Destiny Technology debuts edge enhancement technology for plain paper fax, multifunction peripherals; New generation image enhancement ASIC smooths output, saves toner.SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 1995--Image output from 1995 plain paper fax machines, multifunction peripherals and laser printers will be dramatically improved through a new image enhancement application-specific integrated circuit (hardware) Application-Specific Integrated Circuit - (ASIC) An integrated circuit designed to perform a particular function by defining the interconnection of a set of basic circuit building blocks drawn from a library provided by the circuit manufacturer. (ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. ) from Destiny Technology Corporation, Santa Clara, Calif. Destiny, which supplies various technology comprising the "brains" of desktop printers to the majority of printer manufacturers worldwide, has extended its imaging solutions offerings with the D9001LF ASIC. An offspring of Destiny's industry-renowned, patented Edge Enhancement Technology (EET imp. 1. imp. os> of Eat. EET n abbr (= Eastern European Time) → hora de Europa oriental EET abbr (= Eastern European Time) → HEO ( ) ASIC family, the D9001LF detects and smooths jagged edges commonly found in image output from lower resolution fax machines, laser printers and devices which combine the fax and printing functions. The D9001LF is now being incorporated into forthcoming plain paper fax machines (PPF PPF Plasma protein fraction, see there ), multifunction peripherals (MFP (MultiFunction Printer, MultiFunction Peripheral) See all-in-one and MFD. ) and laser printers which are expected to debut from several manufacturers in the first quarter of 1995. The D9001LF is available now from Destiny. Pricing is dependent on quantity. After debuting initially in 1990, Destiny's EET rapidly became the most widely embraced open market solution to assist printer manufacturers in providing significantly improved output without the need for external software or costly re-engineering. Destiny's EET improves output by eliminating rough edges around characters commonly referred to as "jaggies." This is accomplished through a patented process which boosts the resolution of unenhanced printed images several times and dividing a full pixel into 6, 8, 10, 12 or 16 "subdots," depending on the image. This combination provides the appearance of output produced from higher resolution desktop peripherals. The D9001LF will also aid in toner reduction, making it an ideal choice for manufacturers wishing to produce "green" desktop peripherals. Destiny's TonrSavR feature utilized in the D9001LF extends the life of the laser printer toner cartridge by offering three toner saving modes: light (for draft quality), medium and dark (for final output quality). TonrSavR also provides enhancement without any performance degradation. "An entirely new wave of multifunction peripherals, plain paper fax machines and laser printers will hit the market next year and the D9001LF will be instrumental in improving the output from those devices," said Destiny's President and Founder Gary Cheng. "Destiny has remained at the forefront of the printer industry and assisted our OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers in staying a step ahead through innovative technology such as the EET family. With the projected upswing in the use of multifunction peripherals, manufacturers are seeking methods to reduce cost to the end user while providing superior image quality. The D9001LF will help realize those goals." In addition to improving monochrome and grayscale In computing, a grayscale or greyscale digital image is an image in which the value of each pixel is a single sample. Displayed images of this sort are typically composed of shades of gray, varying from black at the weakest intensity to white at the strongest, though in output quality, the design of the D9001LF provides special functions for fax and MFP devices, such as resolution enhancement and page-size scaling. Programmable modulation registers in the D9001LF allows printer and MFP/PPF manufacturers to customize the ASIC to work seamlessly with different print engines (both LED and laser) up to 600 dpi resolution to obtain the optimum output for each engine. The architecture of the D9001LF is compatible with any CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. and enables the ASIC to operate independently of the emulation. This independent operation enables the D9001LF to function with GDI (Graphics Device Interface) The traditional programming interface (API) for output in Windows. When an application needs to display or print, it makes a call to a GDI function and sends it the parameters for the object that must be created. , QuickDraw, PostScript Level II, PCL (Printer Command Language) The page description language for HP LaserJet printers. It has become a de facto standard used in many printers and typesetters. PCL Level 5, introduced with the LaserJet III in 1990, also supports Compugraphic's Intellifont scalable fonts. 5E, ESC/P A page description language used on Epson inkjet printers. Both ESC/P and ESC/P2 use the escape character as a prefix to the printer command. See escape character. and other printer language environments. Support for B4 print output associated with devices produced for Asian markets and A4/letter size output utilized in the European/American market is also provided by the D9001LF. This newest EET ASIC, which has a 28-pin SOP design and utilizes the latest in CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. technology, is backward compatible with Destiny's earlier generation EET chips, the D9001L/SL. Incorporated in 1986, Destiny Technology offers the most complete product line of imaging controller technologies to OEMs worldwide at various levels of system integration ranging form PCL, PostScript, GDI, and QuickDraw-compatible interpreters, ASICs and multiple font integration to complete page printer controllers/cartridges. -O- Note to Editors: Destiny and EET are registered trademarks of Destiny Technology Corp. TonrSavR is a trademark of Destiny Technology Corp. PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Corp. PCL is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company. QuickDraw is a trademark of Apple Computer Corp. CONTACT: McGrath/Power Public Relations Jonathan Bloom, 408/727-0351 |
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