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Seiko Epson Annual Report 2006 33
•Printers: Printers and related supplies, color image scan-
ners, mini-printers, POS systems and related products,
and other products
•Visual instruments: 3LCD projectors, large LCD projection
TVs, LCD monitors, label writers, and other products
•Other: PCs and other products
•In the printer business, Epson launched the sale of professional-use printers
pre-loaded with its new Epson UltraChrome K3 pigment inks, enabling these
printers to offer stable grayscale balance, precise color control and smooth
tone transitions. Epson commenced sales of inkjet printers for high-quality
photo printing, using a process that combines photographic paper, for a beau-
tiful finish, with a number of key technologies. These include auto-correction
for backlighting and color blurring when photographing people, and a new
image-rendering technology that allows users to print in lifelike colors, as well as
archival-quality ink technology.
•In visual instruments, Epson brought to market a home projector with an
integrated DVD player and speaker system, in line with its ongoing pursuit of
products that are easy to use and set up.
Main Businesses Major New Products and Developments
Seiko Epson Annual Report 2006 33
•Displays: Small- and medium-sized LCDs, high-
temperature polysilcon TFT-LCD panels for 3LCD
projectors, and other products
•Semiconductors: CMOS LSIs and other products
•Quartz devices: Crystal units, crystal oscillators, and
other products
•In the display business, Sanyo Epson developed LCDs equipped with its Photo
Fine Chromarich and Photo Fine Vistarich technologies. Panels with Photo
Fine Vistarich allow viewing of images along a 180-degree viewing arc with
excellent contrast and almost no change in color. Combined with Photo Fine
Chromarich technology, viewers can enjoy vibrant still and moving images.
•In quartz devices, Epson Toyocom Corporation, a company integrating the
quartz device operations of Epson and Toyo Communication Equipment Co.,
Ltd., began operating on October 1, 2005. (For more details, refer to
“Management Topics” on page 30.)
•Watches: Watches, watch movements, and other products
•Optical devices: Plastic corrective lenses and other products
•FA products: Horizontally articulated robots, IC handlers and
other products
•In watch operations, Epson, in collaboration with Junghans Uhren GmbH of
Germany, developed watch movement technology that can correct itself by
receiving radio signals in three different regions across the planet. Epson
brought its strengths in high-precision processing and low-power consumption
device technologies to bear in this joint development project, leading to the
slimmer gears and more compact electronic devices that enabled development
of a multifunctional watch with a thickness of just 3.5 millimeters.
•In factory automation products, Epson enhanced its lineup of six-axis vertical
articulated and compact industrial robots for high-speed, high-precision tasks.
•Intra-Group services, business incubation, and others •In intra-Group services, Epson subsidiaries continue to develop a range of
services for the Epson Group.
•Among its business incubation projects, Epson is fostering a variety of busi-
nesses with commercial potential, and is involved in a number of promising
R&D projects. (Refer to Research and Development Strategies on page 18 for
more information.)
* Product names and specifications vary among markets.
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