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Article: New ICs speed laser-printer control. (includes related article on IC designs) (integrated circuits) (technical)
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- EDN
- Article date:
- November 24, 1988
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New ICs speed laser-printer control
Although the print mechanism (or print "engine") of a typical laser printer can operate at a minimum of 8 pages/minute, the time it takes for the control electronics to construct the page and send it to the engine may push the actual print time closer to 8 minutes/page. If you're designing the control electronics for a state-of-the-art laser printer, you'll certainly want to improve on that speed. Fortunately, you can now obtain a variety of ICs, from stand-alone RISC processors to support-function ASICs, that can both speed the operation of the printer-control electronics and reduce their cost and the board space they require. ...