Released on: August 5, 2008, 1:44 pm

Press Release Author: Mary Jo Carlone, Fujitsu Components America, Inc.;
414-425-6164

Industry: Electronics

Press Release Summary: New, versatile interface board offers OEMs high-end
functionality for thermal printers.

Press Release Body: Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today introduced a new
interface board series for its 2, 3, and 4-inch, 5V thermal printer mechanisms. The
new interface boards support high-end features such as high-speed data
communications, fast print speeds, USB 2.0 and high speed (460kbps) Serial (RS232-C)
connectivity, and OCR extended numeric characters.

The FTP-628DSL600 board series supports thermal print speeds up to 80mm/sec.
Although developed for Fujitsu's latest line of 4-inch thermal printer mechanisms,
the FTP-648MCL, the new interface boards are also compatible with many of Fujitsu's
earlier 2- and 3-inch horizontal and vertical mechanisms.

With dimensions of 2.73 x 2.05 in. (69.30 x 52.00mm), the board features Flash
memory, and near-end detection. It supports many user-programmable features,
including multi-language fonts and bar code or image rotation, and print speed. It
has a 4.2V to 8.5V head/motor operating voltage range.

The FTP-628DSL600 board series is available immediately. Pricing is from $70- 80 per
device in 1000-piece quantities. Delivery is stock to 16 weeks ARO.

For more information:
Datasheet - http://www.fujitsu.com/downloads/MICRO/fcai/printers/ftp-628dsl600.pdf
Download high-resolution photo -
http://www.fujitsu.com/downloads/MICRO/fcai/printers/ftp-628dsl600_high.tif

Company Information
Fujitsu Components America, Inc. markets and distributes electronic components
throughout North, Central and South America. Products include relays, connectors,
input and pointing devices, touch panels, LCD console drawers, KVM switches, and
thermal printers. The company is headquartered at 250 E. Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale,
California, 94089. For product information, contact FCAI via telephone at
1-800-380-0059 or by email at components@us.fujitsu.com
For more information, please see: us.fujitsu.com/components

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