Release of Ultra-Low Power 4-Bit Microcontrollers by EPSON
Seiko Epson has announced the development of a new series of ultra-low current, 4-bit microcontrollers capable of operating as low as 1.1V in operating mode and only 0.1uA in sleep mode. The new S1C63000 series microcontrollers are designed to be used in mobile devices requiring long battery hours. The new microcontrollers incorporate Epson’s original low-power analog IP and low-leak process technology allowing it to operate on a 1.5V button cell battery such as silver-oxide battery or alkaline button cell. With CPU running at high speed of 4MHz, the microcontroller consumes only 220uA of current, 75% reduction in comparison to Epson previous products. Read more
Development of World’s Smallest 6-Axis Sensor by EPSON TOYOCOM
Motion tracking system for motion tracking of hand, person or other object is considered to be one the core technologies for next generation applications in various fields, requiring sensors with a wide dynamic range of control for detecting wide range of motion from low speed to high speed. One of the companies in Japan that has been developing sensor products is Epson Toyocom Corporation. The company made an announcement on development of the world’s smallest single package 6-axis sensor. Read more
Development of Graphic Processor for High Resolution LCDs by EPSON
Seiko Epson has developed a graphic engine equipped application processor for rendering screens targeted for product application requiring high resolution liquid crystal displays such as control panels for office and factory automation equipment as well as high performance remote controls. The newly developed S1C33L26 comes with a graphic draw engine (GE) providing hardware capability for rendering richly varied displays which includes points ,lines, triangles, squares, circles, re-sizing and rotation, all done through a simple commands. Read more
Release of New IC Test Handlers by EPSON
Seiko Epson made an announcement on release of new NS-8010 Series of IC test handlers in response to consumers’ demand in reducing testing cost. The new NS-8010 series come with a selection of compact, low price models complementing Epson’s NS-8000 series of high speed, high accuracy IC test handlers. The new series low price was achieved through development of dedicated room temperature test unit. Read more
Development of QHD High Temperature Polysilicon TFT LCD by EPSON
Epson is at it again by their announcement on development of yet another version of high temperature polysilicon TFT color panel for electronic viewfinders. This time the new panel offers QHD a 960 x 540 resolution in red, green and blue with a total of 1.56 megapixels which would be ideal for widescreen electronic viewfinder in broadcast and industrial camcorder for professionals. Development of this type of displays has been driven by spread of wide screen, high-definition content via digital broadcasts and high-definition video players which demanded improvement in image quality as well as improvement in features on camcorders and their smaller form factor and lightness for improved mobility. Read more
Release of a reference Design Kit for recorder IC by Epson
Seiko Epson made an announcement on release of reference design kit which is equipped with company’s driver IC, the S2S66A30. The kit supports the latest driver functions including an S2S66A30 equipped main board, an analog camera interface board as well as Linux-based driver recorder applications. The driver applications are royalty free source code and are available for download directly from Epson online site, including the source code will result in a significant time reduction in developing a driver recorder. Read more
Development of World’s First 4K Compatible High temperature Polysilicon TFT LCD by EPSON
Well the next best thing to Full HD in display technology before reaching true 3D display ear is 4K panels offering a resolution of 8.85 mega pixel which is four times the resolution of full HD (1920 x 1080) ideal for high resolution demanding special applications such as industrial design, architectural design and simulation plus for use in presentation in projecting a four full HD images at the same time where market is seeing a continued expansion. To meet such market need, Seiko Epson made an announcement on development of world’s first 4K compatible high-temperature polysilicon (HTPS) TFT liquid crystal panel targeted to be used for 3LCD projectors. Read more
Development of New Robot Controller by Epson
Seiko Epson made an announcement on development of new robot controller to be used for Epson industrial robots. This is an upgrade to company’s existing model RC180 controller with capability of driving almost all Epson industrial robot automation systems including robots and peripheral equipments as well as multiple manipulators making RC620 to act as a work cell controller resulting in a greater flexibility in building a various range of system. The company is planning to ship the newly robot controller by end of October of 2009. Read more
Production of New High-temperature TFT color panel for Electronic Viewfinders by Epson
Seiko Epson made an announcement on production of Ultra-Compact, High-Resolution HTPS TFT color liquid crystal panel for Electronic viewfinders. The new high temperature polysilicon (HTPS) TFT color panel measures only 1.2cmm diagonally and it offers SVGA (800xRGBx600) resolution for a total of 1.44 mega pixels. The new panels to be used for electronic viewfinders form mid-to high-end Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras. The new development is to fulfill the consumers’ need for smaller and thinner DSLR cameras with video and other features.
The new panel offers a high resolution and fidelity required to replace optical viewfinders and to focus the image in addition to re-creating a smooth gradations and a natural softness by incorporating an analog driver. Read more
Production of New 3LCD chips for Home Projectors by EPSON
Seiko Epson made an announcement on volume production of new liquid crystal panels 3LCD chips to be incorporated into 3LCD home projectors. Measuring only 1.34 cm diagonally, the new high-temperature polysilicon (HTPS) TFT 3LCD chips features a QHD (960×540) resolution. The development of new 3LCD chip by Epson was a response to market demand for HD media players and digital HD broadcasts with large screen viewing option for home with improved resolution and quality of source images. In development of this product Epson has employed its latest D7 process technology in order to widen the new panel’s aperture ratio to 75% resulting in 156% improvement in comparison to previous panels. Read more
