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Read about some of Epson's technical achievements in Technology Newsline. This newsletter explores a wide range of exciting innovations across a wide range of business fields.
2009
October 2009
Epson's announcement this May that it has developed inkjet technology to enable uniform printing of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays brings the launch of next-generation big-screen TVs closer to reality.
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June 2009
Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson") has never forgotten its watch-making roots.
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March 2009
Most people think of Epson as a world-leading manufacturer of printers and other imaging equipment that feature highly original, leading-edge technologies.
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January 2009
Metal injection molding (MIM) is a fast-growing, environmentally
friendly technology for the mass production of small and complex
parts that combines the versatility of plastic injection molding with the strength and durability of such traditional approaches as casting, forging, and machining.
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2008
October 2008
In August Epson unveiled a prototype high-resolution 3D LCD display that can be viewed without the need for special glasses, does not limit viewing to a single position, and eliminates most of the discomfort usually associated with watching 3D content.
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June 2008
The banking industry in the United States is undergoing a major transformation. In 2004 the Check 21 Act (Check Clearing for the 21st Century) came into effect, allowing banks to create electronic versions of paper
checks and so eliminate the handling and transportation of the physical items.
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March 2008
The automobile has been singled out as a major source of greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global warming. Less obvious greenhouse gas producers are manufacturing plants turning out microchips that drive our computers, control household appliances, and are found in all electronic goods and gadgets..
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2007
November 2007
COG has been widely used throughout the industry for about 20 years. But with displays now steadily increasing their pixel counts, the accompanying need for ever-finer pitch interconnects is driving COG into a technological mid-life crisis. "This is why we have developed a new type of interconnection process called resin core bump mounting technology?an industry first," says Shuichi Tanaka, assistant manager in the electro-packaging technology section of Epson's Advanced Technology Development Center.
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August 2007
Now the technology is beginning to appear in some high-end mobile phones. Last autumn, NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile phone operator, unveiled a series of third-generation (3G) phones supplied by six different manufacturers that incorporates GPS technology. Remarkably, the GPS semiconductor technology used in all the handsets was supplied by one company; Epson. To date, Epson has shipped more than 10 million of the GPS devices to manufacturers of 3G handsets.
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May 2007
By capitalizing on its semiconductor expertise, Epson has engineered an inkjet print head capable of producing 360 dots per inch–the industry's highest for a print head based on piezoelectric technology–doubling the density of its current print head. This ramp-up in ink placement will result in much speedier printers, usher in original compact designs for printers, and expand the range of inkjet printing applications.
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February 2007
The eighteenth century English poet William Blake wrote of seeing the world in a grain of sand. Engineers in the twenty-first century have not progressed quite that far, but some impressive devices and machines they are building are no bigger than a grain of sand. Many of these constructions incorporate a technology called microelectromechanical systems or MEMS, and the materials used to create them are silicon, polymers, and metals. Now, Epson Toyocom Corporation ("Epson Toyocom") has added a new material to the list–quartz crystal–to create an additional category of devices it has dubbed QMEMS.
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2006
November 2006
In launching its new Claria dye-based ink and a new series of Claria-compatible printers, Epson has taken the printing of photographs to a new level, one that positions the company at the vanguard of ink research and development.
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August 2006
The new high-resolution displays featuring Photo Fine Vistarich technology draw on Sanyo Epson's innovative use of alignment film and liquid crystal materials to produce crisp, beautiful images even when viewed from a sharp angle—up to 180 degrees from the top, bottom, left, and right—with hardly any changes in contrast or color.
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May 2006
In a breakthrough that will impact the way semiconductor chips are made, Epson has developed a practical method of creating liquid silicon. The material can easily be sprayed or spin-coated onto a substrate to form a thin film ready for processing conventionally. More significantly, it can be used in inkjet printers to print transistors directly using Epson's micro-liquid process technology.
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February 2006
Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corp.'s new low temperature polysilicon (LTPS) and amorphous silicon TFT displays incorporating Photo Fine Chromarich technology produce images with superior resolution and extended color range compared to standard displays, says Eiji Chino, a manager in the System Development Dept. at Sanyo Epson's Technology Development Division.
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2005
December 2005
Projectors using 3LCD technology are well known for their bright, natural images, but the competition in this sector is fierce.
To maintain its market lead, Epson has developed a pioneering light source that together with a complementary optical system provides even more light than before, making a bright picture even brighter.
