E Ink Holdings [1] (E Ink), producer of electronic paper and LCD technologies, has signed an agreement to buy shares of SiPix Technology Inc. [2] (STI) and its wholly owned subsidiary SiPix Imaging Inc. [2] (SII), maker of electronic paper displays.
[3]SiPix, based in California and Taiwan, makes micro-cup technology-based electrophoretic displays.
The combined company will offer a vast portfolio of ePaper products that will allow it to expand its existing markets and diversify into newer applications.
Both E Ink and SiPix’s customers will now have a bigger portfolio of products and technologies to choose from with a larger global network of offices to support customers in different geographies. With this purchase, E Ink will have the widest offerings of ePaper technologies, a larger set of products and a stronger patent portfolio.