Press Release

Canon Inc. adopts Solomon Systech’s Graphic Controller SSD1906

Brings brilliant large-size photo display screen to printer market  

(Hong Kong – 7 December 2004) – Solomon Systech (International) Limited (“Solomon Systech” or the “Group”, SEHK: 2878) announced today its Graphic Controller SSD1906 drew on printer market’s tension in two innovative multi functional printer models Canon PIXUS MP770 and MP900. With SSD1906, Canon PIXUS MP series make immediate impact on printer industry; introduce tremendous evolution against the traditional inkjet printer without display. Vivid high-resolution photo display on large-sized 2.5″ and 3.2″ color LCD catalyzes the eagerness in digital camera/digital video camera/DVD/CD contents reproduction. The new printer market demanding graphic display unveils more new opportunities for Solomon Systech’s Graphic Controller SSD1906, varies from handheld PDA/smart phone to bulky consumer product, such as multi functional printer, cycling fitness machine, and coffee machine.

 
SSD1906 Graphic Controller

 

Solomon Systech’s SSD1906 LCD graphic controller possesses genius 2D graphic engine to reduce software manipulation for animation or still picture display. It provides a command type graphic manipulation such as display rotation, virtual display, floating window mode, and cursor mode. Double/multi-pages buffering enhances video frame display quality. SSD1906 features a single power supply that helps to simplify hardware circuitry design. An embedded SRAM frame buffer memory of 256KB can support monochrome and color, color shade from 2 to 64, color depth from 1bpp to 16bpp. It also has built-in wide-range MCU and LCD interfaces for minimal design effort. SSD1906 is an elegant solution with low-power consumption and maximum flexibility, which is even capable to enhance the limited graphic features offered by high-end MCUs.

SSD1906 offers Pb-Free package that meet the proposed RoHS thresholds.

 
About Canon PIXUS MP770 and MP900

 

PIXUS MP900 – The best of All In one delivering superb photo printing, copying and scanning – 

  • Super photo quality by 6-color ink system
  • Multi-function copy
  • Easy and full function of direct printing with 3.2″ color LCD
  • CCD Scanner: 3,200dpi
PIXUS MP770 – Full spec. of All In one with superb fusion of Beauty, Speedy and Multi-function-

 

  • Super photo quality by 5-color ink system
  • Multi-function copy
  • Auto 2 sided printing function & 2 way feeder function
  • Easy and full function of direct printing with 2.5″ color LCD
  • CCD Scanner: 2,400dpi
 

SSD1906QT2 Graphic Controller in 100-pin TQFP Package
 
 

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