Printer cartridge chip: development and future - Apex Microelectronics speech on RT Imaging Summit

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Printer cartridge chip: development and future - Apex Microelectronics speech on RT Imaging Summit

16 Jun,2014

Apex Microelectronics proudly participated in the RT Imaging Summit promoted by Recycling Times during May 29th and 30th in Las Vegas. In the afternoon of May 30, Richard E Clemmer II, (Senior Sales Manager ,Apex Microelectronics US), presented a speech with the topic “Printer Cartridge Chip: Development and Future”. Our new technologies including System-on-chip (SOC) and our patented Unismart laser and inkjet OEM chip resetting technology, created a lot of interest and many questions from a motivated audience. “The Apex presentation was full of facts that no one knew before”, commented by Steve Weedon (Expert Panelist).

Figure 1 Richard Clemmer (center) among the expert panelists at RT Summit, including Art Diamond (at lecturn), Steve Weedon, Allen Westerfield, Steve Miller, Charles Sharp, John Shane and Rod Young

Since 2000, OEM’s have evolved chip technologies from the first basic chips to, RFID chips, universal chips, ASIC’s, chip-on-board, highly encrypted chips, geographic chips, and registered more and more Intellectual Property on OEM chips technology. Apex Microelectronics believes SOC, is the next wave to be used by OEM’S, and Apex Microelectronics is already prepared. An SOC type chip has on it both the system hardware and the software. Under Central Processing Unit (CPU) control it operates in higher speeds with lower power consumption. It allows faster operation, even stronger encryption, lower cost and higher system integration. The future trend in chip technology is undoubtedly SOC. Apex Microelectronics is the only aftermarket chip technology company capable of delivering SOC solutions to the industry.

Apex Microelectronics began pioneering chip solutions in 2000 and today is universally recognized as the largest volume producer of imaging chips to the aftermarket. Significant investment into R&D and SOC technologies continues but has already enabled our company to have 137 registered chip patents with many more pending. More recently the company has been awarded patents for its own SOC CPU technology, around which various new SOC Chip designs will be based allowing us to keep pace with any future OEM chip design.

Other considerations for the aftermarket, aside from new chip technologies, is the development of chip resetting. OEM used laser and inkjet chips can be reset for reuse. There are many advantages, lower costs, no chip stock, no chip orders, no IP issues, you can reset thousands of different chips and every major OEM brand with our patented technology. Our Unismart chip resetting Device, detailed in the presentation, is not an entirely new concept to our many global customers, our system has been available for 6 years now and is continually upgraded via the internet. Ideal for many cartridge remanufacturers and refill stores worldwide, it is simple to use and answers the needs of many customers. Resetting used OEM chips for reuse is the best form of recycling. Chip resetting technology has been pioneered by Apex Microelectronics, who believes that the OEM’s also want to see more of this type of recycling from the aftermarket. Chip resetting is now a growing trend.

Apex Microelectronics recognizes and highly respects the Intellectual Property rights of others and also reasserts its ambition to sustain an atmosphere of healthy cooperation and mutual progress within the entire imaging industry

At the end of our presentation we answered many questions concerning chip patents , MPS and ongoing chip development.

RT Imaging Summit Audience

Apex Microelectronics remains very optimistic about the future of our industry. The chip is the heart of the cartridge and we will continue to work hard to provide the products that our customers need. We have an open mind and a positive attitude to work with other players in the industry to bring about innovative technologies and progress, and to provide better, safer, “greener” products to the global imaging aftermarket.