E-Paper Advances toward the Marketplace at Display Week 2010

Early uses of e-paper displays were in low-power, relatively low-resolution applications such as watches and calculators. Within the past two years, however, e-Readers such as the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader have demonstrated that e-paper is earning its place as a viable technology for mobile applications where low power consumption, light weight, and readability are major drivers. This year's announcement of the Barnes and Noble Nook reader is a further example of the rapid spread of this exciting technology. E-paper appears ready to take its place alongside LCD as a cost-effective choice for a broad range of consumer electronics applications.

Last year's Display Week provided strong evidence that more than ever before, the value of paper-like displays is being recognized. During Display Week 2009, Plastic Logic Vice President Martin Jackson addressed the challenges and opportunities created by printable electronics for e-paper displays in his keynote address. E Ink announced its merger with Prime View of Taiwan, a significant step toward higher volume manufacturing. And Samsung and LG Electronics, along with many other display companies, demonstrated exciting future product concepts incorporating e-paper technology.

Beyond e-readers, some e-paper applications are still in the demonstration category, but the race is definitely on to roll out products with exciting new capabilities and get them to market.

Call for Papers: E-Paper Displays
Abstract Submissions Due December 1, 2009

Electronic paper combines the benefits of ink on paper with the rewritability of an information display. This category includes both rigid and flexible displays. Papers submitted in this category may cover topics such as:

*New materials for electronic paper
*Characterization and measurement of e-paper display performance
*Integration issues specific to electronic-paper displays
*Backplane electronics
*Integrated drive electronics
*Drivers
*User interfaces for e-paper displays

This year's 2010 SID Technical Program organizers will be emphasizing the different developments and approaches that are leading the way toward further adoption of e-paper technology's role in the display industry.

For details on submitting papers to the 2010 SID Symposium, which will be held in Seattle, Washington, the week of May 23, 2010, please refer to the 2010 Call for Papers posted on the SID Web page: www.sid2010.org. The deadline for submitting abstracts is December 1, 2009.