World's Fastest Electrophotographic Printing at 180m/min Enabled by Newly
Developed High-Intensity LED Chip
KYOTO, Japan--
Kyocera today announced that with the development of its new SLH-Series LED printhead it has achieved the world's fastest*1 electrophotographic printing at 180m/min in
1200dpi high-resolution.
The printhead incorporates a newly developed high-intensity 1200dpi LED chip,
that at 150μW (1mA drive current), produces four times more light than Kyocera's
conventional models. This high-resolution printing is available at the world's
fastest speed of 180m/min, with low power consumption. Theoretically, this means
it is capable of printing more than 1,000 sheets of standard A4 size paper per
minute. It also consumes just a quarter of the power of its predecessors
operating at the same printing speed.
High-intensity LED chips provide the optimal light source for amorphous silicon
photoreceptor drums*2 - the key device in high-speed electrophotographic
printers. Use of LEDs has eliminated memory image and sensitivity shortage -
problems that had to be overcome to allow for further improvements in printing
speed - leading to the successful development of high-speed, high-resolution LED
printheads.
The product is scheduled to launch in April 2010. A package with the amorphous
silicon photoreceptor drum for high-speed printing will be released at the same
time.
Kyocera began supplying LED printheads for office document equipment in 1992.
Starting with this industry leading product, the company will expand its
business to the highly promising commercial printing market.
Kyocera will exhibit the product at the Japan Graphic Arts Show (JGAS) 2009 from
October 6 (Tue.) - 10 (Sat.) at Tokyo Big Sight.
*1 World's fastest electrophotographic printing speed, based on research by
Kyocera as of October 1, 2009.
*2 A photoreceptor drum is a photo conductor that revolves inside a printer and
transfers toner to the paper. This device, previously a consumable item, has
become a component with long service life due to Kyocera's use of amorphous
silicon.
Product Outline
Product Name SLH Series LED Printhead
Size 600×36×83 mm (Width × Depth × Height)
Production Site Yohkaichi Plant (Shiga Prefecture, Japan)
Scheduled Launch April 2010
For more information about Kyocera LED
Printheads:http://global.kyocera.com/prdct/ios/led/
About KYOCERA
Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971)(http://global.kyocera.com/), the
parent and global headquarters of the Kyocera Group, was founded in 1959 as a
producer of fine ceramics (also known as "advanced ceramics"). By combining
these engineered materials with metals and plastics, and integrating them with
other technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of solar power
generating systems, telecommunications equipment, electronic components, laser
printers, copiers, semiconductor packages, cutting tools and industrial
ceramics. During the year ended March 31, 2009, the company's net sales totaled
1.13 trillion yen (approximately US$11.5 billion). The company, which marks its
50th anniversary and the 40th anniversary of its U.S. operations this year, is
ranked #418 on Forbes magazine's 2009 "Global 2000" listing of the world's
largest publicly traded companies.
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KYOCERA Corporation (Japan)
Akiko CHUJO, +81-(0)75-604-3416
Corporate Communications
webmaster.pressgl@kyocera.jp
Fax: +81-(0)75-604-3516
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