Liquavista-TI to support electrowetting displays

LONDON, UK: Liquavista BV, the pioneer in display, based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, is collaborating with Texas Instruments Incorporated, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the United States, to support electrowetting displays in mobile and consumer applications.

Liquavista BV said in a statement that Texas Instruments will integrate support for the display technology in an eBook development platform offering based on OMAP processor.

The technology of Liquavista makes possible a paper-like display that is aimed at the electronic-reader market.

Liquavista BV said it has worked with a local engineering consultancy to produce a 6-inch, diagonal screened demonstrator product named Pebble.

In the statement, Liquavista BV said it is developing the LiquavistaBright, LiquavistaVivid and LiquavistaColor displays based on its electrowetting technology. These displays are intended to be used in e-readers, media players, mobile phones and other mobile devices.

According to Liquavista BV, the electrowetting displays, besides offering improved brightness compared to LCD at low power, has the potential for clear viewing in lighting conditions that range from a dimly lit office to the bright light of a sunny day.

Guy Demuynck, CEO of Liquavista BV, said the company’s aim is to make its electrowetting display technology available as widely as possible to end-consumers through a vast range of products.