Dave Savastano10.12.09
Seiko Epson Corporation (Epson) and E Ink Corporation, the leading developer and marketer of electronic paper display (EPD) technology, announced a new jointly developed display controller IC, the S1D13522, which provides a high performance, space saving solution for E Ink's Vizplex-enabled electronic paper displays.
The new IC is based on the same powerful engine as the first model, the S1D13521, but provides customers with a higher level of performance and additional features.
Found in most major electronic reader devices, Epson and E Ink’s EPD low-power consumption screen technology has been a key factor in the rapid growth of the eReader market and the expanding range of mobile applications, such as eBooks, eNewspapers, tablet PCs, laptop secondary displays, eNotebooks, and eDictionaries.
The new Epson display controller (code named ISIS) includes 2M bytes of embedded memory and features that greatly reduce the CPU overhead for EPD applications. Allowing multi-regional and concurrent display updates, the S1D13522 adds interface support for direct Touch/Pen drawing. In addition Picture-in-Picture, Rotation, Transparency, and Hardware Cursor functions further increase flexibility in delivering the optimal display experience.
"Our aim is to provide the world’s best digital reading experience. Our partnership with Epson has created a feature rich, more integrated display controller IC that will allow our customers to offer more versatile eBooks.” said Russ Wilcox, president and CEO of E Ink Corporation.
"Epson successfully added a new segment of display controller solutions with the first model announced last year. This new controller IC demonstrates our commitment to further expanding the EPD display market in partnership with E Ink by fully utilizing Epson’s energy- and resource-saving IC technology developed over the last four decades" said Ryuhei Miyagawa, COO of Epson's Semiconductor Operations Division.
The new IC is based on the same powerful engine as the first model, the S1D13521, but provides customers with a higher level of performance and additional features.
Found in most major electronic reader devices, Epson and E Ink’s EPD low-power consumption screen technology has been a key factor in the rapid growth of the eReader market and the expanding range of mobile applications, such as eBooks, eNewspapers, tablet PCs, laptop secondary displays, eNotebooks, and eDictionaries.
The new Epson display controller (code named ISIS) includes 2M bytes of embedded memory and features that greatly reduce the CPU overhead for EPD applications. Allowing multi-regional and concurrent display updates, the S1D13522 adds interface support for direct Touch/Pen drawing. In addition Picture-in-Picture, Rotation, Transparency, and Hardware Cursor functions further increase flexibility in delivering the optimal display experience.
"Our aim is to provide the world’s best digital reading experience. Our partnership with Epson has created a feature rich, more integrated display controller IC that will allow our customers to offer more versatile eBooks.” said Russ Wilcox, president and CEO of E Ink Corporation.
"Epson successfully added a new segment of display controller solutions with the first model announced last year. This new controller IC demonstrates our commitment to further expanding the EPD display market in partnership with E Ink by fully utilizing Epson’s energy- and resource-saving IC technology developed over the last four decades" said Ryuhei Miyagawa, COO of Epson's Semiconductor Operations Division.