E Ink Corporation

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.eink.com
Employees: 55

E Ink may revolutionize reading. The company develops proprietary electronic ink technology used in electronic displays. The ink is printed onto a plastic film and contains microcapsules full of positively or negatively charged particles, which can be manipulated into forming images through the application of an electrical current. The technology, which has the advantage of being visible in direct sunlight, has been used in such applications as signage, mobile phones, electronic readers, and watches. Amazon.com, Lexar Media, Motorola, and Sony have introduced products based on E Ink's technology. The company was acquired by Taiwan-based Prime View International in June 2009 for $215 million.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $6.3M

Officers:
Chairman Emeritus: Jerome S. (Jerry) Rubin
President, CEO, and Director: Russell J. (Russ) Wilcox
VP Operations: Giuseppe (Joe) Forcucci

Competitors:
Fujitsu
Xerox
ZBD Displays

E Ink Corporation

Type	Private
Founded	1997
Founder(s)	Joseph Jacobson, J.D. Albert, Barrett Comiskey, Jerome Rubin
Headquarters	Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Website	http://eink.com

E Ink Corporation is a privately held manufacturer of electrophoretic displays (EPDs), a kind of electronic paper. E Ink is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was co-founded in 1997 by Joseph Jacobson, a professor in the MIT Media Lab. Two years later, E Ink partnered with Philips to develop and market the technology. In 2005, Philips sold the electronic paper business as well as its related patents to Prime View International. On June 1, 2009, Prime View International (PVI) announced it would acquire E Ink for about $215 million.

E Ink has since partnered with various companies, including Sony, Motorola and Amazon.com, to allow for the development of products like the Sony Reader, MOTOFONE and Kindle, which utilize E Ink technology.

On June 1, 2009, E Ink Corporation announced an agreement to be purchased by one of its primary business partners, Prime View International, for USD $215 million.^[1] It is predicted that the purchase by Prime View will speed the development of color E Ink.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} E-Ink's Sale Clears Path for Color Kindle in 2010 from FastCompany.com

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External links

• Official Site of E Ink Corporation
• E-Ink-Info web site focused on E Ink: with news and resources
• Howstuffworks review on Electronic Ink
• ZDNet Definition for: E Ink (includes illustrations and product photos)

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