The global boom in Taiwan's beneficiary E-book readers and electronic labeling

With the global environmental concept of fever and the change in the reading habits of E-book users, the demand for electricity, light and reduce paper consumption of electronic paper display, the technology industry has become the most popular application of the peak. Taiwan's electronic paper industry has been actively engaged in research and development and mass production to achieve results, in the promotion of international industrial technology standards on the good news! SEMI, Industrial Research Institute, Friends Tatsu Optoelectronics, E ink yuan too science and Technology jointly published the world's first electronic paper display standard measurement method "SEMI d68-0512– electronic paper display optical characteristics measurement standard", not only to provide the global electronic paper display manufacturer measurement on the follow, More evidence of Taiwan's technological autonomy and the strength of the specifications to accelerate the Taiwan electronic paper industry's ability to dominate the global market.

According to market research report, 2011 Global electronic paper output value reached 1.3 billion U.S. dollars, growth rate of 68%. Taiwan has benefited from the global boom in E-book readers and electronic labeling, which saw output growth of 98% last year. Taiwan in the construction of E-book technology, has a complete supply chain status, enough to lead the development of electronic paper technology and specifications. Therefore, the promotion of domestic electronic paper technology and testing standard formulation, it is particularly important. However, the electronic paper display does not need to rely on backlight, and does not require power to maintain the image, showing the difference between the yuan and the general liquid crystal display, the detection methods used are different, so the electronic paper display manufacturers in the measurement of optical parameters of products, will get different measurement results.

In the sense that, semi Taiwan and the Institute of Industry and Technology called on the domestic electronic paper display and graphic display manufacturers, research institutions and school experts representatives, in 2009 in semi Taiwan FPD International Technical Standards Committee formed an electronic paper display working Group to discuss key optical parameter definition and measurement methods. After two years of discussions and two global SEMI Fpd-metrology members of the vote, finally completed the international standard of "SEMI d68-0512– electronic paper display optical characteristics measurement standard", providing the global electronic paper display manufacturers consistent standard measurement method for measurement.

Dr. Lin, deputy director of the Center for Measurement Technology Development at the Institute, said: "It is the consensus of the participating members to transform Taiwan's manufacturing capability into standard-setting, but the actual reconciliation process is quite tortuous, for the four types of electronic paper technology are mastered or understood by Taiwanese manufacturers, as well as technical issues such as reference parameters and measurement methods. Opinions are divergent. Fortunately, the standard expert team eventually crossed the narrow concept of benefit compromise, a large number of reference to the international standards of the technical vote and consultation process to complete the preparation of the standard, the significance of a special, when it can be seen as Taiwan's standardization activities to upgrade the watershed. 」

"Standard-setting is the most important foundation of product development, and it is also the key to the global science and technology market," said Dr Huang Xindao, director of the Ink Technology research and Development Center. Electronic paper is the emerging field of flat panel display industry, the early development of measurement standards can reduce the resource consumption of their own development, so that the industry chain in the same language to communicate, increase work efficiency. Taiwan's leading global launch of electronic paper display measurement standards, will further lead the international related industry trend. 」

Semi Taiwan and Southeast President Cao Shi Lun said: "Taiwan in the global electronic paper display industry is very important, there are several manufacturers have mastered the electronic paper and TFT backplane key technology." To help Taiwanese manufacturers become more competitive in the international market, Semi provides international industrial technology standard Platform, and with the production, study, research experts work together, finally in 2012 to complete the world's first electronic paper display optical characteristics measurement method, for the electronic paper display optical characteristics of the calibration of the test has taken an important step, It also assists Taiwan in the international production of sound and takes back technological dominance and accelerates the development of new markets. 」

"semi Taiwan FPD International Industrial Technology Standard Committee" in July 2008 officially become a SEMI FPD International industry Standard Committee, is the Taiwan flat display industry upstream and downstream, and the production of official research experts exchange important platform, but also on behalf of Taiwan to the International Industrial technology standards in the field of sound. At present, Lin, deputy director of the Measurement center of the Industrial Research Institute, and Liu Jiaming CEO of TDMDA Taiwan Graphic display materials and Components Industry Association, jointly chaired the establishment of a sub-committee and six working groups.