There were a lot of developments in displays that were showcased during SID 2008. One of the best stuff was related to OLEDs, lower power consumption, thin profiles and LED backlights generating unheard of contrast ratios. I’ve posted about just a few of them. Here they all are for your convenience:

Epson Electronic Paper Display at [...]

Epson Electronic Paper Display
Size: 13.4″
Pixel Format: 3104 x 4128
Resolution: 385ppi
Contrast Ratio: 10:1
Size: 6.7″
Pixel Format: 1200 x 1600
Resolution: 300ppi
Contrast Ratio: 10:1

13.4″ Epson EPD

13.4″ Epson EPD close to laser printed resolution

6.7″ Epson EPD for e-Book applications
During SID 2008, Epson showcased two electronic paper displays (EPDs). One was 13.4″ and the other was 6.7″. There were many other [...]

As of this writing, Amazon’s Kindle is the number 2 best selling item in the Electronics department at Amazon.com. The Amazon Kindle is an e-book reader that incorporates an electronic paper display (EPD) based on E Ink’s technology. Not only that the Kindle allows for almost instant gratification as it has a persistent EV-DO connection [...]

On April 15, 2008, Epson Electronics America, a US subsidiary of Seiko Epson, and E Ink announced a jointly developed display controller IC for electronic paper displays (EPD). The new display controller IC will enable new exciting capabilities for E Ink’s Vizplex-enabled EPDs.

The new EPD controller IC has part number S1D13521B and has technologies from [...]

During the FPD China 2008 flat panel display show, LG Display debuted its 12″ black-and-white and 14.3″ color flexible display products. LGD is expected to volume manufacture these flexible displays later in 2008. The flexible displays make use of an ultra-thin steel foil on a plastic substrate that allows them to be flexible.


According to the [...]