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PVI Acquires E Ink
http://www.digitaleastasia.com/2009/06/02/pvi-acquires-e-ink/
Posted: June 2nd,2009 | By: Jeff
Prime View International (PVI), a leading small and medium display provider
and the world’s highest volume supplier of ePaper display
module
s,
today
announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire E Ink
Corporation, the leader in electronic paper display materials and intellectual
property for approximately $215 million. If you are not already familiar with
these companies, you will soon. This deal consolidates two of the major players
at the intersection of Web 2.0, eBooks and the green technology phenomenon. In
the future, the business drivers will come from consumers who want to read
eBooks and the corporate and government sector as it move away from paper
and towards electronic records.
“The ePaper display module market will grow to over $3 billion by 2013. This
market will see further growth with the emergence of color displays and flexible
displays, serving eBook/eTextbook, eNewspaper/eMagazine and eDocument
markets. Currently, electrophoretic display technology has more than 90%
market share in the overall ePaper displays, and E Ink is the #1 supplier of
electrophoretic materials,” according Dr. Jennifer Colegrove, DisplaySearch’s
Director of Display Technologies.
“The market for electronic book devices such as the SONY Reader and Amazon
Kindle is forecasted to grow from 1.1 million units in 2008 to 20 million units in
2012, a cumulative annual growth rate of 105% over the four-year period,” said
iSuppli analyst Vinita Jakhanwal, “PVI and E Ink enabled this market back in
2005 and they have been the display market leaders ever since.”
“The world is searching for green technology that saves energy and cuts waste
and still provides an outstanding experience,” said Scott Liu, Chairman and
CEO of PVI, “E Ink’s electronic paper meets those needs, especially in electronic
publishing and mobile displays. The people in both companies will unite to
provide the world’s best digital reading experience and that will benefit all our
customers and end users.” Read the company’s press release.
E Ink and PVI together support 20 eBook manufacturers. This technology is
also used for cellphones, signage, smartcards, memory devices and battery
indicators. In the past twelve months customers have announced many exciting
E Ink-enabled devices.
Hanvon N510 eBook (ebookweek.com)
• Oprah Winfrey endorsed Amazon’s Kindle (Video: Kindle) on live television
calling it “her favorite gadget”. Subsequently Amazon’s Kindle 2 has proven
highly popular and the Kindle DX enters the eTextbook and eNewspaper space
with a large 9.7” screen.
• SONY launched a new PRS-700 Reader with integrated touch screen.
• Chinese astronauts brought the Hanwan N510 eBook into outer space on a
recent Shenzhou 7 mission.
• PVI, Epson, LG Display, PolymerVision, Hewlett-Packard and Plastic Logic
demonstrated flexible active matrix displays using E Ink Vizplex imaging film.
• E Ink Corporation teamed with Esquire Magazine and Ford Corporation on
the first ePaper animated magazine cover.
• In May 2009, Verizon announced the Samsung Alias 2 cellphone, with a
changeable keypad made with E Ink Vizplex imaging film.
The New York Times is reporting that Google is “at the annual BookExpo
convention in New York over the weekend, Google signaled its intent to
introduce a program by that would enable publishers to sell digital versions of
their newest books direct to consumers through Google. The move would pit
Google against Amazon.com which is seeking to control the e-book market with
the versions it sells for its Kindle reading device.”
If Google enters the eBook market, be sure to keep your eyes on PVI.
Prime View International (PVI), a leading
display maker, announces that it plans to acquire e-paper manufacturer E Ink for
$ 125. Earlier the companies had joined hands to create displays for Sony Reader
and Amazon.com's Kindle e-book readers. PVI produces displays for various
digital devices such as cameras, TVs and GPS systems. The company owns a epaper unit and is a leading provider of flexible display panels. E Ink makes digital
ink technology for cell phones, e-readers, and other portable devices.
PVI is already works with E Ink. PVI is E Inks biggets customers after it switched
from LCDs to electronic ink for its display panels. The electronic ink offers higher
resolution and consumers less power than the traditional LCD panels .
With the merger, the companies would be able to have a better grab over the
growing e-reader market.
According to Russ Wilcox, E Ink's co-founder, president, and CEO,
Combining E Ink and PVI creates a single public company that is dedicated to electronic
paper
Further, he added that the common ownership structure will get them closer to
customers around the world, streamline the supply chain, and speed up new
product development.
E Ink has been sustaining with investments from other companies like Intel,
Motorola, and Philips. The acquisition by PVI would make E Ink a wholly owned
subsidiary of the company. E Ink would be keeping its headquarters and staff in
Cambridge and accelerate its research and development on e-paper and expand
its capacity.
Still what remains to be discussed is that PVI's plans for acquisition would come
true, only if it is approved by shareholders of both the companies.