CLEARink, latest news

[pdurrant]

Of course, I've been bitterly disappointed in display technology before (mirasol, liquavista) so I'll restrain my enthusiasm until we have actual product in customers' hands.

[mbovenka]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Of course, I've been bitterly disappointed in display technology before (mirasol, liquavista) so I'll restrain my enthusiasm until we have actual product in customers' hands.

The specs look very interesting, but as of now it's still vapourware.

[trocchietto]

Ceo of clearINK is really professional, they are definitely going to deliver their products, they were focused on not ereader markets for the first years, but CEO said they had a contract with a really big brand ( Apple, Samsung, Huawei?) this could change their plans

EDIT sorry I missed the other posts before, please ignore this post, hope will come soon their products

[Matilo]

Not something one can describe as news but nevertheless interesting:

"On the road to Display Week 2019, the SID YES program interviewed Dr. Michiel Callens from CLEARink. Hear as he describes what it takes to enter the display industry and exciting display tech on the horizon!"

https://youtu.be/59n810XUxvA

[Matilo]

"We are showing our latest demos at Display Week 2019, in San Jose. Our booth number is 539, located right next to the i-Zone on left end of the hall. And we have a lot more!

Tablet-size eTIR Display for Low-power ePaper Applications with Color Video Capability

This paper summarizes the progress of active-matrix high-resolution e-TIR (total-internal-refection) displays exhibiting both a high-contrast, high-reflectance monochrome ink-on-paper look as well as video-level switching speeds and full color using low-cost color filters. A 9.7-in. full-color video e-TIR display with 227-ppi resolution is demonstrated.

Scheduled: May 15, 2019 at 11:20 AM to 11:40 AM
Location: Los Angeles Center Room LL20A"

[pdurrant]

"A 9.7-in. full-color video e-TIR display with 227-ppi resolution is demonstrated."

Wow! I hope it lives up to expectations.

[Matilo]

In about a week we will know it.

[Matilo]

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2019--CLEARink Displays, the leader in next generation electronic paper displays, will demonstrate state-of-the-art ePaper 2.0 reflective displays at the Society for Information Display (SID)’s DisplayWeek 2019. The company further announced that it has signed MOU/LOI for over $300M worth of business from four leading tablet makers.

Last month, Bill and Melinda Gates said, “ Textbooks are becoming obsolete,” and we agree. Traditional textbooks are often obsolete by the time they reach the students, they result in tens of millions of trees being cut and pollute our waterways. Traditional tablets and laptops are an eye health concern, particularly in Asia where myopia rates among students in China, Singapore and Korea, have risen to over 90%. CLEARink’s ePaper 2.0 displays are intended as a solution for this exact problem. ePaper 2.0 displays are reflective, sunlight readable, easy on the eyes, do not emit blue light, consume very little power allowing users to work for days on a single battery charge, and build on the previous generations of various ePaper by offering color to convey more information and video for Internet access and multimedia learning.

“We recently completed a detailed study of the market potential for reflective displays and concluded that the demand in applications such as Tablets, Wearables, IoT, Automotive and Signage during the next five years, will be in the tens of billions of dollars globally,” said Bob O’Brien, President of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC). “A cost effective reflective display that reduces eye strain, offers low power, sunlight readability with color and Internet browsing capability is sought by customers in these market segments.”

CLEARink’s demos at SID’s DisplayWeek 2019, will showcase industry best 9.7” reflective displays with front light, 1:16 contrast ratio, 4096 colors, 19.5% NTSC color gamut, 3V/1V drive/hold voltages in a 227 dpi display playing nearly 30 frames/sec video.

“We have developed state-of-the-art reflective displays for tablet and other applications, secured customer commitments for $300M in business, continued to trial manufacture in depreciated LCD factories and are building an eco-system,” said Frank Christiaens, Chairman and CEO of CLEARink Displays. “We are pioneering a brand new display technology that can solve real problems in multiple industries, globally.”


Source:

https://www.businesswire.com/news/ho...90509006029/en

[Jmirko]

Great news, I look forward to the products!

Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

[blue_skies]

Originally Posted by Matilo

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2019--CLEARink Displays, the leader in next generation electronic paper displays, will demonstrate state-of-the-art ePaper 2.0 reflective displays at the Society for Information Display (SID)’s DisplayWeek 2019. The company further announced that it has signed MOU/LOI for over $300M worth of business from four leading tablet makers.

...CLEARink’s ePaper 2.0 displays are intended as a solution for this exact problem. ePaper 2.0 displays are reflective, sunlight readable, easy on the eyes, do not emit blue light, consume very little power allowing users to work for days on a single battery charge, and build on the previous generations of various ePaper by offering color to convey more information and video for Internet access and multimedia learning.

“We recently completed a detailed study of the market potential for reflective displays and concluded that the demand in applications such as Tablets, Wearables, IoT, Automotive and Signage during the next five years, will be in the tens of billions of dollars globally,” said Bob O’Brien, President of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC). “A cost effective reflective display that reduces eye strain, offers low power, sunlight readability with color and Internet browsing capability is sought by customers in these market segments.”

CLEARink’s demos at SID’s DisplayWeek 2019, will showcase industry best 9.7” reflective displays with front light, 1:16 contrast ratio, 4096 colors, 19.5% NTSC color gamut, 3V/1V drive/hold voltages in a 227 dpi display playing nearly 30 frames/sec video.

“We have developed state-of-the-art reflective displays for tablet and other applications, secured customer commitments for $300M in business, continued to trial manufacture in depreciated LCD factories and are building an eco-system,” said Frank Christiaens, Chairman and CEO of CLEARink Displays. “We are pioneering a brand new display technology that can solve real problems in multiple industries, globally.”


Source:

https://www.businesswire.com/news/ho...90509006029/en

That's fantastic! I've been waiting for ClearInk screens for a long time. Thank you for posting the article.

[Matilo]

As all of us I am also very excited to see the next generation of demo models. Charbax, a youtuber that visits Consumer Electronic Shows around the world, will be at DisplayWeek 2019. So next week we will see them. I am in contact with CLEARink and for example regarding the front light, this feature still has to be optimized. But I think for the mass market the first generation of screen kits will go into the market by the beginning of next year.

[pdurrant]

A ClearInk tablet in 2020 would be fantastic.

[SleepyBob]

Originally Posted by Matilo

19.5% NTSC color gamut

Anyone know the practical implications of this spec? I know that it isn't anywhere close to the color gamut of a phone screen, but maybe that doesn't matter?

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by SleepyBob

Anyone know the practical implications of this spec? I know that it isn't anywhere close to the color gamut of a phone screen, but maybe that doesn't matter?

72% of the NTSC color gamut is your average LCD screen. 19.5% is going to give rather pathetic wahed out colours. By way of comparison, the old Mirasol displays managed a 35% color gamut.

[Matilo]

An example:
The left one reaches 35 % coverage of the NTSC color gamut and the right one 5 %. So 19,5 % is excactly in the middle of those two.

https://youtu.be/mdXu9jmTI2A