Liquavista Explained

Liquavista BV
Logo Alt:	Liquavista Logo after its acquired by LookGadgets.com
Location:	The Netherlands
Fate:	Dissolved
Parent:	Philips (2006-2010) Samsung Electronics (2010-2013) Amazon.com (2013-2018) LookGadgets.com (2020)

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. 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]

Further reading

• Web site: Home - Liquavista - Electrowetting based low power, always viewable color video displays. liquavista.com. 3 April 2016.
• News: BBC News - Colour e-readers with video shown off. 2010-04-09. bbc.co.uk. 3 April 2016.
• Electronic paper targets colour video. 2. 4. 10.1038/nphoton.2008.38. 204–205. Nature Photonics. 2008. Graham-Rowe. Duncan.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kanellos. Michael. Philips spinoff to make screens with oil, water. 2020-09-09. CNET. en.
2. Web site: Liquavista Launches Display Kits To Enable Customers To Develop Application And Designs. 2020-09-09. The Independent Global Source for the Flexible and Printed Electronics Industry..
3. Web site: Samsung's ElectroWetting Screen Tech to Hit Mass Production Next Year . Hoffelder, Nate . 2012-03-21 . The Digital Reader . 3 April 2016.
4. News: 2011-01-20. Samsung acquires e-paper technology firm Liquavista. en. Reuters. 2020-09-09.
5. Web site: Confirmed: Amazon Bought Liquavista - Color Kindle to Follow? . Hoffelder, Nate . 2013-05-13 . The Digital Reader . 3 April 2016.
6. https://the-digital-reader.com/2018/10/15/exclusive-amazon-has-shut-down-liquavista/ Exclusive: Amazon Has Shut Down Liquavista
7. Web site: Khan. Naveed. 2020-09-27. What Happened to Liquavista Electrowetting Display?. 2020-10-09. LookGadgets. en-US.