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Sammi Huang, Taipei; Alex Wolfgram, DIGITIMES Asia
Tuesday 20 January 2015
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Hydis fab closing was decided by E ink holdings. E ink also took away Hydis' technologies by obtaining patent royalties from other Taiwan firms without any kind of investment in facilities or new technologies.Posted on Jan 20, 16:19
E ink held an emergency board meeting on Jan. 6 and decided to halt factory operations at Hydis. The Taiwan firm notified relevant government agencies that it will close factories and discontinue production. 380 workers will be laid off