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Electronic ink company partners with Japan Display for electronic paper

November 15, 2016

Japan Display Inc. has partnered with E Ink, a electronic ink technology company, to expand into the electronic paper business. Japan Display plans to integrate ePaper into its digital signage offerings, according to a press release.

The technology is designed to offer image quality similar to traditional paper such as image clarity that can be seen under bright sunlight. The technology is also designed with wide viewing angles, low power consumption and remote updating. Japan Display will use the technology for Internet of Things displays, education, computer keyboards and more.

"I am pleased to start a strategic alliance with E Ink which owns unique electrophoretic technology. I expect to create new markets through the combination of JDI's backplane technologies and electronic ink technology," Mitsuru Homma, chairman and CEO of Japan Display, said in the release. "Adding electronic ink technology to our growing LCD technology and developing AMOLED technology, I believe that JDI can make its product line-up stronger and proceed to diversify its business portfolio."

"JDI and E Ink have worked together for many years manufacturing LCD modules. This new alliance has further cemented our relationship with E Ink," Shuji Aruga, president and COO of Japan Display, said in the release. "It is our great pleasure that we can create new business and meet our customers’ expectations together with E Ink by adding ePaper products in JDI's product line-up."