Bridget Klebaur 05.16.13
According to an email sent out by Amazon to numerous technology publications, Amazon.com Inc. reported that it acquired Liquavista NV from Samsung Electronics Co. for an undisclosed price. According to these reports, the goal of the acquisition to help the world's largest Internet retailer develop new displays for mobile devices.
Samsung acquired Liquavista in January 2011 for an undisclosed sum. Founded by its CEO, Johan Feenstra, Liquavista was spun-out of Philips Research in 2006. It utilizes electrowetting, which involves modifying the surface tension of liquids such as colored oil on a surface using a voltage. When a voltage is applied to the display pixel, the colored oil is displaced and the pixel becomes transparent. When different pixels are independently activated, the display can show content like a photograph or a video. Its technology can be used in a wide variety of mobile devices.
Samsung acquired Liquavista in January 2011 for an undisclosed sum. Founded by its CEO, Johan Feenstra, Liquavista was spun-out of Philips Research in 2006. It utilizes electrowetting, which involves modifying the surface tension of liquids such as colored oil on a surface using a voltage. When a voltage is applied to the display pixel, the colored oil is displaced and the pixel becomes transparent. When different pixels are independently activated, the display can show content like a photograph or a video. Its technology can be used in a wide variety of mobile devices.