Company:Liquavista
| Fate | Dissolved |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | The Netherlands |
| Parent | Philips (2006-2010) Samsung Electronics (2010-2013) Amazon.com (2013-2018) LookGadgets.com (2020) |
| Website | lookgadgets |
Liquavista was a Dutch-based company founded in 2006 as a spin-off from Philips.[1] Its research and development have included efforts to develop colour e-paper video screens that can work with or without a backlight using electrowetting technology.[1] Liqavista began the final step in fully commercialising the technology in 2010, as it sent out SDKs to OEMs.[2] Liquavista was reported to anticipate the first productions runs of its electrowetting display panel to come in 2013 but it did not happen.[3]
In Dec. 2010, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd acquired Liquavista B.V. for an undisclosed amount.[4] On May 13, 2013, Amazon confirmed that it had acquired Liquavista from Samsung Electronics.[5] In 2018, Amazon shut down Liquavista but did not indicate what happened to the technology.[6] Later in September 2020, LookGadgets acquired the domain liquavista.com.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kanellos, Michael. "Philips spinoff to make screens with oil, water" (in en). https://www.cnet.com/news/philips-spinoff-to-make-screens-with-oil-water/.
- ↑ "Liquavista Launches Display Kits To Enable Customers To Develop Application And Designs". https://www.printedelectronicsnow.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2010-03-24/liquavista-launches-display-kits-to-enable-cu/.
- ↑ Hoffelder, Nate (2012-03-21). "Samsung's ElectroWetting Screen Tech to Hit Mass Production Next Year". The Digital Reader. http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2012/03/21/samsung-electrowetting-screen-tech-to-hit-mass-production-next-year/#.UEDIeI5VVy4.
- ↑ "Samsung acquires e-paper technology firm Liquavista" (in en). Reuters. 2011-01-20. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-liquavista-idUSTRE70J06O20110120.
- ↑ Hoffelder, Nate (2013-05-13). "Confirmed: Amazon Bought Liquavista - Color Kindle to Follow?". The Digital Reader. http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/05/13/confirmed-amazon-bought-liquavista-color-kindle-to-follow.
- ↑ Exclusive: Amazon Has Shut Down Liquavista
- ↑ Khan, Naveed (2020-09-27). "What Happened to Liquavista Electrowetting Display?" (in en-US). https://lookgadgets.com/liquavista/.
Further reading
- "Home - Liquavista - Electrowetting based low power, always viewable color video displays". liquavista.com. http://www.liquavista.com/.
- "BBC News - Colour e-readers with video shown off". bbc.co.uk. 2010-04-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/8610962.stm.
- Graham-Rowe, Duncan (2008). "Electronic paper targets colour video". Nature Photonics 2 (4): 204–205. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.38.
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