ePaper Technologies and Practices

in The AIoT Era

Frank Ko Chairman, E Ink Holdings Inc.

IoT: Billions Devices Market

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Requirements of display for ubiquitous IoT devices

• Low power consumption

• Wireless powered

• Outdoor/indoor readability

Display

Source: Cisco, NCTA

Growth of Devices in The Internet of Things

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Different Technologies for Different Usage Scenarios

• Long Battery Life

•Outdoor Readability

Example: Wearable devices

Transflective LCD ePaper Display

ePaper Display

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More and More Reflective / Transflective Players & Applications

ePaper Display

ePaper Display ePaper Display

ePaper Display

ePaper Display

ePaper Features

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ePaper Operating Principle

Cross-section of Electronic Ink Operating Principle

•Bi-Stable: Zero power needed to hold an image

•Reflective Display: No backlight, No Blue Light Hazard

Low Power Consumption

Easy on The Eyes

Sunlight Readable

Light State Dark State

Always On Paper-Like Wide Viewing

Angle

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EPD (Electrophoretic Display) Outdoor Readability

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTx97nIIWAY

Paper-like

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Look & Write like Paper

No Backlight, Easy on The Eyes

Original Handwriting

• Soft surface like paper, No Parallax

Thin & Light

13.3” Flexible ePaper Display Module (Mobius)

• Thickness 0.67 mm≈ 6 sheets of A4 paper

• Weight 62 g≈ 12 sheets of A4 paper

Feel like Paper

eNote w/ plastic surface

ePaper Display

Tablet w/ glass screen

LCD

Ultra-Low Power Consumption: Battery-Free

EPD Memory

LCD OLED

Thin battery Yes Yes No

NFC/RF (battery-free)

Yes No No

Energy harvesting from NFC

Data & Power

NFC TPE To

SFO

Low Voltage ePaper Solution for Battery-Free Applications

Battery-Free ePaper Display

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Battery-free ePaper Tags updated information by energy harvesting from NFC or UHF

eBadge

Industrial / Logistics Tags

Contactless Card

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ACeP”

ePaper Display for IoT Applications

Non-stopping Technology Breakthrough Creates Values in AIoT

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E Ink Color ePaper Advancement

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Pearl / Carta Spectra

Monochrome Black, White, 16 Grayscale

3 Colors Black, White, Red

Black, White, Yellow

ACeP

Full Color 4 particles system for

multi-color in one pixel

ACeP (Advanced Color ePaper)

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• Low power consumption

– Solar power operated compatible

• Mass Production in Q1 2019

Color Gamut Comparison

ACeP Newspaper printing

(SNAP)

Gamut ≥ 60K dE^3 75K dE^3

White State 70L* 85L*

Dark State 20L* 35L*

• Painting-like display with newspaper printing quality

– Color pigments without color filter

ePaper Applications in AIoT Smart Spaces

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ePaper in Smart Retail

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Battery-free ePaper tags for easy maintenance and more stringent requirement of power consumption

Back-end Front-end

Wire-less ePaper ESLs for smart retail

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Transit Interior Advertising

Bus Stop Sign Bus Shelter

Display

Traffic Information Sign

Traffic Sign

Gas Station Sign

Digital License Plate Parking Meter

Transit Advertising

ePaper in Smart Transportation

Global Myopia Issue is Getting Serious

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Source: Brienholdenvision, 2016

Global Myopia Ratio

UK (23%)

US (42%)

Canada (30%)

HK (62%)

Chile (17%)

Iran (8%)

China (47%)

Singapore (53%)

Australia (31%)

South Africa (18%)

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ePaper in Smart Education

42” ePaper Display with Touch & Pen Writing

eNote 10.3”、13.3”

eReader 6”、6.8” 、 7”、7.8” 、 8”

• Easy on The Eyes – No back light, no blue light hazard

•Distraction Free – No entertainment, focus on learning

•Original Handwriting – Soft surface like paper, no parallax

• Shatter-proof – Light, thin, plastic backplane

Student ID Card 2.9”

eNote for Dual Screen NB

9.7” 、10.8”

E Ink: The Best Display of AIoT Era

Cloud Related Services

Endpoints

AIoT, Artificial Intelligence of Things

Sensor

Display

Big Data Cloud /

Platform

IoT Device

Connectivity 5G/NB-IoT

AI

Connected Home

Smart Logistics

Smart Building

Smart Retail

Smart Transportation

Smart Factory/ Industry 4.0

Smart Education/ Campus

Smart Health/ Hospital

• Human Machine Interface to drive new added value

• The last mile to boost consumer behavior

Display

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Co-Creating Value for The AIoT World

Thank You

www.eink.com E Ink is the originator, pioneer & commercial leader in ePaper technology

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※EPD Power consumption = still x (1-(response/frequency)) + update x (response/frequency)

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ePaper: Best Choice for Non-continuous Updated Application

EPD TFT LCD Memory LCD PMOLED AMOLED

Update (mW) 10 150 1 30 100

Still (mW) 0.01 10 1 5 10

Response time (s) 0.4 0.016 (60Hz) 0.1 0.008 (120Hz) 0.008 (120Hz)

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Power Consumption of Normal & Low Voltage ePaper

15V ePaper film 5V Low voltage ePaper film

Thickness 100% 88%

Power Consumption Comparison (mW)

※ 15V: normal ePaper film

※ Low Voltage A : low voltage ePaper film + normal driver IC

※ Low Voltage B : low voltage ePaper film + improved driver IC

※ VDD: 3.3V

The More: Battery-Free ePaper Solution

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ePaper Film Innovation

Micro-cup: reduce thickness shorten particle moving distance

Fluid: reduce viscosity increase particle mobility

Lowering film resistance through shorter microcup walls

Super Low Power driving is achieved by