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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
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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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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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“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-
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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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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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: Green Technology and Product
Energy Conservation Bi-stable Reflective type display (no backlight) Replace paper in lots of area