Seiko Epson Corporation : Epson Starts Volume Production of 0.38-inch SVGA Ultimicron Panel for Electronic Viewfinders
January 28, 2014 at 10:08 pm
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Epson Starts Volume Production of 0.38-inch SVGA Ultimicron Panel for Electronic Viewfinders
- Latest compact, high-resolution panels on show at CP+ 2014 -
Ultimicron electronic viewfinder panel
- TOKYO, Japan, January 29, 2014 -
Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, "Epson") today announced that it has begun volume production of its latest Ultimicron panel. These high-temperature polysilicon (HTPS) TFT color panels bring to life the electronic viewfinders used in mirrorless- and premium compact cameras. Measuring just 0.38 of an inch diagonally, the fourth product in the Ultimicron series offers SVGA (800 x 600) resolution in red, green and blue for a total of 1.44 megadots.
Epson's Ultimicron series comprises ultra-compact color displays with supreme definition and vividness. The lineup offers the following advantages:
Smooth gradations and reproduction of natural softness
Contributes to camera users' enjoyment of looking through the viewfinder when taking a shot and the ease of bringing the camera into focus
Sufficient visibility under various light conditions
Allows sufficient visibility in both strong sunshine and dark conditions
No color breakup
Uses a color filter, which means that the color breakup that can occur when fast moving images are shot using a field sequential system cannot occur
Compact and slim design for cameras with a built-in viewfinder
The new 0.38-inch panel offers smaller size yet the same resolution in relation to the existing L3F04S-80300 0.47-inch SVGA panel. This compact, high-resolution panel contributes to the compact specifications required by manufacturers of cameras with built-in viewfinders.
"Epson will continue to refine original technologies like Ultimicron," said Nobuyuki Shimotome, deputy chief operating officer of visual products at Epson. "Our aim is to fully satisfy the exacting demands of both camera users and manufacturers."
The latest Ultimicron product will be exhibited at Epson's booth at the CP+ 2014 camera and photo imaging show in Yokohama, Japan, from February 13 to 16.
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Related information
To learn more about Ultimicron, visit:
http://global.epson.com/products/htps/ultimicron/index.html
You can also check out Epson on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/epsoncorp
For sales enquiries, please locate your regional Epson electronic device sales office at:
http://www.epson.jp/device/e/device_worldwide.htm
Seiko Epson Corporation specializes in the design, manufacturing and marketing of printing, visual communication and watchmaking equipment and systems, and industrial devices. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- printing equipment (71%): printers, scanners, copiers, digital presses, fax machines, ticket printers, labellers, etc. for businesses and individuals. The group also offers consumables (ink cartridges, toners, ribbons, etc.);
- visual communication systems (14.2%): multimedia projectors, smart glasses, LCD displays, etc. ;
- watches and industrial products (14.1%): electronic and mechanical watches, wristwatches, chronometers, optoelectronic devices, precision machine tools, robotic systems, mechatronic products, micro-devices, etc.
- other (0.7%).
At the end of March 2021, Seiko Epson operated 27 production sites worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Japan (22.3%), the United States (21%), China (14.5%) and other (42.2%).
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