold an image

LCD consumes 127 times more power than EPD

Scenario: 32” Display, operating for 16 hours daily, over 3 years

Energy Consumption (kWh) CO2 Emission(kg) Energy consumption / CO2 emission (multiple vs. EPD)

E Ink 32” EPD (outdoor/indoor) 27 18 ---

32” LCD Outdoor 3,416 2,324 127 Times more than EPD 32” LCD Indoor 876 596 33

Assumption • Power consumption of 32” LCD signage system: 195W (outdoor) / 50W (indoor) • Power consumption of 32” EPD outdoor/indoor signage system: update image 15.3W, still image 1.3W • Images on EPD update every 1 minute and take 1 sec to complete image update • CO2 conversion: 1kWhr = 1.5lbs of CO2 emissions (Source: www.EPA.gov) , 1 lbs = 0.45359 kg

Environment Friendly

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Excellent Outdoor Readability

Left：LCD Middle：ePaper Right：Traditional Paper

Sunlight Readable

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Flexible

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“The price of doing the same old thing is far higher than the price of change.”

-Bill Clinton Former US President

The Change

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Change- How People Shop

• Wireless communication • Super low power consumption

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Change-

Color ePaper Signage

• Reduce replacement cost

• Blend into interior design

Green & Safe, Shanghai

How People Make Choices

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Change-

Public Signs in Transportation • Low Power Consumption • Sunlight readable • Real time information update

How People Receive Information

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• Medication In-take History

• Transportation Monitoring – Food, Medication, Chemicals, etc.

Change- How People Receiving and Taking Medication

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7.33” Rimowa Luggage Tag

3.27” / 4.05” Luggage Tag

Check-in your luggage, wherever you are.

• Thin and Light

• Shatter-proof

Change- How People Travel

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E Ink ePaper’s Diverse Applications

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What’s More

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Born for Reading, Learning

eReader • Paperlike • Eye-friendly • Low power consumption

Notetaking Solution

• Read like paper • Feel like paper • Write like paper

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Notetaking Turnkey Solution

• eReading + notetaking

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Fashionable Material

eBoutique 2020

• 2016/7/30~9/30 Sony Building, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Architecture – The programmable material

ePaper gives more options to architectural material and giving consumers dynamic experience.

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Architecture – Interactive Tile

• Different patterns at different times, creating an atmosphere that comes alive

• Can be integrated with external sensors and systems enabling a response to a variety of external stimuli

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ePaper Bridges the Gap

Static

Digital

Analog

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E Ink Evaluation Kits Commercially Available

http://shopkits.eink.com

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ePaper: Green Technology and Product

Energy Conservation Bi-stable Reflective type display (no backlight) Replace paper in lots of area

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E Ink Makes Every Surface Smart

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Thank You eink.com | einkgroup.com E Ink is the originator, pioneer & commercial leader in ePaper technology.