This report analyzes the worldwide markets for e-Paper Display in US$ Million by the following Applications: e-Reading Devices, Signage/Poster Devices, Mobile Phones and Music Players, Smart Cards, and Others. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2018. The report profiles 36 companies including many key and niche players such as Acreo AB, AU Optronics Corporation, SiPix Imaging, Inc., E Ink Holdings, Inc., Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, Gamma Dynamics, LLC, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Kent Displays, Inc., NTERA, Inc., Pervasive Displays, Inc., Plastic Logic Ltd., Polymer Vision Ltd., QualComm MEMS Technologies, Samsung LCD Netherlands R&D Center, Seiko Epson Corporation, and Zikon, Inc. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.
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I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1
Disclaimers I-2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3
II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW II-1
e-Paper Display: A Prelude II-1
Current and Future Analysis II-1
Analysis by Application Segment II-1
Analysis by Geographic Region II-1
A Snapshot of Global Market Opportunity II-2
e-Paper Display End-Use Segment and Application II-2
E-paper Technology Relies on Material Platforms for Low Power
Consumption II-2
Magazines and Newspapers Going Electronic II-3
Noteworthy Market Trends II-3
Rise of E-paper to Impact Paper Sector II-3
E-readers - Highly Popular Application for E-paper II-3
Growth in e-Readers Market to Propel Demand for e-Paper Displays II-4
e-Paper to Reduce Carbon Footprint Worldwide II-4
Flexible e-Paper Displays to Hit Market Soon II-4
e-Paper Display Prices to Dip II-5
Lack of Multi-color Display to Hinder Market Growth II-5
E-publishing Witnesses Emergence of Several e-book Document
Format Standards II-5
Minimal Impact of iPad Expected on e-Reader Industry II-5
Touchco Touch Screen Technology: Poised for Momentous Growth II-6
2. COMPETITION II-7
e-Reading Devices - The Leading e-Paper Display Application II-7
Table 1: World e-Paper Display Market (2010 & 2015):
Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by Application for
e-Reading Devices, Signage/Poster Devices, Mobile Phones &
Music Players, Smart Cards and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-7
Consumer Electronics Dominates e-Paper Display Market II-8
Table 2: World e-Paper Display Market (2010 & 2015):
Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by Sector for Consumer
Electronics, Retail, Transportation and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-8
Competitive Scenario II-8
Specifications of Various Technologies by Company II-9
3. E-PAPER DISPLAY: AN OVERVIEW II-10
e-Paper Display II-10
Features & Advantages of EPDs II-10
Eco-friendliness II-10
Lightweight II-10
Glare-free Display II-10
Flexibility II-10
Power Efficiency II-11
Scalability II-11
Wide Viewing Angle II-11
High-level Display Performance II-11
Other Features II-11
Limitations of EPDs II-11
Applications of EPDs II-12
Various Applications of E-paper Display II-12
e-Reading Devices II-12
Specifications of Select e-Readers II-13
Signage/Poster Devices II-13
Smartcards II-14
Consumer Electronics II-14
Wrist Watches II-14
Cell-phones II-14
White Goods II-15
Future Prospects of e-Paper Technology II-15
Memristor RAM to Power Future Electronic Paper II-15
E-paper Value Chain II-16
Brief History of e-Paper II-16
4. ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES II-17
Gyricon Display Technology II-17
Electronic Ink Technology II-17
Electrophoretic Technology II-17
Electrowetting Display Technology II-18
Electrofluidic Display Technology II-18
Electrochromic Display Technology II-19
Bistable LCDs II-19
Cholesteric LCD II-19
Nemoptic II-20
ZBD Display II-20
Fujitsu’s Color E-paper Mobile Display II-20
Photonic Crystal II-21
Reverse Emulsion Electrophoretic Display (REED) II-21
Interferometric Modulator Display (IMOD) II-21
E Ink Device Technology II-22
Comparison of OLED Technology with e-Paper Display II-22
5. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/ TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS II-23
LG Display Introduces Flexible E-Paper Display II-23
Seiko Epson Unveils Industrial e-Paper Display Platforms II-23
Pervasive Displays Launches Armor™ Ruggedization Options for
e-Paper Modules II-23
Hanvon Technology Introduces Hanvon 200dpi Electronic Paper Book II-23
Polymer Vision Unveils Advanced Rollable e-Paper Display II-24
Ricoh Introduces Superior Colored e-Paper II-24
Industrial Technology Research Institute Launches i2R e-PaperTM II-24
E Ink® Unveils Pearl Display Platform II-25
E Ink Holdings Launches E Ink Triton Display Technology II-25
Seiko Epson Offers Novel Display Control Platform II-26
Teijin Chemicals Commences Transparent Conductive Film
Manufacturing II-26
LG Display Develops New e-Paper Platform II-26
Liquavista Develops Flexible Electrowetting Displays II-27
Fujitsu Rolls Out Color e-Paper II-27
6. PRODUCT LAUNCHES BASED ON APPLICATION OF E-PAPER DISPLAY II-28
Cyberport Introduces Electronic Shelf Labels of ZBD Displays II-28
Delta Electronics to Unveil Color QR-LPD AeroBee e-Paper
Applications II-28
Seiko Epson and E Ink Holdings Jointly Develop Electronic
Paper Device II-29
GPEG International Unveils Multiple e-Paper Displays II-29
ZBD Displays Unveils epop 900 Electronic Point of Purchase
Display II-30
Sony Introduces Color e-Paper Device II-30
Plasmadiscounter.nl Implements epops e-Labeling Solution from
ZBD Displays II-30
Pandigital Unveils Pandigital Novel Personal eReader II-31
Western Digital Technologies Launches My Passport Studio Hard
