Toppan introduces bendy e-paper technology

Alexander Turcic · 04-03-2006, 06:35 PM

It's been a long time coming, but Japan's Toppan Printing has finally produced the prototype of a flexible thin film transistor (TFT) display. The display, which boosts a resolution of 4,800 pixels and is only 320 microns thin, consists of lightweight, bendable backplanes, making it possible to create future reading devices that use little power, provide higher screen quality under all lighting conditions and from all angles, and can be folded and rolled like a daily newspaper. Only caveat: don't expect to see anything like this in your store before 2008.

[via The Inquirer]

Snappy! · 04-03-2006, 08:35 PM

2008 ... *faint* ... how about makeing something that does not bend (yet) but at an affordable price NOW?

Alexander Turcic · 04-25-2006, 03:55 AM

Official press-release:

http://www.toppan.co.jp/english/release/060331.html

Snappy! · 04-25-2006, 07:26 AM

On reading the offical press release, this is not quite an eink technology huh. Its an advanced form of TFT, in terms of its manufacturing (via printing) and its characteristics (thin, lightweight and low powered).

The picture sure looks like eink to me.

Bob Russell · 04-25-2006, 10:29 AM

And another interesting writeup here...
http://www.physorg.com/news65115733.html

TadW · 04-25-2006, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobR

And another interesting writeup here...
http://www.physorg.com/news65115733.html

They simply reposted the press release

04-03-2006, 06:35 PM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,171 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Toppan introduces bendy e-paper technology It's been a long time coming, but Japan's Toppan Printing has finally produced the prototype of a flexible thin film transistor (TFT) display. The display, which boosts a resolution of 4,800 pixels and is only 320 microns thin, consists of lightweight, bendable backplanes, making it possible to create future reading devices that use little power, provide higher screen quality under all lighting conditions and from all angles, and can be folded and rolled like a daily newspaper. Only caveat: don't expect to see anything like this in your store before 2008. [via The Inquirer]

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04-03-2006, 08:35 PM	#2
Snappy! Addict Posts: 260 Karma: 4256 Join Date: Feb 2006 Device: SHARP Zaurus C1000	2008 ... faint ... how about makeing something that does not bend (yet) but at an affordable price NOW?

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Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,171 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Official press-release: http://www.toppan.co.jp/english/release/060331.html

04-25-2006, 07:26 AM	#4
Snappy! Addict Posts: 260 Karma: 4256 Join Date: Feb 2006 Device: SHARP Zaurus C1000	On reading the offical press release, this is not quite an eink technology huh. Its an advanced form of TFT, in terms of its manufacturing (via printing) and its characteristics (thin, lightweight and low powered). The picture sure looks like eink to me.

04-25-2006, 10:29 AM	#5
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	And another interesting writeup here... http://www.physorg.com/news65115733.html

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