PVI scores with "MagicMirror" flexible E Ink technology

Alexander Turcic · 05-24-2007, 03:54 PM

Prime View International (PVI) joins the e-paper news craze by announcing what they claim to be the first flexible active matrix (AM) electrophoretic display made in a volume TFT fab. Sure, it's probably not the first "break-through" story we've heard of in the past few months, though let's not forget that PVI has a proven track record as the world's current sole OEM provider of E Ink panels.

Quote:

PVI has demonstrated diagonal 9.7”, 6” and 1.9” AM electrophoretic displays. These flexible displays are based on PVI’s proprietary MagicMirror® Reflective Technology as well as the EPLaR process, developed by Philips Research, and for which PVI currently has an exclusive license. The MagicMirror® technology provides extremely efficient and high quality reflective TFT backplane manufacturing, while the EPLaR process allows most PVI’s proprietary a-Si TFT and module processes to be used for making flexible e-paper displays.

Features:

based on PVI’s MagicMirror Reflective Technology and the EPLaR process developed by Philips Research
uses PVI's proprietary a-Si TFT and ePaper module process
enables volume production in the near term
light, slim, unbreakable, "easy to handle" plastic displays

Thanks to Ebook lover and Jason for the hint!

Hadrien · 05-24-2007, 04:50 PM

I guess we can expect an OEM version with a flexible display now... Mass production of flexible display might come sooner than we expected (late 2008 for Plastic Logic).

Anchoku · 05-24-2007, 06:54 PM

Visited PVI's booth today. They have an interesting range of products and may have found their niche in specialty products.

Alexander Turcic · 05-25-2007, 05:58 AM

They seem to be nice folks, too. Was this also your impression, Anchoku?

NatCh · 05-25-2007, 08:43 AM

Heh, if their marketing folks weren't nice, they'd be in really big trouble!

Anchoku · 06-02-2007, 07:45 PM

PVI really did have nice people in the booth. This shows they're hungry to prove themselves to companies like E-Ink and Qualcomm. That's always a good thing. Serve those customers. I hope at least one of those non-LC ventures proves profitable enough for PVI to install a larger line. Otherwise, Samsung, LPL and others will steal the volume. Then again, PVI may have its niche in small volume.

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05-24-2007, 04:50 PM	#2
Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	I guess we can expect an OEM version with a flexible display now... Mass production of flexible display might come sooner than we expected (late 2008 for Plastic Logic).

05-24-2007, 06:54 PM	#3
Anchoku Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 164 Join Date: Jan 2007	Visited PVI's booth today. They have an interesting range of products and may have found their niche in specialty products.

05-25-2007, 05:58 AM	#4
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,175 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	They seem to be nice folks, too. Was this also your impression, Anchoku?

05-25-2007, 08:43 AM	#5
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Heh, if their marketing folks weren't nice, they'd be in really big trouble!

06-02-2007, 07:45 PM	#6
Anchoku Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 164 Join Date: Jan 2007	PVI really did have nice people in the booth. This shows they're hungry to prove themselves to companies like E-Ink and Qualcomm. That's always a good thing. Serve those customers. I hope at least one of those non-LC ventures proves profitable enough for PVI to install a larger line. Otherwise, Samsung, LPL and others will steal the volume. Then again, PVI may have its niche in small volume.

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