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TOPPAN EXHIBITS WALL-SIZED ELECTRONIC PAPER SIGN AT EXPO 2005 AICHI, JAPAN

"Yomiuri Global Newspaper" Delivers Fresh News to Visitors Twice Daily

Tokyo, Japan - March 18, 2005 – TOPPAN Printing Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Naoki Adachi) will exhibit a large-scale wall-sized newspaper utilizing E Ink Electronic Paper at EXPO 2005 Aichi (Nickname: Ai-Chikyuhaku; Official name: The 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan) which starts March 25, 2005.

This wall-size newspaper application of Electronic Paper is called "Yomiuri Global Newspaper - Electronic Paper" (Issued by: The Yomiuri Shimbun; Cooperation: TOPPAN Printing) and will be exhibited at the Yomiuri Newspaper booth in the Global House, which is the symbol pavilion of the EXPO, located in the Nagakute Area. The latest news will be displayed twice daily (morning and evening) through the duration of the EXPO (March 25th - September 25th, 2005).

This large wall-size newspaper is built from 272 individual electronic paper "tiles," which is a combination of an E Ink® Imaging Film laminated onto a printed circuit board with pixel electrodes. The result is an electronic paper newspaper approximately 2.2 meters high and 2.6 meters wide, the world's largest of its kind.

It uses a design layout similar to actual newspaper, where the headlines and article text are displayed on monochrome electronic paper and color photos are displayed on an LCD panel.

Specifications of the Wall-Sized Electronic Newspaper:

  • Display Size: 2176 mm (H) x 2600 mm (W) [7.2 feet x 8.5 feet]
  • 272 Electronic Paper Tiles of 68 mm (H) x 260 mm (W) / 1 45" LCD Monitor, approx. 560 mm (H) x 990 mm (W)
  • Display Control Method: Electronic Paper: Segmented / LCD Monitor: TFT Active Matrix
  • Pixel Size: 4mm square
  • Power Consumption:
  • Electronic Paper: approx. 10W (less than 16W during data processing)
  • LCD Monitor: approx. 250W

NOTE: TOPPAN Printing Company and E Ink Corporation have had a strategic partnership since 2001 spanning the development, manufacture and marketing of electronic paper displays. Most recently, E Ink and TOPPAN announced a manufacturing and marketing agreement for large area electronic paper displays. Toppan is also an investor in E Ink Corporation.

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 GreTai Securities Market and the Luxembourg market, E Ink is now the world's largest supplier of displays to the eBook market. For corporate information, please visit www.einkgroup.com; for EPD information, please visit www.eink.com / tw.eink.com; and for FFS information, please visit www.hydis.com.