Supposedly it's easier to deposit the eInk layer onto thin glass than thin plastic. So cheaper to manufacture[?]
But I've been reading reviews dating back years, heralding the advent of flexible eInk screens using plastic substrate. Yet the vast majority of eReaders out there still seem to use fragile glass. Puzzling, given the speed with which development generally proceeds in the electronics industry.
> Supposedly it's easier to deposit the eInk layer onto thin glass than thin plastic. So cheaper to manufacture
I'm not aware of any electrophoretic material that is manufactured through a deposition process. Could you point me to where you read about deposition on glass?
I probably misled you there by my use of the word "deposited". I meant it pretty generically, as I don't know the exact process by which the various layers of such a screen are constructed. So "deposited" seemed like a pretty neutral term for <whatever> way it's done.
But I've been reading reviews dating back years, heralding the advent of flexible eInk screens using plastic substrate. Yet the vast majority of eReaders out there still seem to use fragile glass. Puzzling, given the speed with which development generally proceeds in the electronics industry.