Drives II-31
LG Showcases Flexible e-Newspaper II-31
Fujitsu Introduces e-Paper Outpatient Guidance Solution II-31
Sony Showcases Flexible Electronic Paper Device II-32
ZBD Displays to Unveil Graphic e-Paper Displays II-32
7. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY II-33
Energy Micro and Pervasive Displays Ink Agreement II-33
LG Commences Production of Flexible Plastic Electronic Paper
Displays II-33
Kent Displays to Commence New Production Line II-33
Bridgestone to Exit e-Paper Business II-33
Plastic Logic Abandons eBook Readers Production II-34
Prime View International Renames as E Ink Holdings II-34
Samsung Electronics Acquires Liquavista II-34
CopyTele Signs License Agreements with AU Optronics II-34
Toppan Printing to Collaborate with Chi Lin Technology II-35
ZBD Enters into Partnership with CSY Retail Systems II-35
ZBD Enters into Partnership with NOV II-36
Chi Lin Technology Establishes New Subsidiary II-36
Coop Denmark to Install ZBD’s e-Paper Displays in 77 Retail
Stores II-36
E Ink Holdings to Invest in Chunghwa Picture Tubes II-37
Wistron to Divest Polymer Vision II-37
Delta Electronics and Bridgestone Enter Into Joint Venture
Agreement II-37
Chi Lin Technology Signs Agreement with Seiko Epson II-38
LG Display and Iriver to Set Up Joint Venture II-38
Chi Lin Technology and E Ink Enter into Partnership II-38
Prime View International to Invest Significantly for e-Paper
Technologies and Production Capacity Development II-39
Bridgestone to Set-up Production Line in Iwata Plant II-39
Prime View International Acquires E Ink II-40
8. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS II-41
Acreo AB (Sweden) II-41
AU Optronics Corporation (Taiwan) II-41
SiPix Imaging, Inc. (US) II-42
E Ink Holdings, Inc. (Taiwan) II-42
Fujitsu Laboratories Limited (Japan) II-42
Gamma Dynamics, LLC (US) II-43
Industrial Technology Research Institute (Taiwan) II-43
Kent Displays, Inc. (US) II-43
NTERA, Inc. (US) II-43
Pervasive Displays, Inc. (Taiwan) II-44
Plastic Logic Ltd. (UK) II-44
Polymer Vision Ltd. (Netherlands) II-45
QualComm MEMS Technologies (US) II-45
Samsung LCD Netherlands R&D Center (Netherlands) II-45
Seiko Epson Corporation (Japan) II-45
Zikon, Inc. (US) II-46
9. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE II-47
Table 3: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
e-Paper Display by Geographic Region/ Country - US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of
World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-47
Table 4: World 10-Year Perspective for e-Paper Display by
Geographic Region/Country - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2009, 2012 and
2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-48
Table 5: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
e-Paper Display in e-Reading Devices by Geographic
Region/Country - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2009 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-49
Table 6: World 10-Year Perspective for e-Paper Display in
e-Reading Devices by Geographic Region/Country - Percentage
Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for
Years 2009, 2012 and 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-50
Table 7: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
e-Paper Display in Signage/Poster Devices by Geographic
Region/Country - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2009 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-51
Table 8: World 10-Year Perspective for e-Paper Display in
Signage/Poster Devices by Geographic Region/Country -
Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World
Markets for Years 2009, 2012 and 2018 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-52
Table 9: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
e-Paper Display in Mobile Phones & Music Players by Geographic
Region/Country - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2009 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-53
Table 10: World 10-Year Perspective for e-Paper Display in
Mobile Phones & Music Players by Geographic Region/Country -
Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World
Markets for Years 2009, 2012 and 2018 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-54
Table 11: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
e-Paper Display in Smart Cards by Geographic Region/Country -
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and
Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-55
Table 12: World 10-Year Perspective for e-Paper Display in
Smart Cards by Geographic Region/Country - Percentage
Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for
Years 2009, 2012 and 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-56
Table 13: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
e-Paper Display in Other Applications by Geographic
Region/Country - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2009 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-57
Table 14: World 10-Year Perspective for e-Paper Display in
Other Applications by Geographic Region/Country - Percentage
Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for
Years 2009, 2012 and 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-58
III. MARKET
1. THE UNITED STATES III-1
A.Market Analysis III-1
Current and Future Analysis III-1
An Overview of the Growth Opportunity in the US III-1
Product Launches III-2
Strategic Corporate Developments III-3
Select Regional Players III-3
Gamma Dynamics, LLC III-3
Kent Displays, Inc. III-4
NTERA, Inc. III-4
QualComm MEMS Technologies III-4
SiPix Imaging, Inc. III-4
Zikon, Inc. III-5
B.Market Analytics III-6
