09.09.05
E Ink Corporation and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. have joined forces to develop next generation materials for electronic ink displays.
Electronic ink has broad applicability, from point-of-sale signs in retail stores to next generation displays in mobile telecommunications devices and PDAs to thin, portable electronic books and newspapers. In keeping with its strategy to expand its participation in this growing electronic display market via a value-added materials offering, Air Products has taken a minority interest in E Ink under which it will provide technical support for the joint development of electronic materials.
“We view our investment in E Ink as an opportunity to take an ownership stake in the leader of an emerging technology area,” said Gerald G. Ermentrout, vice president and general manager of Air Products’ electronics division.
E Ink’s vice president and general manager, Russ Wilcox, noted his company’s mission is to create a dynamic high-resolution display that is thin, flexible and rugged enough to become the next generation paper. Coupled with broadband communications, it would allow users to realize the dream of anytime, anywhere information.
Electronic ink has broad applicability, from point-of-sale signs in retail stores to next generation displays in mobile telecommunications devices and PDAs to thin, portable electronic books and newspapers. In keeping with its strategy to expand its participation in this growing electronic display market via a value-added materials offering, Air Products has taken a minority interest in E Ink under which it will provide technical support for the joint development of electronic materials.
“We view our investment in E Ink as an opportunity to take an ownership stake in the leader of an emerging technology area,” said Gerald G. Ermentrout, vice president and general manager of Air Products’ electronics division.
E Ink’s vice president and general manager, Russ Wilcox, noted his company’s mission is to create a dynamic high-resolution display that is thin, flexible and rugged enough to become the next generation paper. Coupled with broadband communications, it would allow users to realize the dream of anytime, anywhere information.