The 9th DIC EXPO 2026 International (Shanghai) Display Technology and Application Innovation Show was held in Shanghai. IVO (Kunshan) unveiled the world's first 94-inch full-color ePaper, breaking through the technical barriers of ultra-large-format ePaper displays with its proprietary cholesteric liquid crystal (ChLCD) technology — a world-leading achievement. IVO has also become the only domestic panel maker with a comprehensive full-color cholesteric liquid crystal ePaper portfolio.

Compared with conventional color electrophoretic ePaper, this new product boosts the color gamut from approximately 60,000 colors to 16.7 million, shortens refresh time from over 10 seconds to under 1 second, and expands the operating temperature range from 0 °C to 50 °C to −20 °C to 70 °C — taking ePaper out of indoor environments and into outdoor scenarios. With its low power consumption and zero blue-light advantages, the platform supports displays up to 100 inches, opening new space for large-format commercial advertising and smart transportation applications.

This new launch reflects IVO's sustained effort in ePaper technology. To overcome challenges such as the high viscosity of cholesteric liquid crystal, the R&D team has continuously explored solutions for liquid-crystal contamination and display defects, mastering end-to-end capability for full-color ePaper from development to mass production. The company now holds over 100 ePaper-related patents.

Notable awards received by IVO's ePaper portfolio:

• "11.6-inch New Color ePaper Display" — DIC 2025 International Display Component Innovation Gold Award

• "47-inch New Full-Color Cholesteric Liquid Crystal ePaper Display" — DIC 2026 International Display Component Innovation Award

• "13.3-inch New Full-Color ePaper Display" — CITE 2026 Innovation Award

As the technology matures, full-color ePaper is accelerating from the lab to everyday use. IVO's products have already landed in education tablets and commercial advertising, with a strategic focus on four key verticals: smart retail, education, smart transportation, and outdoor advertising. In education, ePaper tablets offer zero blue light, no flicker, and long battery life. Deployed on bus stops and high-speed-rail information screens, they lower the cost of outdoor wiring and maintenance. In outdoor advertising, they remain clearly readable even in strong sunlight.

Continuous innovation is underpinned by sustained R&D investment. IVO's R&D spending as a share of revenue was 6.71% in 2024 and 7.35% in 2025, rising further to 8.76% in the first half of this year. Backed by the National Enterprise Technology Center and the National Postdoctoral Research Workstation, the company has developed more than 20 ePaper products that have entered mass production, accelerating domestic substitution in the ePaper segment.

Looking ahead, IVO will continue to drive technology innovation and industry collaboration in the green low-carbon display space, bringing full-color ePaper into more real-world scenarios and injecting new momentum into the display industry's green transition.