Development of Professional Digital Photo Printer for printing ID and Passport Photos
Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) has recently launched a new professional digital photo printer targeting ID and passport photos though simple operation. The new DS-ID400 printer is targeted not only at traditional retail stores but various portrait studios, office products as well as packs & ship locations where ID and passport photos are printed. Read more
Development of a New UHF Band-type IC Tag Card for Easier Gateway Control by DNP
Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) has come up with a new UHF band IC tag cards that solves the problem of lower sensitivity in communication which happens due to presence of moisture such as perspiration by its users. The UHF band IC tag enjoy relatively a better communication distance, longer than the ones offered by LF and HF bandwidths, making them ideal for variety of gateway control situations for humane as well as automobiles. Read more
Development of new Bookshelf Interface for Centralized e-Book Management
Here is nifty software, which was developed jointly by DNP (Dai Nippon Printing) and Impress R&D, a member of the Impress Group engaged in data communications related media operation. The newly developed interface would allow the e-book users to take e-books with different text formats and viewers which are purchased from various e-book sales sites and let the users to create a book shelf where user can perform a centralized management. Read more
Development of New Technology for Virtuagram® with Twice the Luminance by DNP
DNP has developed a new technology for Virtuagram, with twice the luminance over the conventional products, ideal for anti-counterfeiting of passports and other ID documents requiring quick and simple authentication. The Virtuagram is a hologram made by using 3-dimensional computer graphics (CG). In conventional Hologram technology, where the holograms are place onto such document as passport tend to reduce their luminance due to roughness of the paper surface. But DNP’s new technology for Virtuagram modifies the relief patterns on the hologram master helping it to increase its reflectance by combining the latest CG technologies with high-definition electron beam lithography, increasing the luminance of the hologram by two fold in comparison to hologram manufactured using conventional CG technologies. High-resolution 3D images provide a first confirmation step for authenticity, followed by other authenticity measures that include printing a layer of materials with specific optical properties over hologram, allowing user to view the material with special viewer. Read more
Development of Industry’s Thinnest Printed Wiring Boards by DNP
DNP has recently released a printed wiring board (PWB) featuring the industry’s slimmest form factor of just 0.28 mm housing embedded components such as IC chips and passive components, like condensers and resistors. The new development beats DNP previous development of 0.38mm thickness PWB which was released by company in January of last year. Read more
Release of Development Kit for Micro SD cards Application by DNP
Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) made an announcement on release of development kit for applications using micro SD cards. The new development kit mounted with high security operating systems, combining a micro SD card with a device driver all in one set. The new development kit can be used for development of smart card’s application, such as identity authentication cards and encryption, ideal for company IDs, membership cards, cash and credit. Read more
Launch of a New Type of Integrated Digital/Physical Hybrid Bookstore by 2Dfacto
2Dfacto a new joint venture by Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), DOCOMO and CHI Group, which came into existence on December of 2010, will open its first online bookstore selling electronic books to users of smartphones and e-book readers offered by DOCOMO. The service will be based on DNP’s current online e-book retail service. The e-bookstore initially will offer around 20,000 titles in literature and Japanese manga comic books with a plan to expand that to 100,000 titles by spring, with gradual addition of magazines, newspapers and rich media embedded with music and video content in the near future. At the point of its launch the new service will be accessible to the users of Xperia, GALAXY S, REGZA Phone, LYNX 3D, Optimus chat, GALAXY Tab and SH-07C e-book reader to be launched on January 21st. Read more
Development of Novel Technology in Reducing Speckle Noise in Projectors and Displays using Laser Light Source by DNP
In spite of LED’s advantages over high pressure mercury lamp as a light source for displays, projectors as well as illumination, offering a longer life cycle and reduced power consumption, not to mention the possibility of downsizing the optical components, the laser light source are prone to generate speckle noise which appears as a fine mottled splashing causing scintillation. To overcome this issue, DNP has developed a new technology which is based on multi-recording and light-forming functions of holograms with an aim to reduce speckle noise that is the cause of scintillation. DNP has used volume hologram functions capable of reproducing the same image in the same position no matter which point on the hologram the light beam is projected upon. Read more
Launch of Eco-Friendly PV Mounted POP Power Supply System by DNP
Dai Nippon Printing has announced the launch of new POP power supply system capable of recycling the power form in-house lighting through its mounted PV panels on merchandise display cases. The new POP will provide an easy installation throughout the store without having to think about the location of electrical outlets. The expected price tag for newly developed eco-friendly POP is less than 200,000 JPY, which includes a set of 10 POP with LED, a photovoltaic panel and distributor. Read more
Launch of Flexible Luminescent Poster incorporating High-intensity Inorganic EL by DNP
Dai Nippon Printing will start the full scale launch of luminescent poster incorporating a high intensity white light emitting inorganic Electro-Luminescent (EL) panel with printed materials and images that change similar to animated presentations. In developing this new luminescent poster, DNP has applied the high intensity illumination light sources from inorganic EL to the back of the color printed images in a segment format, which is format that is used for displaying patterns involving multiple display parts which flicker ON and OFF, resulting in images that stand out in a similar way as those in animated presentations. The posters panels can be manufactured in flexible materials, such as plastics and it can be attached to curved surfaces such as columns. In addition to this, the new displays offer a wider viewing angle than LCD displays. Read more
