CAMPBELL, Calif. and AUSTIN, Texas -- Last Monday, May 24, during Display Week 2010 in Seattle, the Society for Information Display (SID), in conjunction with DisplaySearch, held a business conference focusing on the e-Paper and flexible display markets.
The co-sponsored event featured comprehensive market analysis and forecasts for key display applications and technologies, as well as presentations from top executives of leading companies throughout the display supply chain.
"E-paper and flexible displays are taking off, with applications such as ebooks, enewspapers, mobile displays, USB drives, shelf labels and wearable displays all showing promise," noted Paul Semenza, DisplaySearch's senior vice president.
He continued, "The total e-paper display market is forecast to grow from $431 million in revenues in 2009 to $9.6 billion in 2018-a compound annual growth rate of 41% for revenues and 64% for unit shipments. In addition, flexible-type e-paper displays will surpass rigid versions after 2013 and reach $4.9 billion in 2018," Semenza added.
According to SID President, Dr. Paul Drzaic, "E-paper and flexible displays are just a few of the exciting areas where we have witnessed incredible progress over the last few years, and where we certainly expect to see some really extraordinary developments this year."
Specifically, during the Business Conference's E-Paper and Flexible Displays session, speakers discussed the latest in e-paper technologies such as reflective, bi-stable, flexible, non-glass and printed displays.
Also highlighted were existing and emerging applications, business strategies for commercializing e-paper and flexible displays, as well as competition with existing display technologies.
Picking up on the opening session of the conference, a key area of discussion was the impact of the iPad on e-paper and dedicated e-Reader devices.
Session participants at the conference included:
Jim Cathey, Vice President of Business Development, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc. discussed how mirasol display technologies is the most energy efficient color display and will comment on the future of displays as it relates to e-reader and mobile devices. He also explained how mirasol displays could yield fewer batteries in landfills, less CO2 emissions and fewer recharge cycles.
Wolfgang Mildner, Managing Director, PolyIC GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, discussed the impact of printed electronics for the display industry. He also expanded on the future for flexible displays and high-resolution printed conductive films for touch screen sensors.
Martin Jackson, Vice President, Technology, Cambridge Technology Center, Plastic Logic, talked about the evolution of plastic electronics and the outlook for e-Readers.
Nils Hulth, Vice President, Research and Product Development, Pricer AB, gave insights on becoming a volume display supplier to the Electronic Shelf Label industry.
Guy Demuynck, CEO, Liquavista, focused on displays for e-Readers using electrowetting technologies.
To register for this year's Business Conference, visit http://www.sid2010.org. Companies interested in speaking and sponsorship opportunities for the Business Conference should contact Laura Castellano at +1 (408) 226-1101 or laura.castellano@displaysearch.com. Media interested in attending Display Week should contact Marie Labrie or Karen Do at DisplayWeekPR@mcapr.com.
For more information on Display Week 2010, visit http://www.sid2010.org. For more information on DisplaySearch analysts, reports and industry events, visit http://www.displaysearch.com.
