Press Release
E INK TRITON DISPLAY WINS SID GOLD AWARD
Los Angeles, California — SID Display Week (Booth #727) — May 17, 2011 – E Ink® Holdings, the leading developer and marketer of electronic paper display technologies, today announced that the company's E Ink Triton™ display has been recognized as "Gold Display Component of the Year" for the Display of the Year Awards (DYA) presented by the Society for Information Display (SID) during Display Week 2011.
The 2011 DYAs recognize innovative display products, components and applications that hold the most promise for shaping the future of the global display industry. The DYAs are awarded each year with Gold and Silver honors in three categories: Display of the Year, Display Application of the Year and Display Component of the Year.
"The SID Display of the Year Awards recognize significant advances made by the international display industry over the past year in bringing new and innovative products to the market," noted Robert Melcher, chairman of SID's DYA Awards Committee. "We are proud to award E Ink the 2011 Gold Display Component of the Year honor for its E Ink Triton Color Electrophoretic Display."
"E Ink Triton displays open new markets for eReaders by enabling the rendering of color charts, graphics and images required to make eTextbooks a reality," said Sriram Peruvemba, Chief Marketing Officer at E Ink. "It is an honor to be recognized by our peers in the display industry for our efforts to perfect ePaper technology."
The 2011 DYAs will be presented at the symposium luncheon on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, during Display Week 2011: The SID Annual International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition in Los Angeles, California. E Ink is demonstrating a wide variety of products currently in high-volume production using its ePaper technology in booth #727 at Display Week.
E Ink continues to revolutionize the ePaper market with its E Ink Triton color displays. Triton displays deliver high-contrast, sunlight readable, low-power performance that further closes the digital divide between paper and electronic displays. Triton enables color ePaper solutions, enhancing the visual experience for ePublishing markets including eBooks, eNewspapers, eMagazines and eTextbooks. Hanvon, the largest eReader developer in China, expects to begin shipping eReaders incorporating Triton in China beginning this summer.
About the DYA
The Display of the Year Awards (DYA) are the most prestigious awards in the display industry. Each year since 1995, SID's International Awards Committee—comprising a distinguished panel of display luminaries—has honored the most innovative display products, components, and applications with the greatest promise of shaping the future of the display industry. This year's DYAs will be presented at the 49th SID International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, dubbed Display Week 2011—the premier international gathering of scientists, engineers, manufacturers and users in the field of electronic information displays. Display Week will be held May 15-20 in Los Angeles, CA. For more information on the DYAs or Display Week 2011, please visit www.sid2011.org.
About SID
The Society of Information Display (SID) is the only professional organization focused on the display industry. In fact, by exclusively focusing on the advancement of electronic-display technology, SID provides a unique platform for industry collaboration, communication and training in all related technologies while showcasing the industry's best new products. With more than 6,000 members worldwide, the organization's members are professionals in the technical and business disciplines that relate to display research, design, manufacturing, applications, marketing and sales. To promote industry and academic technology development, while also educating consumers on the importance of displays, SID hosts more than 10 conferences a year, including Display Week, which brings industry and academia all under one roof to showcase technology that will shape the future. SID's global headquarters are located at 1475 S. Bascom Ave., Ste. 114, Campbell, CA 95008. For more information, visit www.sid.org.
About E Ink Holdings
Founded in 1992 by Taiwan's leading papermaking and printing group YFY (1907.TW), E Ink Holdings Inc. "E Ink" (8069.TW) is the pioneer of TFT and ePaper business in Taiwan. Its corporate philosophy aims to deliver revolutionary products, user experiences, and environmental benefits through advanced technology development. This vision has led to its continuous investments in the field of ePaper display as well as its 2008 acquisition of Hydis Technologies, manufacturer of the world's best wide viewing angle LCDs and its 2009 acquisition of E Ink Corp., the worldwide leader in ePaper. Listed in Taiwan's OTC market and the Luxembourg market, E Ink is now the world's largest supplier of displays to the eBook market.