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To: waitwatchwander who wrote (88136)	12/23/2009 10:31:40 AM
From: Jim Mullens	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 197253

NF, re: Mirasol, and >> “It looks like PVI is now out of the mirasol business. Didn't Q invest in a factory with those folks” Don’t think so. Per Slacker’s post you responded to –“ Taiwan’s Cheng Uei seeks long-term cooperation with Qualcomm”-- QCOM’s Mirasol production venture is with Cheng Uei, not PVI. Re: “…... cooperation with PVI will expire at the end of 2009" ......that sentence continued with..... “Qualcomm has turned to work with Cheng Uei” I don’t recall any mention before of PVI working with QCOM. The rest of the article you referenced has some interesting info tho>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheng Uei, Qualcomm to Jointly Explore Market for Color E-book Readers 2009/12/23 Taipei, Dec. 23, 2009 (CENS)--To tap business opportunities brought by robust market demand for e-book readers, Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd. of Taiwan and Qualcomm Inc. of the U.S. are planning to jointly conduct development and production of mirasol display panels for color e-book readers, according to company resources. Mirasol is MEMS (micro electro mechanical system)-integrated display technology developed by Qualcomm and already applied by Prime View International Co., Ltd., a Taiwanese maker of e-paper display panels, to produce mirasol panels for e-book readers. The mirasol panels feature reflective technology for better visibility than traditional e-paper display panels and are power-stingy due to no need for backlights. Such advantages are able to increase usage varieties of e-book readers and make mirasol panels also suitable for use in tablet PCs and smartbook PCs. As its cooperation with PVI will expire at the end of 2009, Qualcomm has turned to work with Cheng Uei and already set up a joint venture, Sollink Inc., in Taiwan`s northern county of Taoyuan to produce mirasol display panels. Presently, Sollink rolls out mirasol display panels available in such as sizes as 1.43, 2.6, 3.7 and 5.7 inches through its 4.5-generation production lines and already lands orders from LG Electronics and Cal-Comp Electronics (Thailand) Pub Co., Ltd. for 1.43-inch models used in mobile phones. In response to great popularity of e-book readers the firm has been increasingly focused on development of 5.7-inch models, which are slated for mass production in the third quarter of 2010 at the earliest. Industry insiders project global sales of e-book readers to hit 8.35 million units in 2010, with color models to contribute less than 5% to the total. But, the contribution is expected to surge to 30% to a total of 14.61 million units in 2011. (by Steve Chuang)