Tech companies ramp up efforts in e-ink shows

Chinese language digital ink show firm Beijing Dasung Tech Co Ltd is trying to bolster the applying of e-ink screens in a broader vary of segments, together with screens, tablets and smartphones, and entice a brand new breed of shoppers by means of the design of diversified merchandise.

Chen Rui, co-founder and chief expertise officer of Dasung, stated the corporate has invested closely in creating e-ink screens with a high-speed refresh charge and expanded the applying eventualities of paper-like shows from e-book readers to e-ink screens, tablets and smartphone shows.

E-ink, also referred to as “digital ink” or “digital paper,” is a show expertise identified for its low energy consumption and visible similarity to ink on paper. In contrast to conventional screens like LED, which frequently comprise particular person pixels that every show a colour, e-ink screens depend on chemistry and are product of a skinny movie on prime of hundreds of thousands of small capsules crammed with particles floating in a transparent fluid.

“Amazon”s Kindle has accomplished very nicely in e-book readers however the focused customers of e-readers are comparatively restricted. Due to this fact, the query of the right way to take the lead in introducing new merchandise by means of steady innovation, in addition to increasing totally different consumer teams and purposes could be the important thing to selling the large-scale use of e-ink screens,” Chen stated.

The e-ink screens will probably be a brand new spotlight and innovation for the cell phone sector, Chen stated, including the corporate hopes to cooperate with main smartphone producers and collectively roll out associated e-ink merchandise.

He famous presently, e-ink screens stay a distinct segment market and extra efforts are wanted to make breakthroughs in applied sciences and faucet potential demand of customers through a wide range of new merchandise.

The corporate has lately launched its newest flagship merchandise, together with the world’s first 25.3-inch (64.3 centimeters) curved e-ink monitor Paperlike U and the world’s first 6.7-inch e-ink smartphone show Hyperlink.

Based in 2014, Dasung goals to drive the applying of paper-like shows on good gadgets and the innovation of varied kinds of e-ink screens. In contrast to conventional liquid crystal shows, the place a backlight is projected towards the eyes, the e-ink show displays ambient mild from the surroundings and supplies a paper-like viewing expertise with vast viewing angles and low energy consumption, thus decreasing eye pressure, consultants stated.

In accordance with market analysis firm TrendForce, the income of the worldwide e-ink display market reached $3.1 billion in 2021, and the determine is anticipated to quantity to $20.34 billion in 2026, with a compound annual progress charge reaching 45.62 %.

“The principle customers of e-ink screens are college academics, college students and programmers, who spend a number of time in entrance of a pc or digital terminals, in addition to individuals with dry eye syndrome. They’ve proven a robust demand for eye safety,” Chen stated.

Dong Hui, an analyst with web consultancy Analysys in Beijing, stated the e-paper can be utilized within the workplace gear section and the large-sized, versatile e-ink screens with a handwriting operate have enormous progress potential amid the nation’s efforts to realize its carbon peak and neutrality targets.

Chen famous because the variety of individuals utilizing e-ink display merchandise will increase and manufacturing capability progressively improves, the prices of manufacturing e-ink screens will witness a decline.

Dasung has offered its merchandise to 78 international locations and areas world wide, primarily specializing in america, Japan, Europe and different developed markets, the place native individuals pay extra consideration to well being and have the strongest buying energy and demand, he added.

Information from market consultancy Runto confirmed that together with the popularization of paperless workplaces and digital studying, the cargo of large-size e-paper gadgets will attain about 15 million models in 2022, a rise of greater than 15 % year-on-year.

Different Chinese language firms are increasing their footprint within the e-ink display section. In Could, Hanvon Know-how unveiled its newest e-reader, which permits customers to learn e-books and take notes with its 10.3-inch high-definition e-ink display. Chinese language residence equipment producer Hisense Group has launched its newest e-ink display smartphone, the A9, aimed toward e-book lovers.

Some firms have adopted differentiated methods and launched e-ink display terminal gadgets in a bid to draw particular teams of customers, stated Ding Shaojiang, an unbiased client electronics analyst. Within the web of issues period, they need to discover extra software eventualities associated to e-ink screens, such because the digital signage utilized in supermarkets and workplaces, Ding added.