Advances In Electronic Ink Technology To Be Presented In Joint Papers Written By E Ink, TOPPAN And Philips At Asia Display/IDW 2001.

Business/Technology Editors

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2001

Invited Paper on Active-Matrix Electrophoretic Displays, with Joint Papers on Color Electronic Ink Displays and Display Performance

for Mobile Applications

E Ink Corporation, the leading developer and marketer of electronic ink technology for paper-like displays, announced today that it will present three technical papers at this year's Asia Display/International Display Workshop 2001 (AD/IDW '01) held in Nagoya, Japan on October 16-19, 2001 at the Nagoya Congress Center.

A paper co-authored by E Ink and strategic partner TOPPAN Printing will be presented by E Ink Senior Scientist Gregg Duthaler entitled "Paper-like Color Display Using Electrophoretic Ink and Color Filters." This paper describes a prototype developed using E Ink's electronic ink technology and a color filter array developed by TOPPAN to create the world's first color electronic ink display. Reflective color electronic ink technology shows great promise as a display solution for next generation smart handheld devices. This paper reports on significant performance enhancements made since E Ink and TOPPAN's initial announcement in May 2001 to jointly develop color electronic ink displays. This presentation will occur in a session focused on "Mobile Trends" in display technologies on Tuesday, October 16 at 4:00 p.m.

E Ink's Director of Platform Development, John Ritter, will present an invited paper entitled "Active-Matrix Electrophoretic Displays" during a session on "Paper-Like Displays." This paper will provide a review of the development status and performance attributes of high-resolution, active-matrix driven electronic ink displays, including a technology roadmap toward full color, flexible displays. This session will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 17. In addition, Mr. Ritter will be chairing a session entitled "TFT Addressed Organic Electroluminescent Displays (OLEDs)" to be held on Wednesday, October 17 at 9:00 a.m.

E Ink Senior Scientist Guy Danner will present a paper co-authored by E Ink, Philips and VCD Sciences entitled "Display Performance for Mobile Device Applications" in a session focused on "Usability Design and Ergonomics" in displays. This paper will underscore the importance of wide viewing and illumination angles for display technologies in mobile applications where dynamic environments create new demands on display technology. The data will further demonstrate how electronic ink's paper-like viewability creates a highly effective solution when these displays are used in rapidly changing mobile lighting conditions. The paper will provide quantitative comparisons of display technologies from all three authors' research in the area of how luminance and legibility affect human perception under these conditions. The data is applied to a model developed by leading display industry consultant Louis Silverstein and his colleagues of VCD Sciences. The presentation will take place on Wednesday, October 17 at 2:50 p.m.

About AD/IDW '01

AD/IDW '01 is a unified conference of the 21st IDRC and the 8th IDW, covering all aspects of display-related science and technology from fundamental research to applied development. Being the first IDRC and IDW in the 21st century, the conference aims at pioneering into new display fields which will globalize display systems for the upcoming generation. For additional information, visit their website at: http://www.the-convention.co.jp/ADIDW/.

About E Ink

E Ink Corporation, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was founded in 1997 to create the next medium for visual communications. E Ink's electronic ink display technology helps unleash the full power of our connected world by uniquely combining a paper-like reading experience with the ability to access information anytime, anywhere. E Ink's technology delivers the look, form and utility of paper encompassing broad design freedom, manufacturing flexibility and the ultimate in readability and portability. E Ink is a private corporation that includes among its investors and strategic partners TOPPAN Printing Company, Philips Electronics, Motorola, Inc., Lucent Technologies, Creavis GmbH, The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., Havas (a division of the Vivendi Group in France), Langenscheidt Verlag, The Hearst Corporation, Atlas Venture, Applied Technology and Solstice Capital.

E Ink has won many prestigious awards and accolades, including Fortune's "Cool Companies," Upside's "Hot 100" private companies, Industry Week's "Technology of the Year," Popular Science's "Best of What's New," Technologic Partners' Technology Outlook "Investor's Choice" and R&D Magazine's R&D 100. For additional information, call 617-499-6000 or visit E Ink's Web site at www.eink.com.

About TOPPAN

Formed in 1900, TOPPAN Printing Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan is a leader in the global printing industry. With its consolidated subsidiaries, TOPPAN had net sales of 1,293 Billion Yen (10.5 Billion US$) with 32,000 employees in fiscal 2000. TOPPAN applies the expertise it has gained from printing in diverse industry sectors that include securities & cards, commercial printing, publications printing, packaging materials, industrial materials, electronics, business forms and multimedia.

About Philips Components

Philips Components, a division of Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is a world-leading provider of integrated digital electronic solutions in the areas of displays, storage, connectivity and imaging and sensing. Its global customer base covers the consumer electronics, telecommunications, and automotive industries, amongst others. Philips Components had annual revenues of over EUR 6.3 billion for the year 2000, and employs more than 40,000 people in 39 countries around the world. More information about Philips Components is available at www.components.philips.com.