Table 15: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
e-Paper Display by Application - e-Reading Devices,
Signage/Poster Devices, Mobile Phones & Music Players, Smart
Cards, and Other Applications Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through
2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-6
Table 16: US 10-Year Perspective for e-Paper Display by
Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
e-Reading Devices, Signage/ Poster Devices, Mobile Phones &
Music Players, Smart Cards, and Other Applications for Years
2009, 2012 and 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-7
2. CANADA III-8
Market Analysis III-8
Table 17: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for e-Paper Display by Application - e-Reading Devices,
Signage/Poster Devices, Mobile Phones & Music Players, Smart
Cards, and Other Applications Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through
2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-9
Table 18: Canadian 10-Year Perspective for e-Paper Display
by Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
e-Reading Devices, Signage/Poster Devices, Mobile Phones &
Music Players, Smart Cards, and Other Applications for Years
2009, 2012 and 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-10
3. JAPAN III-11
A.Market Analysis III-11
Current and Future Analysis III-11
Product Launches III-11
Strategic Corporate Developments III-14
Select Regional Players III-16
Fujitsu Laboratories Limited III-16
Seiko Epson Corporation III-16
B.Market Analytics III-17
Table 19: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for e-Paper Display by Application - e-Reading Devices,
Signage/Poster Devices, Mobile Phones & Music Players, Smart
Cards, and Other Applications Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through
2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-17
Table 20: Japanese 10-Year Perspective for e-Paper Display
by Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
e-Reading Devices, Signage/Poster Devices, Mobile Phones &
Music Players, Smart Cards, and Other Applications for Years
2009, 2012 and 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-18
4. EUROPE III-19
A.Market Analysis III-19
Current and Future Analysis III-19
Market Scenario III-19
Product Launches III-19
Strategic Corporate Developments III-22
Select Regional Players III-24
Acreo AB (Sweden) III-24
Plastic Logic Ltd. (UK) III-24
Polymer Vision Ltd. (Netherlands) III-25
Samsung LCD Netherlands R&D Center (Netherlands) III-25
B.Market Analytics III-26
Table 21: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for e-Paper Display by Application - e-Reading Devices,
Signage/Poster Devices, Mobile Phones & Music Players, Smart
Cards, and Other Applications Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through
2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-26
Table 22: European 10-Year Perspective for e-Paper Display
by Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
e-Reading Devices, Signage/ Poster Devices, Mobile Phones &
Music Players, Smart Cards, and Other Applications for Years
2009, 2012 and 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-27
5. ASIA-PACIFIC III-28
A.Market Analysis III-28
Current and Future Analysis III-28
A Snapshot of Asia-Pacific e-Paper Display Market III-28
Regional Market Trends III-29
Price of e-Readers to Govern e-Paper Display Demand in China III-29
New Applications to Propel Taiwanese e-Paper Display Market III-29
Government Backing to Improve e-Paper Display Industry in
Taiwan III-29
Product Launches III-29
Strategic Corporate Developments III-32
Select Regional Players III-35
AU Optronics Corporation (Taiwan) III-35
E Ink Holdings, Inc. (Taiwan) III-35
Industrial Technology Research Institute (Taiwan) III-36
Pervasive Displays, Inc. (Taiwan) III-36
B.Market Analytics III-37
Table 23: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for e-Paper Display by Application - e-Reading
Devices, Signage/Poster Devices, Mobile Phones & Music
Players, Smart Cards, and Other Applications Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2009 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-37
Table 24: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for e-Paper
Display by Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
Sales for e-Reading Devices, Signage/Poster Devices, Mobile
Phones & Music Players, Smart Cards, and Other Applications
for Years 2009, 2012 and 2018 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-38
6. REST OF WORLD III-39
A.Market Analysis III-39
Current and Future Analysis III-39
A Snapshot of Rest of World e-Paper Display Market III-39
B.Market Analytics III-40
Table 25: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for e-Paper Display by Application - e-Reading
Devices, Signage/Poster Devices, Mobile Phones & Music
Players, Smart Cards, and Other Applications Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2009 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-40
Table 26: Rest of World 10-Year Perspective for e-Paper
Display by Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
Sales for e-Reading Devices, Signage/Poster Devices, Mobile
Phones & Music Players, Smart Cards, and Other Applications
for Years 2009, 2012 and 2018 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-41
IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Total Companies Profiled: 36 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 41)
The United States (8)
Canada (1)
Japan (10)
Europe (7)
- The United Kingdom (3)
- Rest of Europe (4)
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) (14)
Middle East (1)
