23-01-2011, 09:25 PM
Electronic Paper Display
Aswin Sashidharan
January 7, 2011
Aswin Sashidharan
January 7, 2011
Paper as a Display Technology
Text was printed on silk scrolls.
Chinese invented paper in 105 A.D
Changed the way the world communicated.
Ebook sales surpassed hard-copy sales!!
Revolution??
Why ebooks??
Less paper, less trees are cut.
More portable devices.
Less space required to store more books.
Searchability.
Piracy
Current display technologies:
CRT
LCD
So why another display technology??
Strain to the eye
Poor contrast in sunlight
Power is required to maintain the display
Electronic Paper Display!!!
It is paper like :
Re
ects ambient light
Provides good contrast in sunlight
Power is needed only to change the display.
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