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August 2005
For a results service, there is no bigger challenge than a major athletics competition, and
Epson will be tested to the full at the 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, to be held in Helsinki from August 6 to 14, 2005.
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June 2005
Painstaking effort by engineers at Epson to meet demands for greater expressivity, natural gradations, and accurate color control has produced a breakthrough ink called UltraChrome K3 that could revolutionize inkjet printing. Epson has unveiled new printers carrying this ink aimed at the photo, fine art, and proofing markets that offer a quantum leap in the control users have over the quality of the printouts.
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May 2005
While the global semiconductor industry has been channeling most of its energy and resources into creating ever higher density chips with faster speeds, a group of researchers at Epson is pursuing an entirely different goal: making electronic devices flexible. In February of this year Epson announced the industry's first flexible 8-bit asynchronous microprocessor, unveiled at the prestigious 2005 International Solid-State Circuit Conference held in San Francisco.
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February 2005
With the unveiling of the world's smallest gyro-sensor last year, Epson decisively expanded the range of its quartz device business. Now Epson aims to make a similar impact in the field of sensors, beginning with its XV-3500CB angular velocity gyro-sensor, which will initially be used to correct the shaking of handheld digital still and video cameras.
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2004
November 2004
Digital cameras are growing more sophisticated and global sales continue to expand rapidly.
Epson is keeping apace with these developments by introducing inkjet printers with advanced color management software that lets both novice and experienced photographers conveniently print out quality images rivaling the best that photo labs can produce.
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August 2004
If seeing is believing, then journalists attending Epson's press conference in Tokyo this May announcing the company's prototype 40-inch organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display came away as true believers. Next-generation OLED flat-panel technology has a number of advantages over today's liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and plasma display panels, and these differences were on view in the new full-color prototype, which is the industry's largest OLED by far to date.
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May 2004
Unique is a much overused word these days, but it aptly describes Epson's R-D1, the first digital rangefinder camera in the world. In designing the R-D1, Epson went back to the future to come up with a product that marries the best of traditional rangefinder design with the advantages of high-performance digital photography.
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February 2004
Epson has already established itself as the global market leader in liquid crystal data projectors for business use, as well as the number one supplier of liquid crystal display panels to other electronics companies. Now it is using this experience and know-how to help pioneer the home theater market. At the center of each Epson projector are two key technologies.
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2003
November 2003
With surging sales and the swelling pixel counts of digital cameras these days, it seems a pity that picture snappers have to use tiny camera-mounted displays to look at their shots, and that many still have to use a PC to print their photos. Epson has solved these issues with literally brilliant results through an impressive lineup of products and technologies built into its "Play Photo" PhotoPC camera series, which the company announced this April.
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April 2003
For a number of years manufacturers of inkjet printers have put a great deal of energy into refining their printing technologies and adding new features to their machines. But the industry has not seen the same kind of attention paid to the most fundamental of all printing technologies --the actual inks that create the documents, images and photographs that users buy these machines to produce.
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February 2003
MEMS are tiny three-dimensional devices incorporating moving parts, and have seen growing use in sensors for monitoring, pressure, temperature. vibration and light. Epson is one of the leading companies in commercializing these devices, notably in the inkjet heads in some of the POS printers it has shipped to the retail market since 1998. These inkjet heads go under the trademarked name of SEAJet (R).
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2002
September 2002
At this year's Photokina expo to be held in Cologne, Germany, Seiko Epson is showcasing three imaging technologies aimed at broadening the appeal of digital still cameras. Most impressive of the three is Print Image Matching (P.I.M.). P.I.M. is a software-based application that lets even novice picture takers print out photo images just like a pro.
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May 2002
A rapidly expanding business for Seiko Epson is its interface device products. While the company's printers, liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and data projectors are market leaders, its electronic devices are less well known. But that is about to change with the launch of several new, innovative products targeting the booming network market.
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January 2002
Data projection technology is moving out of its niche segment into the mainstream of computer peripherals, thanks to falling prices, attractive features, and shrinking footprints. In addition, with the introduction of innovative products like intelligent network projectors and projectors for electronic advertising, new uses for the technology are helping expand its appeal.
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2001
December 2001
The inaugural issue of Technology Newsline introduces the MD-TFD II color transflective display for third-generation cellular phones. It supports moving images and integrates the best of backlighting and reflective technologies. Epson is a commanding leader in this field with a 40% share of the global market.
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