E-Paper Opportunities-2009

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

• E.1 Summary of Market Opportunities
  • E.1.1 Opportunities and evolution in the e-book reader market
  • E.1.2 Signage and ESL opportunities for e-paper
  • E.1.3 Computer peripheral and other markets for e-paper
• E.2 Firms and technologies to watch
  • E.2.1 The future of E Ink
  • E.2.2 Opportunities for other firms
  • E.2.3 Color changes everything
• E.3 Summary of market forecasts

Chapter One: Introduction

• 1.1 Background to this report
  • 1.1.1 Applications for e-paper
  • 1.1.2 Technology directions for e-paper
• 1.2 Objectives and scope of this report
• 1.3 Methodology of this report
• 1.4 Plan of this report

Chapter Two: E-Paper Technology Trends

• 2.1 Introduction: what has changed in the past year
• 2.2 Performance requirements and achievements for E-paper
• 2.3 Evolution of technology and materials platforms
  • 2.3.1 Electrophoretic
  • 2.3.2 Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Display
  • 2.3.3 Electrowetting
  • 2.3.4 Electrochromic
  • 2.3.5 Other
• 2.4 Color e-paper
  • 2.4.1 Where color will make a difference
• 2.5 Backplanes for e-paper
• 2.6 Flexibility and e-paper
  • 2.6.1 Where flexibility will make a difference
• 2.7 Key points made in this chapter

Chapter Three: E-Paper Market Analysis

• 3.1 Introduction: what has changed in the past year
• 3.2 E-book readers
  • 3.2.1 The Amazon Kindle
  • 3.2.2 Sony
  • 3.2.3 Plastic Logic
  • 3.2.4 Polymer Vision
  • 3.2.5 Other book readers; can they survive?
  • 3.2.6 Future evolution of the book reader market
• 3.3 Mobile electronics and computing
  • 3.3.1 Displays for cell phones and other handhelds
  • 3.3.2 E-paper shells for cell phones and other handhelds
  • 3.3.3 Displays for notebooks
  • 3.3.4 Computer peripherals
• 3.4 E-paper signage markets
  • 3.4.1 Electronic shelf labels
  • 3.4.2 Other retail applications
  • 3.4.3 Larger advertising and information displays
• 3.5 Disposable and other "low-end" e-paper applications
  • 3.5.1 Smart packaging
  • 3.5.2 Smart cards
  • 3.5.3 Clocks and watches
  • 3.5.4 Other
• 3.6 Future uses for e-paper
• 3.7 Key points made in this chapter

Chapter Four: E-Paper Suppliers

• 4.1 Introduction: what has changed in the past year
• 4.2 Acreo AB
  • 4.2.1 Paella and the Electrochromic Paper Project
• 4.3 Aveso
  • 4.3.1 Aveso' s electrochromic technology
  • 4.3.2 Aveso' s marketing strategy: electrochromics in smart cards
  • 4.3.3 Aveso' s production strategy: outsourcing and established infrastructure
• 4.4 Bridgestone
  • 4.4.1 Bridgestone' s e-paper technology
• 4.5 E Ink
  • 4.5.1 E Ink' s product marketing strategy
  • 4.5.2 LG Philips and E Ink
  • 4.5.3 Epson and E Ink
  • 4.5.4 Relationship with TOPPAN Printing
• 4.6 Fujitsu
• 4.7 Fuji Xerox
• 4.8 Kent Display
  • 4.8.1 Kent' s product and marketing strategy
  • 4.8.2 Kent Display and Magink
• 4.9 Kodak
• 4.10 Liquavista
  • 4.10.1 Liquavista' s product strategies
• 4.11 Nemoptic
  • 4.11.1 Nemoptic' s product directions
  • 4.11.2 Nemoptic' s production strategy
• 4.12 Ntera
  • 4.12.1 Ntera' s product directions
  • 4.12.2 Relationship with Blue Spark
• 4.13 Siemens
• 4.14 SiPix
  • 4.14.1 SiPix' s marketing strategies
• 4.15 ZBD Solutions
  • 4.15.1 Products and marketing at ZBD

Chapter Five: Eight-Year Forecasts of E-Paper Market

• 5.1 Forecasting methodology
  • 5.1.1 How much confidence should you have in these forecasts?
  • 5.1.2 Comparison with previous NanoMarkets forecasts
• 5.2 Book readers
• 5.3 Mobile electronics and computing
  • 5.3.1 Displays for cell phones, other handhelds and laptops
  • 5.3.2 Instrumentation displays for computer peripherals
• 5.4 E-paper signage markets
  • 5.4.1 Electronic shelf labels
  • 5.4.2 Larger advertising and information displays
• 5.5 Disposable and other "low-end" e-paper applications
  • 5.5.1 Smart packaging
  • 5.5.2 Smart cards
  • 5.5.3 Clocks and watches
  • 5.5.4 Other
• 5.6 Summary of projections
• 5.7 Forecast of E-paper markets by technology
• 5.8 Forecast of E-paper markets by backplane type