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Pixel Qi

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American technology company

Pixel Qi Corporation was an American company involved in the research of low-power computer display technology, based in San Bruno, California. It was founded by Mary Lou Jepsen, who was previously the chief technical officer of the One Laptop per Child project. The company designed liquid crystal displays (LCDs) that can be largely manufactured using the existing manufacturing infrastructure for conventional LCDs.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2008Founded1
  • Industryelectronic visual display1
  • HeadquartersSan Bruno1
  • Websitewww.pixelqi.com
  • Legal formprivately held company1

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Pixel Qi Corporation (pronounced Pixel "Chi") was an American company involved in the research of low-power computer display technology, based in San Bruno, California. It was founded by Mary Lou Jepsen, who was previously the chief technical officer of the One Laptop per Child project.2

The story

Founded by Mary Lou Jepsen in 2008.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

The first commercial device to use a Pixel Qi display, ARM-based Adam tablet by Notion Ink, was released mid-January 2011.

Another tablet with a Pixel Qi display has been announced by Innoversal, named Lattice.;

Clover Systems has launched SunBook, a netbook with a Pixel Qi display.

The first ruggedized, MIL-SPEC tablet utilizing Pixel Qi, the Hydra-T3, was created by InHand Electronics, Inc. and launched Q1 of 2012.

From Wikipedia’s article on Pixel Qi, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 2008Founded Founded1

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