CreoScitex Europe
Waterloo Office Park
Building E-F
Dreve Richelle 161
1410 Waterloo, Belgium
www.CreoScitex.com
CreoScitex
Adina Shorr
Tel: +972-9-959-7727
Email: [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Leaf Products, a CreoScitex Group, and FillFactory
Form Strategic Alliance
Powerful initiative formed to provide advanced technologies, based on CMOS
image sensors, to meet the high demands of digital photography
PHOTOKINA, Koln, Germany (September 21, 2000) - CreoScitex, a division of Creo
Products Inc. (NASDAQ: CREO; TSE: CRE), via its Leaf Products group, and
FillFactory, N.V. today announced the formation of a strategic alliance. Both
companies will jointly develop and market large-area CMOS sensor based solutions
targeted at servicing and expanding the market of high-end digital photography.
Leaf Products, CreoScitex, a global leader in innovative digital photography
solutions, and FillFactory, a leading developer and supplier of CMOS image
sensors, will combine their expertise and knowledge in digital photography and
CMOS image sensor to jointly offer complete solutions.
The two companies intend to take a system approach to the design and development
of state of the art solutions for advanced digital imaging. The development of
future CMOS imagers and related electronics will be coordinated, integrating
superior active pixel design, high sensitivity and low noise levels, with high
speed quality image processing resulting in crystal clear digitally produced
images.
The companies affirmed their plan to pursue cooperation with digital camera
manufacturers by offering total solutions with unique value in digital
photography applications.
The two companies cooperated in the development of the Leaf C-Most 6.6 mega
pixel sensor, which is now in the final commercialization phase. Leaf Products
and
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FillFactory will base this new offer on the Leaf C-Most, combining Leaf Products
and FillFactory know-how and technologies.
In 1992, Leaf Products pioneered the first high-end digital camera back for
professional studio photography, the Leaf DCB(tm). Setting the standards for
high-quality digital photography, the Leaf family of digital camera backs today
includes the Leaf Volare(tm), Leaf Cantare(tm) and Leaf Cantare XY(tm).
CreoScitex Leaf products are being demonstrated at Photokina in Hall 10.2 Aisle
J31/K31.
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About FillFactory
FillFactory is a developer and producer of CMOS image sensors based on numerous
patented technologies. The company's image sensors excel by large pixel counts,
large area as well as high frame rates and large dynamic range. FillFactory
offers standard CMOS image sensor products and designs and produces customized
CMOS imagers. FillFactory was established in December 1999 as a spin-off of
IMEC, a leading European independent research center for the development and
licensing of advanced microelectronic technologies.
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About CreoScitex
CreoScitex is a world leader in solutions for the graphic arts industry. Core
product lines include image capture systems; inkjet proofers; thermal imaging
devices for films, plates and proofs; professional color and copydot scanning
systems; and workflow management software. CreoScitex is an Original Equipment
Manufacture supplier of on-press imaging technology and components for digital
presses. CreoScitex is a division of Creo Products Inc., which trades on
NASDAQ (CREO) and the TSE (CRE).
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(c)2000 Creo Products Inc. CreoScitex is a division of Creo Products Inc. The
CreoScitex product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or service
marks of Creo Products Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Other company and brand, product and service names are for identification
purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
holders. Data is subject to change without notice.
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Contacts:
CreoScitex
Adina Shorr
Tel: +972-9-959-7727
Email: [email protected]
