E-Paper Technology Overview Release: November 2016 Basics of the - PDF document

E-Paper – Technology Overview Release: November 2016

Basics of the E-Paper Technology: 1975 Development at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center 1990 Formation of the MIT Spin off Operating mode of the E-Paper Technology: The E INK fluid consists of pellets which contain negatively charged black- and positively charged white flakes. They are enclosed in the sphere. The medium (pellet) is embedded in a light oil. By applying voltage, the flakes can be drawn either to the front- or back of the layer / fluid to display the desired content. a d ko m . d e

Construction of an E-Paper: The structure of an e-paper is clear: Layer 1 is a transparent, waterproof protective foil, which is followed by layer 2 with the actual E INK film. The 3rd layer includes the base substrate, which may consist out of PCB, FPC, PET or glass. A waterproofed protection foil in Layer 4 is finally covering the construction. E-paper, are also named as electrophoretic displays or in short form EPDs, are high-resolution and can in partial addressing of the particles represent several grey shades. a d ko m . d e

Advantages of E-Papers: Bi-Stability – Power consumption only on changes of the  display content. Powerless during periods of unchanged representation of the displayed Information. Information can be displayed unchanged over a long  period of time. Wide viewing angle from all sides  High Contrast  High-resolution  Representation of grey scales  Very low overall height  Reflective – good readability without backlighting -  even when exposed to direct sunlight Suitable for battery applications.  Available as: Graphic glass based E-Paper within standard sizes.  Also as colored E-Paper B/W/R available Customized Segment E-Paper  Flexible, customized Segment E-Paper  Currently valid data on the service life and temperature range: Guaranteed by manufacturer: 1.000.000 Refreshes - or  5 Years  ± 0°C up to +50°C  a d ko m . d e

E-Paper compared to other technologies: LCD Specific application criteria E-Paper TFT PMOLED reflective transflective transmissive Full Mono- Segm. Graph. Flex. IPS TN Graph. Segm. Graph. Segm. Graph. Segm. Color chrome Operating temperature 0°C~+50°C -20°C~+70°C -10°C~+55°C Ultra wide temperature -30°C~+85°C -40°C~ +105°C -30°C~+85°C Storage temperature -25°C~+70°C -30°C~+85°C -40°C~ +105°C -20°C~+65°C optional optional optional optional UV protection Sunlight readable to be defined Viewing angle available Bistable display Backlight medium high Thickness display unit dep. on application dep. on appl. Lifetime higher than other Refresh time Customization possible very g ve good good not available high volume ADKOM™ Elektronik GmbH Access to E-Paper production via ADKOM: leading E-Paper producer with one production lines  Authorized E INK partner since 2011  ISO 9001:2008 and ISO/TS 16949:2009 certified  a d ko m . d e

Standard sizes graphic E- Paper, base: Q4‘2016 An actual release of our list of the available standard sizes in graphical, glass based E-Papers your will find at: www.adkom.de/en/display-technology/e-paper/grafic-e-paper.html Except of 6.0“, 9,7“ and 13,3“ all size out of own series production from our partner. Thereby: better plannability  better availability  direct knowledge about changes and EOL notices  ADKOM Services around E-Paper: Design-in services  Development, design and production of controller boards  a d ko m . d e