In 1992 Canon Inc. set out to interface two incompatible technologies (analog CRT outputs from workstations and digital FLCD panels) to tap into a potential market for using flat panel screens in conjunction with existing workstations. The project required connection to FLCD screens without workstation modifications.
The ASIC Group within CISRA was asked to develop a 'Plug and Play' controller for connecting FLCD screens to the workstations.
This development included responsibility for:
3 complex high speed ASICs (totalling more than 1 million transistors);
motion detection;
half toning;
display partial update.
Following the successful development of this chip set, CISRA carried out several phases of further algorithmic research.
