Seiko Epson Corporation, via sa filiale Epson Electronics America Inc. et E Ink ont annoncé conjointement aujourd’hui la mise au point d’un nouveau contrôleur, le S1D13521B, qui sera utilisé dans les prochains kits et prototypes d’afficheurs à encre électronique. En particulier, nous devrions retrouver ce contrôleur dans le prochain kit AM300, qui devrait être disponible auprès de E Ink dès la fin du premier semestre 2008.
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The new EPD controller IC (part number S1D13521B) was developed by combining technologies from both Epson and E Ink. It will be offered in production quantities by Epson and as part of E Ink’s upcoming AM300 Broadsheet prototype kit.
The Epson display controller will bring greater functionality to EPDs using E Ink technology by speeding up the user interface via seamless navigation, drop down/popup menus, responsive cursors and real-time keyboard entry. The controller enables the display to perform up to 16 tasks in parallel, and supports smooth and responsive pen input devices for annotations and sketches.
“Epson developed the powerful S1D13521 with E Ink to support new ePaper applications such as electronic newspapers, portable web browsers and industrial tablets,” said Russ Wilcox, President and CEO of E Ink. “With the ability to address many screen regions simultaneously, future devices using this chip could offer a fast menu interface, simple animations, higher grayscale levels, and user input through typing and touch.”


