A few developments were announced this week that are related to paper thin tablets, ereaders and electronics in general.
Silicon wafers (and their electronics) can be separated to a thinness of 20 to 150 microns
Asahi glass has made glass that is 100 microns thick
It is thin enough to roll into a scroll
Epson electronics has 300 dots per inch electronic paper
OLED electronics and televisions are making a push to large market share by 2015
LG showed off a 31 inch OLED TV at IFA 2010
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