E Ink Corporation
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder(s) | Joseph Jacobson, J.D. Albert, Barrett Comiskey, Jerome Rubin |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Website | http://eink.com |
E Ink Corporation is a privately held manufacturer of electrophoretic displays (EPDs), a kind of electronic paper. E Ink is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was co-founded in 1997 by Joseph Jacobson, a professor in the MIT Media Lab. Two years later, E Ink partnered with Philips to develop and market the technology. In 2005, Philips sold the electronic paper business as well as its related patents to Prime View International. On June 1, 2009, Prime View International (PVI) announced it would acquire E Ink for about $215 million.
E Ink has since partnered with various companies, including Sony, Motorola and Amazon.com, to allow for the development of products like the Sony Reader, MOTOFONE and Kindle, which utilize E Ink technology.
On June 1, 2009, E Ink Corporation announced an agreement to be purchased by one of its primary business partners, Prime View International, for USD $215 million.[1] It is predicted that the purchase by Prime View will speed the development of color E Ink.[1]
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[edit] External links
- Official Site of E Ink Corporation
- E-Ink-Info web site focused on E Ink: with news and resources
- Howstuffworks review on Electronic Ink
- ZDNet Definition for: E Ink (includes illustrations and product photos)
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