E Ink and Epson Make High-Resolution E-Paper 9.68-Inch Screen

At the ongoing SID Display Week trade conference, quite a few different displays have been released, many of them with 300ppi or so, and it looks like E Ink and Epson figured e-paper should be in there somewhere, not just LCDs.

E Ink may have decided to not deliver any new e-paper screen this year, but it looks as though it is either reconsidering or planning farther ahead than some might think.

Then again, the fact it even went over to SID Display Week is enough, in itself, to show it had at least something in store for the future.

Turns out that it is actually in a partnership with Epson for the making of a 300ppi e-paper screen with a diagonal of 9.68 inches.

"As the adoption of eReaders continues to rise worldwide, the opportunities for our EPD technology are expanding in new market segments including business and education," said Scott Liu, chairman of E Ink.

"We continue to improve E Ink's technology to meet the demands of our customers and the needs of consumers, and this new EPD delivers the low power, sunlight readability and thin, lightweight form factor users have come to expect from E Ink at an even higher resolution."

Rather than consumer electronics, the display is meant for the business and educations sectors, whether as part of e-readers or other items altogether.

"We developed this device specifically to meet the high data demands of business and academia," said Torao Yajima, managing director at Epson.

"Our IC controller and processing power enables the display to handle large files while maintaining the excellent display control and operability found in today's EPDs, including fast page navigation and a sophisticated user interface."

E Ink will make the actual display panel, with a resolution of 2,400 x 1,650, while Epson will be tasked with the development of the high-speed display controller. Nothing was said about availability.