What new allies bring to the LED camp

OKI welcome to join Fuji Xerox LED camp, it will thus get rid of fight a lone battle situation. Camp power changes, will be more conducive to promoting the technical upgrading of the laser and LED two camps, and led to changes in the industrial chain, and ultimately benefit consumers.

If mentioned "page printer", you will feel rather baffling? This term is rarely used even in the industry, it was unknowingly replaced by a laser printer. But in the eyes of OKI, this is absolutely a major mistake, it is directly related to the camp confrontation, technical battle.

As the name implies, a page printer using full page print, including laser printer and printer LED two. OKI is a prominent representative of the LED camp, it is close to 1: 9 ratio with the laser camp confrontation. At present, the LED camp increased variables. I got the news from OKI that they are welcoming Fuji Xerox to join the LED camp. After confirmation, I have confirmed that Fuji Xerox has indeed released in Japan in the use of its own technology LED print head, and launched a number of LED color printers. After a few years, Fuji Xerox OEM way to sell LED printers in individual areas.

Last century at the beginning of 80s, gas laser technology began to appear, but volume is very large, has hindered the technology commercialization. Therefore, in 1984, the laser printer manufacturers are committed to the products of "downsizing", then there are three kinds of extension technology, the semiconductor laser technology, liquid crystal technology and semiconductor LED technology, liquid crystal for slow speed have been gradually phased out, and ultimately the formation of laser and LED two camps.

Obviously, walking route requires a set of laser optical instruments, its complexity was only the camera manufacturers only have such strength. From the era of living characters began to manufacture the printer OKI, in order to do the unique technology, can only adhere to the LED technical route. However, this threshold is by no means low, Fujitsu, NEC have entered the final exit LED camp, OKI alone in the lonely.

Yamamoto Matsuo OKI began to study LED technology executives from the last century in 80s, he said in the talk with me, indeed encountered many insurmountable barriers, wanted to give up, such as reducing technology to connect the line to achieve 1200dpi, "perhaps the original choice of laser on the road, not encounter this problem". But OKI did not retreat, so the ultimate success of the engine, but the choice is really difficult and risky.

Fuji Xerox relatively more choice, it is the laser camp veterans, and also launched a wax spraying machine, but it also began in early 2003, LED published on the topic of the thesis. Invest in LED technology, while Fuji Xerox is still considered as a supplement of laser product line, not simply replace, but there is no doubt that Fuji Xerox has identified LED is worth developing technology. Its joining, will also make the technical status of LED further determined.

We put aside the two camps of technological development from the comparison, to find a answer seeking survival philosophy. Technology vendors are in need of opponents, there is no strong laser camp squeeze, OKI can successfully grow yet to be seen. In fact, the camp confrontation in IT products which are not uncommon, and more in the coexistence of both mature. Similar to the laser printer and the LED camp, more typical is DLP and LCD projector of the dispute, and optical storage in HD DVD and Blu ray challenge. They are in their respective camps, with a considerable number of support of the hardcore vendors, competing within the camp to grow together to compete against the camp.

After analogy, it seems that such a corollary: if the laser printer and the LED camp is better for both sides but not slack well-matched in strength, and mustering strength competition is also more conducive to promoting the upgrading of their technology; and force camp adjustment, will also lead to the industrial chain changed change, such as supplier base light emitting semiconductor increases...... Don't think this change has nothing to do with you, the original supplier supplies only one brand, then may supply a number of brands, which is bound to produce competition, reduce manufacturing costs, will ultimately benefit consumers.

Source: China Computer News