Development of High-Performance Electronic Paper Display Controller with a Built-in Color Processor
The two major contributors to rapid growth of eReader market, Seiko Epson and E-Ink made a joint announcement on development of new Electronic Paper Display (EPD) controller chip with a built-in color processor. The controller has been designed for E-Ink’s Vizplex TM-enabled electronic color paper displays. The newly developed controller, S1D13524 has been targeted for color and very high resolution black and white applications. Read more
Development of a Controller with High-Speed Field-Bus EhterCat Interface by Sanyo Electric
Sanyo Denki has released a controller, expanding company’s lineup of the “SANMOTION C” controller for use with robots, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and general industrial machinery in factory automation through introduction of a high-speed field-bus EtherCAT interface and increasing CPU processing capabilities. The EhterCAT is a field-bus system capable of 100Mbps high-speed and reliable communication, speeding up the performance and enhancing servo system controllability, while achieving a short tact time. Read more
Joint development of New Electronic Paper Display Controller by Epson and E Ink
Seiko Epson and E Ink Corporation unveiled the jointly developed EDP Controller IC. The newly developed S1D13522 will provide a high performance as well as space saving solution for E Ink’s Vizplex-enabled electronic paper displays. The Epson and E Ink energy saving screen technology which can be found in most major electronic reader devices has been instrumental in rapid growth of the eReader market helping with expansion of mobile applications such as eBook, eNewspapers, tablet PCs, laptop secondary displays, eNotebooks and eDirctionaries. Read more
Development of Color TFT Panel Display Controller with USB Interface by Epson
Seiko Epson Corporation made an announcement on development of color TFT panel display controller featuring USB interface. The newly developed S1D13U11 controller uses only one USB interface for both upstream and downstream transmission of color TFT panel image data as well as touch-screen/key-switch input data resulting in use of single USB cable instead of multiple internal lines. Read more
Development of High-Speed USB Hub Controller for Automotive application by Epson
USB undoubtedly is the de facto interface for array of applications such as potable devices and communication modules as well as storage devices such as USB memory and hard disk drives. USB also find its way inside vehicle by allowing devices such as mobile phones and portable audio players to be connected to car navigation systems as well other in-vehicle equipment. Read more
World’s first 1394 Automotive controller IC for in-vehicle multimedia by Fujitsu
Due to gradual shift to digital TV in the market around the globe and increasing availability of high definition (HD) contents plus the termination of analog output from Blu-ray players from 2013 making 1394 Automotive an in-vehicle multimedia protocol technology an increasingly attractive enabling technology for in-vehicle multimedia networking. In view of this anticipated market need Fujitsu Microelectronics limited unveiled world’s first “1394 Automotive” (IDB-1394) controller IC capable of HD video transmission over the IDB-1394 in-vehicle multimedia network protocol. Read more
