PVI Joins Hands With Epson to Produce E-Paper Displays

Taipei, May 23, 2011 (CENS)--Prime View International Co., Ltd. (PVI), a globally leading producer of e-paper displays, has announced its cooperation with Japan's Seiko Epson, the world's largest controller chip supplier, on production and promotion of high-resolution e-paper displays in Japanese and Chinese markets.

PVI's chairman Scott Liu said that the cooperation marks his company's entry into the commercial and educational segments, indicating that the company's e-paper displays will be produced for not only consumer use, but also professional purposes in the future.

To achieve better visibility of Japanese and Chinese words displayed on electronic screens, the two parties are determined to jointly develop 300-dpi, high-resolution e-paper displays, which will be mainly used in commercial and educational e-book readers with screen sizes of 11 inches and above and sold in Japan and mainland China.

In the cooperation, Epson will take charge of manufacturing and providing a high-speed display controller platform for e-paper displays, which incorporates a display controller IC, processor, power supply control IC and related software for optimal operability.

Meanwhile, PVI is engaged in manufacturing and promoting the 300dpi e-paper display, which, with screen sizes of 9.68 inches, 11 inches or above, boast lightweight design, low power consumption, and a vivid, easy-to-read display of words and images.

Accordingly, the cutting-edge product has been sent to customers of e-book readers and system integration for certification and will be set for volume production in the fourth quarter of this year at the earliest.